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Top autos CEO warns of battery scarcity as EV competition heats up

In this article GM VOW3-DE In 2021, Volvo Cars said it planned to become a “fully electric car company” by the year 2030, a...

Sports

Bears agree to release QB Foles after 2 seasons

11:36 PM ET The Chicago Bears have agreed to release quarterback Nick Foles, the team confirmed Saturday night. The Bears originally acquired Foles two...

Politics

Local Elections 2022: When are they, how do they work and why are they significant?

Many voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls on 5 May to elect their new local representatives. More than 4,350...

Ex-model ‘branded witch by faith leader and accused of giving mother cancer’ tells of ordeal

A woman who says she was branded a witch as a child and accused of giving her mother cancer fears the faith leader behind...

Politics

Commons Speaker urges ‘radical’ reform after MP Neil Parish quits over porn ‘moment of madness’

“Radical” reform is needed to working practices in the Commons, the Speaker of the House has urged, following a series of bullying and sexual...

Business

North Sea oil and gas firms face govt pressure to invest profits into home-grown energy to ‘bring down bills’

North Sea oil and gas companies have come under pressure from the government to invest their profits into accelerating domestic energy production as millions...

Technology

Amazon workers won’t get paid for Covid leave anymore

In this article AMZN A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31,...

World

First civilians evacuated from Mariupol steelworks, but 1,000 still living underneath it – some with ‘wounds rotting with gangrene’

The United Nations is working to broker a civilian evacuation from the last defensive stronghold in the port city of Mariupol, as resistance in...

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $5,000 Solar Powered 4-Seat Electric Boat

There are few things more fun than hitting the water with your friends on Sunday afternoon, a cooler full of cold brewskies and a...

Environment

Euro zone inflation hits record high for the sixth month in a row

Inflation in the euro zone remains well-above the ECB’s target, as energy and food prices soar. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation in...

World

Woman gives birth early after learning border guard husband was killed by Russian sniper

The contractions started after she learnt her husband, a Ukrainian border guard, had been killed by a Russian sniper. Viktoria Nazarenko, 34, gave birth...

Technology

Lyft, Uber will cover legal fees for drivers sued under Oklahoma abortion law

In this article UBER LYFT Lyft President John Zimmer (R) and CEO Logan Green speak as Lyft lists on the Nasdaq at an IPO...

MP resigns as he admits watching porn in the Commons

An MP has said he will resign after admitting to watching pornography in the House of Commons. The 65-year-old farmer said he watched adult...

Business

Former Sports Direct auditors braced for £2m fine over Ashley disclosures

The former auditors of Mike Ashley’s high street empire are in advanced talks about a multimillion-pound fine that would bring an end to a...

World

Europe’s entire future rests on Ukrainian victory, warns Moldovan minister

Moldova’s foreign minister has told Sky News that the future of his country and Europe depends on how the war in Ukraine ends. In...

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Podcast: Elon sells TSLA to buy Twitter, Electric Corvette, F-150 Lightning production, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Elon...

Science

UAE to Send Astronaut on 6-Month Mission to Space Station

The United Arab Emirates has purchased a seat on a SpaceX rocket for an Emirati astronaut to journey to the International Space Station for...

Environment

Chevron’s profit quadruples in the first quarter as higher oil and gas prices boost operations

The Chevron logo is displayed as a tanker truck enters the Chevron Products Company El Segundo Refinery on January 26, 2022 in El Segundo,...

World

Russia trying to ’empty’ Donbas of people, Zelenskyy claims as he warns peace talks may collapse

Russia is attempting to “empty” the Donbas of people and peace talks are in danger of collapsing, Ukraine’s president has claimed. Speaking in his...

Technology

Disney executive Geoff Morrell, who helped craft response to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, leaves company after three months

In this article DIS Disney employee Nicholas Maldonado holds a sign while protesting outside of Walt Disney World on March 22, 2022 in Orlando,...