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Pregnant woman whose rescue from bombed hospital became emblematic of the war in Ukraine dies with baby

A pregnant woman who was pictured being evacuated from a bombed maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has died along with her...

Science

Elon Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX See Significant Inflation Risks as Ukraine-Russia War Raises Commodity Costs

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Sunday the US electric carmaker and his rocket company SpaceX are facing significant inflationary pressure in...

Technology

‘For the first time in history anyone can join a war’: Volunteers join Russia-Ukraine cyber fight

Cyber warfare is being waged, not only between Ukraine and Russia, but on behalf of these countries by “digital soldiers” from around the world....

Man sought after two homeless people killed in New York and Washington DC

A man is being sought by officials in New York and Washington DC, in connection with the murders of two homeless people. The man...

World

Russia accused of blocking aid convoy as its forces continue bombardment of cities

Russia’s military forces have kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine’s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv’s suburbs. Ukrainian officials said...

Sports

Briscoe races to first Cup Series win in Phoenix

9:45 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Chase Briscoe jumped out of his car and was obviously emotional, kneeling by his No. 14...

21 Ukrainian children arrive in UK for life-saving treatment, as ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme rolls out

Twenty-one Ukrainian children suffering from cancer have arrived in the UK to receive life-saving care – as Britons are being urged to open their...

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Gazelle’s Dutch-made Arroyo comfort electric bikes are heading to the US. Here’s the lowdown

Gazelle Bikes, a popular Netherlands-based bicycle manufacturer, is reintroducing the company’s Arroyo electric bikes for US customers. The Arroyo line of electric bicycles, which...

Environment

5 charts show the stages of global economic recovery since Covid hit

Commuters on a train in Hong Kong on March 2, 2022, amid the Covid pandemic. Dale De La Rey | AFP | Getty Images...

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BAFTA winners revealed – as stars and organisers send messages of support to Ukraine

The Power Of The Dog has taken the big prizes at a BAFTAs ceremony where stars and organisers highlighted the war in Ukraine and...

Technology

Why Starship is the holy grail for SpaceX

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that the “holy grail” to making human life multiplanetary lies in our ability to make a completely reusable...

Award-winning American film-maker killed in Ukraine ‘by Russians’

An award-winning American photographer and film-maker has been killed in Ukraine, the New York Times has said. Brent Renaud was shot dead in Irpin,...

Politics

‘No one said it was inappropriate’: Gove defends PM meeting Russian oligarch MI6 was concerned about

Michael Gove said he was never told that he or Boris Johnson should not meet Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev after reports that MI6...

Business

Candy pledges to give fans board seat if Chelsea bid triumphs

The property developer Nick Candy has promised to give Chelsea fans a seat on its board if his bid to buy the Stamford Bridge...

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees could come to UK – with £10k funding for each

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees could come to the UK and each local council will get more than £10,000 per individual, Michael Gove...

Sports

Ronaldo makes anything possible for Man United

3:55 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — There are those at Manchester United who would quite like to sign Harry Kane if he...

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Quick Charge Podcast: March 12, 2022

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

Goldman Sachs predicts what will happen to Europe’s economy if Putin shuts off the gas taps

Workers are seen at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, near the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad region, Russia, June 5,...

World

Russia says there has been ‘substantial progress’ in peace talks and ‘joint position’ could be reached soon

Nine people have been killed after a Ukrainian military base used for NATO drills less than 15 miles from the Polish border was targeted...

World

Russia ‘installs new Melitopol mayor’ as humanitarian aid for Mariupol will arrive today

The Ukrainian parliament has claimed that Russia has installed a new mayor in the southern port city of Melitopol – a day after the city’s...