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Sailors injured after US nuclear sub hit unknown object in South China Sea

A US nuclear-powered submarine hit an unknown object in the South China Sea with 11 sailors suffering mainly minor injuries, according to officials. The...

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Tesla (TSLA) shareholder’s meeting news hub

Tesla (TSLA) is holding its annual shareholder’s meeting at Gigafactory Texas in Austin today at 5:30 p.m. ET. Here’s a news hub with all...

Environment

UAE receives praise and skepticism after revealing first net-zero pledge in the region

Workers photographed walking past a section of solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai on March 20, 2017. STRINGER...

Sports

18 ex-NBA players charged in $4M fraud scheme

10:56 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan...

Business

Royal Mail launches drive to take on 20,000 seasonal workers – but recruiters across UK face battle

Royal Mail has launched a drive to take on more than 20,000 seasonal workers – just as new figures illustrate how employers are struggling...

World

The ‘triple tragedy’ facing Kenya’s Homa Bay as it battles HIV, malaria and COVID

The big bold letters painted on a tall building on the main road leading to the dock are the first sign of the health...

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Adele on divorce, working out and dating – as she makes history on Vogue covers

Adele has opened up about her son, dating and working out in an interview with Vogue – making history as the first person to...

Environment

Europe’s Current Energy Crisis Was Predictable — And Was Predicted

Headlines are highlighting Europe’s energy challenges at present, with extremely high natural gas prices shocking consumers and corporations. But this was entirely predictable, and...

Environment

First ESS Iron Flow Battery To Go Online This Month

ESS is a manufacturer of iron flow batteries in the state of Oregon. At the present time, lithium-ion batteries account for about 85% of...

Environment

U.S. EIA Projects Nearly 50% Increase in World Energy Use by 2050, Led by Growth in Renewables

In our International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021) Reference case, we project that, absent significant changes in policy or technology, global energy consumption will increase nearly 50%...

Environment

Why Aren’t We Talking More About Life-Cycle Assessments For Energy Sources?

Life-cycle assessments are ways to gauge the impact of any product or process. What is the cost of a system over a defined period...

Technology

Ozy Media got $5.7 million in relief loans to help pay employees, but ex-staffers say they didn’t see any of it

Carlos Watson records a TV debate for Take On America With OZY at The Bently Reserve on October 29, 2018 in San Francisco, California....

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‘I’m obsessed with her’: Kristen Stewart talks playing Princess Diana in Spencer

While speculation over whether the Queen watches The Crown rarely abates, the Royals as a rule say they don’t watch fiction based on their...

Politics

Fuel industry accuses govt of ‘inept prioritisation’ as London, South East and East still low on petrol

A leading fuel industry body has said recovery from the supply crisis is not happening fast enough – with London, South East and East...

Business

One in ten firms passing on higher prices as BoE chief economist says inflation spike worse than expected

Firms are increasingly putting up prices as they pass on soaring costs, according to new figures that are likely to add to fears of...

World

‘Do what is morally right’: WHO sets target of vaccinating 70% of world by mid-2022

Governments are being urged to do what is “morally right” to ensure all countries have enough jabs – as the World Health Organisation set...

Doctor arrested over hit-and-run death of nurse who had stopped to help a crash victim

A California doctor has been arrested following a hit-and-run collision that killed a nurse who had stopped to help a crash victim. James Leonard...

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American-built off-road electric motorcycle company goes public, stock soars on first day

Volcon has made history as the first US-built off-road electric fat tire motorcycle. Now the company is making bank too, in the form of...

Environment

Americans are paying the most for gas in seven years

Gas prices approaching $5 a gallon are displayed in front of a Shell gas station on October 05, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Justin...

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Netflix to edit out Squid Game phone number after woman in South Korea gets barrage of calls

Squid Game’s runaway success has had an unfortunate consequence on one woman from South Korea. The show, which is on track to be Netflix’s...