One of the insurers embroiled in a battle with the City watchdog about the payment of claims from coronavirus-hit businesses has begun lining up a successor to its veteran chairman. Sky News has learnt that RSA Insurance Group is working with headhunters on a search to replace Martin Scicluna, who also chairs the supermarket chain
Month: October 2020
What do you do if you’re a scientist carrying out fieldwork in forests, far from routes you can find on Google Maps? On a quiet and cold evening inside the Core zone of Corbett National Park, our vehicle jerking along some unfamiliar path, I was nervous and tense when our driver said, “Sir ji! lagta hai
Tesla has strangely brought back premium connectivity to some Model 3 owners who are technically not supposed to have it at this point. The situation is still unclear. For the longest time, all of Tesla’s vehicles came with internet connectivity included – something that is often a premium option in the industry. The automaker made
More than one coronavirus vaccine will be available in the first quarter of 2021, a government scientific adviser has told Sky News. Sir Jeremy Farrar, who sits on the SAGE committee, said: “I think in the first quarter of next year we will have vaccines – will have more than one vaccine.” It is unlikely
Michael Gove has accused Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham of “posturing” and “political positioning” in refusing to accept strict new COVID-19 rules. The government is currently at a stand-off with Mr Burnham over whether his region should be moved into the highest alert level of the new three-tier system for local coronavirus lockdowns. Before agreeing
2:40 AM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. SAN
11:50 PM ET With Georgia and Alabama meeting Saturday, our writers’ picks for the College Football Playoff were bound to get shuffled a bit, but following Alabama’s 41-24 victory, the lists aren’t that different from last week. How will Saturday’s top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the
October 18th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan There’s no doubt about it — understanding all the different components of our climate and why the Earth’s climate is so idyllic for humans is complicated. The theory of why greenhouse gases cause global heating is simple — those gases go into the atmosphere and then trap heat, sort
Donald Trump has verbally attacked Michigan’s governor Gretchen Whitmer, despite warnings about the effect his words can have. During a rally in the state, Mr Trump called on Ms Whitmer, a Democrat, to axe the remaining restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. He called her “dishonest” and joked about an extremist plot
Karma Automotive has announced a $80,000 starting price for the upcoming all-electric version of the Revero, which used to be the Fisker Karma. The startup sprung out of the remains of Fisker Automotive, which has had a rough few years since its bankruptcy in 2013. Fisker’s assets were purchased by the Wanxiang Group, a Chinese
In Washington DC we witnessed a wave of opposition – a women’s march with a message for the president. “He should stand down, he should watch his back ‘cos everybody’s coming for him,” Tiffany Jones said. She and her 20-year-old daughter had driven to the capital to join thousands of others calling on people to vote Donald Trump out
October 17th, 2020 by NRDC NYC solar rooftop and Harlem skyline. WE ACT For Environmental Justice & Solar One Installation. Photo by Cynthia Shahan, CleanTechnica. Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog.By Cullen Howe The Public Service Commission has issued an important order which sets out a roadmap for achieving the state’s ambitious goal of obtaining
Another 16,171 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the UK, with 150 more people having died. The total number of positive coronavirus cases nationwide now stands at 705,428, according to government figures. The death toll, which only includes people who have passed away within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, has reached
Conflans-Saint-Honorine is a place like many others. In the outer suburbs of Paris, it is a pleasant but unremarkable grid of homes and amenities. And yet now, it finds itself at the very heart of the French national debate after a truly horrific murder on its streets. Samuel Paty, 47, a well-respected teacher, was attacked
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is unveiled during a virtual product launch. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The price Americans will pay for an iPhone 12 depends on what cell service they plan to use it with. The three U.S. carriers are actively competing for subscribers by discounting the new iPhone, which
The war of words between Greater Manchester’s political leaders and the government over the strictest coronavirus restrictions shows no sign of ending at the moment. Confusion grew on Saturday as Downing Street said talks had been set up with Andy Burnham – but the Mayor of Manchester’s team said nothing had been arranged. Political leaders
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