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China plane crash investigators face ‘very high level’ of difficulty due to severe damage to aircraft – official

Investigators looking into the China Eastern Airlines crash face a “very high level” of difficulty due to the severe damage to the aircraft, an...

Inflation rises to 6.2% as chancellor expected to unveil help for growing bills

The annual rate of inflation has hit 6.2% as the chancellor prepares to outline how he will help households with soaring living costs in...

Culture wars, funny women and tackling racism: Meet one of this year’s Oscars hosts

For the first time since 2018, the Academy Awards is returning to an emcee format in a bid to inject some humour into proceedings...

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AlphaESS 1,036Wh Portable Power Station review: The big boy to power all your devices off-grid

When it comes to storing electricity for off-grid uses, portable power stations are key. But for larger devices that require more power than a...

Environment

Washington’s ‘trigger-happy’ sanctions may push countries away from the dollar, says think tank

The U.S. has been “extremely trigger-happy” with stinging economic measures, and central banks may decide to diversify their portfolio of foreign reserves instead of...

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Is CODA about to pull off a shock win at the Oscars?

Filmmaker Jane Campion’s gothic western Power Of The Dog has been a steady favourite throughout this awards season – but could consistent crowd-pleaser CODA...

Texas tornado rips roofs from schools, smashes windows and grounds flights

A tornado outbreak in Texas and Oklahoma has left widespread damage and is drifting east towards Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The US National Weather...

Technology

Alibaba surges more than 11% after it ups share buyback program to $25 billion

In this article BABA Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed...

Science

OneWeb to Launch Satellites With Rival SpaceX After Suspending Ties With Russian Agency

Weeks after Moscow forced the 11th-hour cancellation of a rocket launch for British satellite venture OneWeb from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the company...

World

Russian forces look to encircle Ukrainian capital Kyiv as battle for Mariupol rages on

Russian forces attempting to encircle Kyiv have partially occupied three north-western suburbs, as Ukrainian forces continued to defend the besieged city of Mariupol. The...

Man, 22, charged with murder of 19-year-old woman at student flats in London

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of Sabita Thanwani in Clerkenwell. Maher Maaroufe has also been charged with assaulting...

Science

Cosmic Flower in Bloom: NASA Shares Image of Ring Nebula

NASA has shared a stunning image of a “cosmic flower in bloom” on Instagram. The photograph showed a heavenly entity resembling a flower in...

Science

Blue Origin Engineer to Replace SNL Star Pete Davidson on Space Flight

Blue Origin engineer Gary Lai will replace “Saturday Night Live” comic Pete Davidson in the space tourism company’s latest flight, it said on Monday....

Science

NASA Confirms Existence of More Than 5,000 Exoplanets Beyond Our Solar System

In a major milestone for astronomy, NASA has confirmed the existence of a massive 5,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Not so long...

Business

Gazprom’s UK supply arm faces special administration within days as customers turn their backs

The UK supply arm of Russia’s state-owned gas firm Gazprom is expected to be placed under taxpayer control within days as customers attempt to...

‘We can’t endure this anymore’: Miami Beach declares state of emergency over spring break violence

City of Miami Beach officials have declared a state of emergency as they struggle to stop spring break chaos. As part of the measures,...

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Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn to be auctioned, but how much could it be worth?

A famous image of Marilyn Monroe created by Andy Warhol is on track to become the most expensive 20th century artwork ever auctioned. The...

Sports

NHL trade tracker: Latest updates on deals, rumors and grades for 2022

6:50 AM ET ESPN staff The NHL’s 2022 trade deadline is March 21, but the deals started well before that date. On Nov. 4,...

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Volkswagen announces generation 3.0 software update for ID. EVs including assisted driving and charging improvements

German automaker Volkswagen, has announced a long-anticipated generation 3.0 software update for its entire lineup of ID. electric vehicles. The 3.0 update includes a...

Environment

Coal’s a ‘stupid investment’ and we’re ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe,’ says UN chief Guterres

UN Secretary General António Guterres photographed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images...