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Jeff Bezos to Travel to Space Today Aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard: How To Watch Livestream

Jeff Bezos is all set to blast off aboard his aerospace company Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch vehicle for a suborbital flight today (July...

Politics

Employers will have to apply for isolation exemption as government rules out critical jobs list

The government will not draw up a list of critical jobs that will be exempt from full self-isolation if workers are “pinged”. Instead, employers...

Politics

Vaccine passports for pubs? Minister does not explicitly rule out move

A minister has not explicitly ruled out the prospect of the government requiring vaccine passports for people to go to pubs. Business minister Paul...

Business

EasyJet says fewer than half of summer trips sold as customers leave it late

Easyjet has revealed that fewer than half of UK flights for this summer have been booked as customers leave it late to arrange trips....

Oregon Bootleg wildfire threatens 3,400 homes as more than 360,000 acres destroyed

More than 360,000 acres (531 square miles) have been destroyed by a wildfire in the US state of Oregon, where more than 2,000 people...

Science

Jeff Bezos Girds for Blue Origin’s Inaugural Space Flight, Says ‘Not Really Nervous’

American billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos said on Monday he is excited and curious but not very nervous on the eve of taking part in...

Science

Does NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Work Like a Phone Camera? Find Out Here

Every single time NASA shares a picture of space on Twitter or Instagram and explains what it is about, many in the comments section...

World

At least 35 people killed after suicide bomber strikes busy Baghdad market

At least 35 people are dead after a suicide bomber struck a crowded market in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. The bombing in...

Environment

Solar & Wind = 99.9% of New US Power Capacity in April, 93.9% In May

Solar power and wind power continue to dominate new power capacity additions in the United States. Following the trend of recent months — or...

Uncategorized

Lightyear One to be manufactured in Finland by Valmet Automotive

EV startup Lightyear has announced a letter of intent with contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive as a production partner of its upcoming Lightyear One solar...

Environment

U.S. oil drops as much as 8% to below $70 as OPEC prepares to boost production, Covid concerns weigh

Oil pipelines, pumping rigs, and electrical transmission lines dot the landscape along California’s “Petroleum Highway” (Highway 33) running along the northwestern side of the...

Technology

Fintech keeps minting billionaires as Robinhood co-founders prepare for massive IPO

Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, who co-founded Robinhood. Mark Neuling | CNBC Fintech is minting billionaires by the month. Already this year, Coinbase’s co-founders...

Technology

Apple iPhones can be hacked with spyware even if you don’t click on a link, Amnesty International says

iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple iPhones can be compromised and their sensitive data stolen through hacking...

Environment

India × Cleantech — July 2021

Originally published on Future Trends. Welcome to another issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news...

‘I’m not nervous, I’m excited’: Jeff Bezos ready for flight to edge of space

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he is “ready”, not nervous, for his flight to the edge of space. The billionaire is set to...

Environment

Report: 30 Million Solar Homes Would Create 1.77 Million Jobs, $69 Billion in Energy Savings

Originally published at ILSR.org Our new report finds that installing rooftop solar panels and community solar systems to serve the equivalent of 30 million American homes...

Uncategorized

‘Freedom Day has turned into closure day’: Andrew Lloyd Webber forced to suspend Cinderella

Cinderella will not be going to the ball for now, after Andrew Lloyd Webber said the “blunt instrument that is the government’s isolation guidance”...

Business

Proof of full COVID vaccination condition of entry to nightclubs from end of September

People will need to have proof of full vaccination to enter nightclubs and other “crowded venues” from the end of September, the vaccines minister...

Sports

Way-too-early major winners for 2022 that of course include Brooks and Bryson

8:11 AM ET In your head, this should sound like a bad, over-the-top game show host … Hey everybody, it’s the waaaay-too-early major championship...

Clinically vulnerable children will be offered COVID vaccines but most teenagers will not

Clinically vulnerable children and those living with at-risk adults will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine – but most teenagers will not, Nadhim Zahawi has...