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What Hamas’s release of US hostages could mean for Israel’s expected ground offensive in Gaza

Late on Friday night, somewhere along the Gaza-Israel border, Judith and Natalie Raanan were handed over by masked Hamas gunmen into the care of...

Business

British chip champion Pragmatic lines up £200m funding injection

A fast-growing British semiconductor manufacturer is lining up a £200m funding injection from blue-chip backers including the asset management giant M&G. Sky News has...

Science

ISRO Successfully Launches Gaganyaan Test Flight Abort Mission

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath on Saturday announced the success of the ‘TV-D1’ (Test Vehicle Development Flight 1) in the Gaganyaan...

UK weather: Red warning in place for third day as train operators urge people not to travel during Storm Babet

Storm Babet is continuing to batter the UK – with another red “danger to life” warning in place for parts of eastern Scotland and...

Sports

Ticket prices soar for Bedard’s debut in Chicago

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 20, 2023, 08:59 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Connor...

World

Father of freed teen hostage shares update on her condition – as Hamas issues video of release

The father of freed American hostage Natalie Raanan says she is doing well following her two weeks in captivity after she and her mother...

‘Future-proofing’ a classic or ‘taking away its soul’: Ferraris enter 21st century with electric engines

Owning a classic car is a sensory experience. Purists say it’s the feel of the leather, the smell of the fuel, the growl of...

Technology

Dropbox handing over 25% of San Francisco HQ back to landlord as commercial real estate softens

Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO. Arun Nevader | CNBC Dropbox said Friday that it’s agreed to return over one quarter of its San...

Technology

Tesla stock ends the week down 15%, the worst performance of the year

Tesla shares dropped more than 15% over the last few days to close the week at $211.99 after CEO Elon Musk waxed pessimistic about...

Sports

Blue Jackets activate D-man Werenski off IR

Oct 20, 2023, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Columbus Blue Jackets activated defenseman Zach Werenski from injured reserve Friday. He missed the...

Technology

Prosecutors in Bankman-Fried trial compare defense argument to ‘Dumb and Dumber’

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in...

World

Israel-Hamas war: ‘I stopped counting after the ninth person was shot in front of us’

I stopped counting after the ninth person was shot in front of us on another day of protests in the West Bank. It was...

Politics

Rishi Sunak puts by-election disasters down to mid-term blues and ‘local factors’

Rishi Sunak has defended the Conservatives after two by-election losses, claiming mid-term polls are “always difficult” and “local factors” were at play. The party...

Environment

Solar stocks tumble to 3-year low as Solaredge drops nearly 30% on demand warning

Solar panels at the ENGIE Sun Valley Solar project in Hill County, Texas, on March 1, 2023. Mark Felix | AFP | Getty Images...

Politics

‘Minimum service levels’ to be introduced in schools and colleges during strikes

Minimum service levels are set to be introduced in schools and colleges during strike action – but it will be based on voluntary agreement...

Business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warns of ‘public sector waste’ crackdown after government borrowing lower than expected

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned of a crackdown on “public sector waste” and focus on tackling debt after official figures showed government borrowing was...

Politics

Greg Hands will not resign as Tory party chair despite Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-election losses

Greg Hands has said he will not resign as Conservative Party chair despite the government suffering another two by-election defeats in safe Tory seats....

Environment

Turbine troubles have sent wind energy stocks tumbling — and a slew of issues remain

A Siemens Gamesa blade factory on the banks of the River Humber in Hull, England on October 11, 2021. PAUL ELLIS | AFP |...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer ‘renewed’ by double by-election win – but ‘mountain to climb’ before national poll

Sir Keir Starmer says he has a “renewed spring” in his step after Labour’s victories in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire – but warns there...

Environment

What tie-ups in the U.S. oil patch could mean for players like Coterra Energy

Exxon Mobil ‘s (XOM) planned deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) has sparked talk of more consolidation in the oil-and-gas industry. While we...