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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich sanctioned by UK – and now Three suspends sponsorship of the club

Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government as part of attempts to crackdown on wealthy Russians with assets in the country. The...

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SUPER73 teases big unveiling, could be the e-bike brand’s highly anticipated electric motorcycle

SUPER73 definitely has something coming next week, we just don’t know what. But a new teaser released by the lifestyle electric bike brand sets...

Environment

Solar costs jumped in 2021, reversing years of falling prices

Solar panels in the Indian state of Karnataka. Jonas Gratzer | LightRocket | Getty Images Declining costs have been a key driving force behind...

Politics

British troops must not go to Ukraine to fight and ‘take some selfies’, Armed Forces minister warns

Armed Forces minister James Heappey has warned serving British soldiers and veterans not to travel to fight in Ukraine. Mr Heappey told Sky News...

Science

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Delay Maiden Starship Flight to Focus on Cyber Defence Amid Ukraine Conflict

SpaceX will delay the maiden flight of Starship, the spaceship designed to transport humans to Moon and Mars, as it is switching priorities to...

Russia could use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, White House warns

Russia could be laying the groundwork for the use of chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, the White House has warned. Press secretary Jen...

Science

Buzz Aldrin’s Famous 1969 Moon Walk Picture Sells at Copenhagen Auction for Over EUR 155,000

More than 70 original NASA photographs including a celebrated image of Buzz Aldrin’s moon walk taken by Neil Armstrong were sold at auction in...

Sports

Suns, behind ‘statement’ win, first into playoffs

10:51 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Not that there was any doubt about this, but the Phoenix Suns are going to the...

Technology

Amazon announces 20-for-1 stock split, $10 billion buyback

Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder |...

Coronavirus pandemic ‘not over’, expert warns amid increasing hospital admissions

The coronavirus pandemic is not over and cases among older people are increasing, an expert has warned. Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the...

Politics

Truss to warn West must ‘never again’ allow aggression like Putin’s ‘to grow unchecked’

Liz Truss will warn the West must “never again” allow aggression like Vladimir Putin’s “to grow unchecked” – as the Ukraine invasion enters its...

Business

Borrow billions more or leave households to face biggest squeeze in decades, Sunak told

Rishi Sunak must choose to either borrow billions more or allow households to suffer an income squeeze that could be the worst since the...

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Chevy Blazer ‘SS’ EV high-performance variant announced and teased, available spring 2023

GM’s Chevrolet division announced a high-performance variant of its upcoming Blazer EV SUV this morning but left us with precious few details. The Chevy...

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Tesla confirms deliveries of German-built Model Ys are starting on March 22

Tesla has confirmed that deliveries of Model Y vehicles built at Gigafactory Berlin in Germany are starting on March 22. Last week, after months...

Environment

Coal helped drive energy-related CO2 emissions to a record high last year, research says

A worker cutting steel pipes near a coal-powered power station in Zhangjiakou, China, on November 12, 2021. Greg Baker | AFP | Getty Images...

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House GOP leader: Oil from Iran, Venezuela to offset Russia would just pay other dictators

The U.S. needs to boost oil production to replace banned Russian crude instead of possibly looking to Iran or Venezuela, which are also run...

World

Millions could die if the world does not act now to stop the bombing of Ukraine, Zelenskyy tells Sky News

Ukraine’s president has told Sky News that his country cannot stop the war against Russia on its own and said nations must act now...

Technology

Barry Diller denies insider trading on Microsoft, Activision deal as DOJ and SEC investigate him and Geffen

Kara Swisher, CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Martha Stewart, and Barry Diller at CNBC’s “The Next 25” Gala in New York. CNBC | Nbcuniversal |...

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Biden just put out an executive order on cryptocurrencies — here’s everything that’s in it

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday calling on the government to examine the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies. It’s a...

Politics

New UK visa centre in France will not accept walk-in applications from Ukrainian refugees

A visa centre being set up in northern France to assist Ukrainian refugees will not offer appointments or walk-in access, and its exact location...