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Europe’s ocean energy installations surge back to pre-Covid levels, with major increase for tidal

An overhead view of a tidal turbine from Orbital Marine Power on September 6, 2021. William Edwards | AFP | Getty Images European installations...

Sports

UFC Fight Night: Three of Saturday’s fighters will put the UFC’s future on display

7:56 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event is a light heavyweight bout between onetime title challenger Thiago Santos and...

Technology

Disney pauses political donations in Florida, CEO Chapek apologizes for silence over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

In this article DIS Bob Chapek, CEO of Walt Disney Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney‘s CEO said Friday the company...

Technology

Uber adds fuel surcharge because of high gas prices

In this article UBER Uber signage on a vehicle at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. David Paul...

Business

Rural communities without access to mains gas face ‘a tsunami of poverty’, charity warns

There’s a warning that “a tsunami of poverty” will hit rural communities if more help isn’t provided to the 14% of British households living...

Technology

Didi’s 44% stock plunge leaves SoftBank and Uber with diminishing returns

Cheng Wei, chairman and chief executive officer of Beijing Xiaoju Keji Didi Dache Co., pauses at the Boao Forum For Asia Annual Conference in...

Gabby Petito’s parents sue Brian Laundrie’s parents, claiming he told them he killed their daughter

Gabby Petito’s parents are suing Brian Laundrie’s parents, claiming he told them he had killed their daughter. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in...

Business

Chelsea bids go to extra time after Abramovich sanctioned

Bidders for Chelsea Football Club have been given extra time to bid for last season’s Champions League winners after the government’s decision to sanction...

World

Odesa: Inside the fortified city that is Putin’s next target, as people prepare for war

It is bitterly cold on the beach and the wind is howling. But they keep digging. One man holds open a white bag while...

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How insulation and heat pumps could cut the UK’s – and other countries’ – need for Russian gas

As the global energy crunch deepens, thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new analysis from the nonprofit think tank Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit...

Environment

Op-Ed: Biden needs to rapidly increase U.S. energy production to cut Russia dependence

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a news conference with Republican House military veterans of the war in Afghanistan after a Biden...

Politics

Number 10 ‘put brakes on Home Office plans’ for more generous Ukrainian refugee offer

Downing Street put the brakes on Home Office initiatives to allow a bigger share of Ukrainians fleeing their homeland to settle in the United...

World

Insane delirium’: Russia criticised after claiming Ukraine has 30 labs looking at how to spread diseases

The United States has hit back at Russian claims after Moscow said it has evidence of a Ukrainian network of 30 biological laboratories which...

Sports

Another controversial decision? Michael Conlan’s not worried

8:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over...

Poet and Instagram star whose father was murdered in Russia calls for Putin to be tried for war crimes

A Russian-born poet and Instagram favourite who fled the country after her father was murdered has called for Vladimir Putin to be arrested and...

Science

North Korea’s New Satellite Tech Also Useful for Manoeuvrable Nuclear Warheads, Say Analysts

North Korea’s latest launches appear aimed at developing and testing technology that can be used both for spy satellites and in a massive intercontinental...

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Katy Perry defeats appeal in $2.8m Dark Horse copyright case

Katy Perry no longer has to pay $2.8 million to a rapper who accused her of plagiarising part of one of his songs for...

Technology

Global tech firms are lining up to hire Ukraine’s world-renowned coders

Male and female software developers work at their desks in the Luxoft Holding Inc. offices in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Bloomberg...

UK targets 386 Russian politicians who backed Putin’s invasion as EU and US detail more sanctions

The UK has announced sanctions on 386 Russian politicians who supported Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Foreign Office has said. The sanctions mean...

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Fans banned from singing or cheering at BTS concert due to strict COVID measures

Fans at the first show for K-pop sensation BTS in South Korea since the pandemic began were banned from singing along or cheering due...