The toughest COVID-19 restrictions imposed before England’s second lockdown were not strong enough, the health secretary has told MPs. Matt Hancock said the beefed-up coronavirus tiers unveiled by Boris Johnson are “better-calibrated” than what was in place before the shutdown. Live updates on coronavirus from UK and around world Please use Chrome browser for a
Month: November 2020
The EU’s aviation regulator has revealed plans to approve the return of 737 MAX to Europe’s skies within weeks. EASA (the European Union Aviation Safety Agency) has published a proposed airworthiness directive for the aircraft, which has been grounded since March last year after two fatal crashes. The agency is launching a 28-day consultation and
Porsche added its name to the Guinness World Records book by drifting a Taycan electric car for 42 km straight (26 miles). No. That’s not a typo. They used a Porsche Taycan RWD, which is a lot easier to drift than the all-wheel-drive version, but the version of the performance electric vehicle is only available
China on Tuesday launched an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the Moon in four decades. A Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang’e-5 probe, named after the mythical Chinese moon goddess, blasted off from the Wenchang Space Center on the southern island province of
Radha Dhruv assistant general manager, using Toast software, February 23, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Joe Amon | The Denver Post via Getty Images Toast, a start-up that sells software to help restaurants with online ordering, has had a rollercoaster of a year managing through the pandemic. Of late, business has been booming, The company responded
US President Donald Trump has told his team to cooperate on the transition for President-elect Joe Biden but has vowed to keep up the fight. Mr Trump was defeated by Mr Biden in the US election earlier this month but has consistently refused to accept the result. On Monday, in a sign that he might
Travellers who arrive in England from countries with high infection rates will be able to shorten their quarantine from 14 days to five if they test negative for coronavirus on the fifth day, the Department of Transport has said. Passengers will have to pay for the tests themselves, and will need to book with one
November 23rd, 2020 by Andrea Bertoli Below is a portion of our newest report, The State & Promise of EV Charging Infrastructure: North America & Europe. This article explores why people who drive electric vehicles in United States and Europe went electric, whether or not they have home solar panels on their roofs, and what
November 23rd, 2020 by Tina Casey Concentrating solar power may have finally found its one true love: supercritical carbon dioxide, aka sCO2, which is something that happens when carbon dioxide gas behaves like a liquid. The electricity generation field is all aflutter with the idea that sCO2 can ramp up power plant efficiency while cutting
Boris Johnson has suggested the “vast majority” of people most vulnerable to coronavirus could be vaccinated against the disease by Easter. The prime minister, speaking at a Downing Street news conference, said this “would make a very substantial change” to how the UK is able to manage COVID-19. With Oxford University’s vaccine shown to be
We stood on the Sudanese side of the Tekeze River and watched them as they clambered down the canyon wall. Some brought beds, others carried children – but most travellers had come with nothing. They climbed into unstable metal boats and their drivers pushed off into the river’s fast flowing current. It marked the final
President-elect Joe Biden has formally announced some key cabinet picks for his national security and foreign policy teams. The list brings together people who worked in the Obama administration at the State Department and the White House. Some have relationships with Mr Biden dating back many years, but the hires also reflect a more diverse
The EPA has released its range estimates for the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the electric vehicle has delivered on its promises, inlcuding a range of up to 300 miles. The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first all-electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up. Deliveires are about to start in the US and the
Citron founder Andrew Left, known for some big short calls, recommended Nio shares, now worth $45 each, at $7 two years ago. Now he is short the name and says of the recent gains in multiple EV makers, “The fact is that retail investors take everything to be the next Tesla.” Evelyn Cheng | CNBC
The government has been accused of “killing Christmas” for hospitality businesses and their staff through tough new restrictions after England’s second coronavirus lockdown ends next week. The sector argues it will be among the hardest hit through Boris Johnson’s revised three-tier system, which is due to come in to force from Wednesday 2 December as
Saudi arabian flag in Asir province, Abha, Saudi Arabia. Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us | Corbis News | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s STC Pay plans to expand its financial services offering across the Gulf region, after achieving a billion-dollar “unicorn” valuation on the back of a deal with Western Union. “We are very proud
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