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EU turns up the heat on AstraZeneca – and warns company must honour its vaccine contract

EU leaders have told AstraZeneca that it must “catch up” on vaccine deliveries in Europe before it is allowed to export jabs to other...

Politics

Chancellor urges firms to reopen their offices after COVID

Rishi Sunak is calling on Britain’s employers to end working from home and allow staff back in the office – or risk them voting...

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Cummins claims to power first vehicle-to-grid school buses in North America, 2 years after Lion

Electrified powertrain manufacturer Cummins has unveiled the first fully operational vehicle-to-grid (V2G) school buses. The buses are manufactured by Blue Bird and powered by...

Environment

American Petroleum Institute endorses carbon pricing as oil and gas industry faces pressure on emissions

An Exxon Mobil gas station in Chicago. Getty Images The oil and gas industry’s largest trade group Thursday endorsed a price on planet-warming carbon...

Technology

Amazon is launching on-site Covid-19 vaccinations at some warehouses

A worker loads customer orders into a waiting tractor-trailer inside the million-square foot Amazon distribution warehouse that opened last fall in Fall River, MA...

New jab target, running in 2024 and Trump: What Biden said at his first news conference as US president

President Joe Biden has challenged the US to administer 200 million COVID vaccination doses by the end of his first 100 days in office....

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Carey Mulligan on ‘normalised’ predatory behaviour in Promising Young Woman

Black comedy Promising Young Woman, one of the frontrunners for this year’s Oscars, is the story of a woman avenging the rape of her...

Business

‘Catastrophic blow’ as COVID-19 business rate discounts denied

Thousands of firms are to be refused business rates discounts claimed due to the pandemic in what has been described as a “catastrophic blow”....

Sports

Ranking college football’s 25 best offenses over the next three seasons

7:00 AM ET As Nick Saban told ESPN’s Chris Low last fall, “Good defense doesn’t beat good offense anymore.” College football is increasingly becoming...

Politics

Major Tory rebellion as MPs vote to extend emergency COVID powers for six more months

MPs have voted to extend the government’s emergency COVID legislation for another six months. Despite opposition from some Tory backbenchers, the Coronavirus Act 2020...

Protest outside school over Prophet Mohammed image ‘unacceptable’, say education chiefs

A protest that took place outside a school after a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a class was “completely unacceptable”,...

‘US at racial crossroads’: Nation braced for Derek Chauvin’s trial over George Floyd killing

Once again, the eyes of the world are on Minneapolis – the city is braced for the trial of the former police officer accused...

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Watching the films in the running for an Oscar is a little tricky. Here is where you can find them

Promising Young Woman, Sound Of Metal, Nomadland – no doubt you’ve heard a lot of buzz about these films as Hollywood’s biggest night of...

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Quick Charge Podcast: March 24, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

UBS says stocks have 5% to 10% further to run, but watch out for this yield level

A sign of Swiss banking giant UBS is seen at a branch in Zurich on October 26, 2018. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty...

World

Deliveries to UK could be delayed as work to free ship blocking Suez Canal may take ‘weeks’

Efforts have resumed to free the container ship blocking the Suez Canal, as fears it could take “weeks” force trapped boats to consider turning...

Business

Cineworld raises more cash as pandemic drives annual losses of $3bn

Cineworld has reported worse than expected annual losses of just over $3bn (£2.2bn) and revealed a new funding round to help it navigate future...

Technology

Facebook says it blocked hackers in China who were trying to spy on Uyghur Muslims abroad

Facebook’s logo displayed on a phone screen and keyboard. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Facebook said Wednesday it had...

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Britney Spears asks judge to end father’s control over her finances and personal life

Britney Spears has officially asked a judge to permanently end her father’s control over her finances and personal life. The singer, 39, has been...

Environment

Philly Wants To Wean Off Gas. The City-Owned Gas Utility Is Refusing To Go Along.

By Jeremy Deaton The shift toward electric heaters away from natural gas would mean less revenue for Philadelphia Gas Works, the largest city-owned gas utility...