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Last month was second hottest July ever in Europe

Last month was the second hottest July in Europe on record and the third hottest ever globally, EU scientists confirmed today. The only hotter...

Sports

U.S.’s Nelly Korda builds 4-shot lead at Olympics

4:01 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Already with her first major title and the No. 1 ranking, Nelly Korda took a big...

Science

Elon Musk Confirms Walter Isaacson Is Writing His Second Biography

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX apart from being a vocal supporter of cryptocurrencies, has confirmed that his biography is being penned by...

‘Rot in prison’: Men get life sentences for murdering student in botched drive-by shooting

Seven men been been given life sentences of up to 34 years for the murder of a law student mistakenly killed during a botched...

Science

Bipedal Robot Creates History after Running 5 KM On Single Charge

A bipedal robot, designed at the Oregon State University (OSU), has created history after it completed 5km in just about 53 minutes. Cassie, the...

Science

This Beautiful Image Shared By NASA Reminds Us What We’re Made Up Of

NASA has shared another stunning view of the Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) at night time. The image, glittering with stars right...

Environment

Solarflux FOCUS Parabolic Dish Concentrator Converts 72% Of Solar Energy Into Usable Heat

Solarflux, a company specializing in parabolic dish concentrator technology, has developed the FOCUS parabolic dish concentrator, which converts 72% of the solar energy it...

Politics

People can go abroad ‘without looking over their shoulders the whole time’ following travel changes

People will be able to go on holiday “without looking over their shoulders the whole time”, Grant Shapps has said, as he promised that...

Sports

Nadal returns from layoff, tops Sock at Citi Open

10:48 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — There were moments, to be sure, when Rafael Nadal played quite like someone competing for the first...

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Quick Charge Podcast: August 4, 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...

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Deal will allow UK performers to do short tours in 19 EU members states visa-free

Performers from the UK will be able to tour a number of European countries without the need for a visa or work permit Before...

Sports

Did the Lakers add the right pieces around LeBron, AD and Russ?

12:48 AM ET NBA Insiders Two days after the start of free agency, the landscape of the NBA already looks very different. The Miami...

Technology

Roku stock sinks after company reports tight hardware margins, dramatic fall in streaming viewership

CEO of Roku, Anthony Wood speaks onstage at The Future of TV Streaming & Entertainment during Tribeca X – 2021 Tribeca Festival at Spring...

Ten people dead after overloaded van crashes in Texas

Ten people are dead after an overloaded van crashed on a remote south Texas highway. The van was carrying 29 migrants when it crashed...

Three people charged in connection with death of five-year-old Logan Mwangi in Wales

A man has been charged with the murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi in South Wales. Logan, who was also known as Logan Williamson, from...

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Love Island receives more than 5,000 complaints over ‘misleading and distressing’ Casa Amor postcard

Love Island received more than 5,000 complaints last week, with claims an episode “misled” female contestants after they were sent images showing their partners...

Environment

We The Power: How Community Energy Can Free People & Help The Planet

Originally published on The Beam. By Emanuela Barbiroglio Born and raised in the German city of Schönau, Sebastian Sladek learned the meaning of the...

Politics

No more isolation for fully vaccinated arrivals from France, as India moved off red list

Fully vaccinated travellers and under 18s arriving in England from France will no longer need to isolate, while India is coming off the red...

World

Protesters clash with security forces as Lebanon marks one year since Beirut explosion

Security forces in Lebanon have fired water cannon and tear gas at anti-government protesters calling for justice on the one-year anniversary of the Beirut...

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EGEB: Scotland’s largest whisky producer to install 4 MW solar farm

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Drinks giant Diageo has submitted a planning application for an onsite, 4 MW solar farm in Scotland....