A woman has been decapitated in a suspected terror attack in Nice, French police say. Three people have died and several others are injured after a knife attack reportedly took place near the Notre Dame church. Nice’s mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted: “Everything suggests a terrorist attack.” He added that one person had been arrested. French
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Lloyds Banking Group has posted a better-than-expected third quarter profit as it reaps the benefits of a boom in demand for mortgages. The bank reported a pre-tax profit of just over £1bn for the period between July and September – almost twice what was expected by analysts. Britain’s biggest domestic lender received its biggest quarterly
October 28th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan The theme of the past decade in the energy industry has been sharply dropping solar power, wind power, and battery prices. This has already led to enormous changes in the energy sector across the world. However, it’s sort of like the arrival of somewhat low-cost cellular flip-phones. Yes, their
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4:51 PM ET Associated Press Kentucky Derby winner Authentic heads a field of 11 horses, possibly including filly and Preakness winner Swiss Skydiver against males, for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with trainer Bob Baffert entering three horses in the $6 million race that includes Belmont winner Tiz the Law. Besides Authentic, second to Swiss Skydiver
Politics and the pandemic have converged in America and Wisconsin is the eye of the storm. The state is now one of the world’s coronavirus hotspots. Around one in every four people being tested here is COVID-19 positive. That didn’t stop Donald Trump holding a packed rally here on Tuesday. His vice president then held
October 28th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan SoftBank Group subsidiary SB Energy Global Holdings (SB Energy) has turned on a 102.3 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Yakumo City, Hokkaido, Japan. The Softbank Yakumo Solar Park is accompanied by a 27.8 megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage plant. This is the largest solar + storage power plant in Japan.
(L-R) Amazon’s chief Jeff Bezos, Larry Page of Alphabet, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence and President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 14, 2016. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images The five most valuable U.S. tech companies all report quarterly earnings this week, marking the last time investors will see
The COVID-19 epidemic has reached a “critical stage” with almost 100,000 people a day in England being infected as the spread of the coronavirus rapidly increases, scientists have warned. Researchers from Imperial College London say existing measures to control the virus aren’t working. And they argue more stringent action is needed nationwide “sooner rather than
Big family reunions may be banned at Christmas in England as the coronavirus second wave could last until March, a senior minister has warned. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said people should prepare now for the “realistic” prospect that high numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths continue, so a normal festive period “won’t be achievable”. His
Jeremy Kyle is an “interested person” in the inquest of a guest on his show who was found dead shortly after attending a filming, the court has heard. The preliminary hearing is being held into the death of 63-year-old Stephen Dymond, who died of a morphine overdose and a heart problem seven days after appearing
Joe Biden has criticised ongoing unrest and looting in Philadelphia after casting his vote in the US presidential election. The Democratic candidate made the comments on Wednesday at a polling station in Wilmington, Delaware, where he was accompanied by his wife Jill. He told reporters there was “no excuse whatsoever” for the chaos in Philadelphia,
Germany will enter a four-week lockdown from 2 November, Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced. The details include: Bars and pubs to shut Restaurants to shut except for takeaway Gyms, cinemas and theatres to close Private gatherings banned for more than 10 people and more than two households Hotels to close to tourists and stay open
Tracey Emin has revealed she was diagnosed with cancer and had a stoma operation earlier this year. In a new interview, the British artist said she had “half my body chopped out, including half my vagina” after being diagnosed during lockdown. Speaking to art market news site Artnet, the 57-year-old said she had been working
8:37 AM ET “I know only one thing what I want from UFC,” Khabib Nurmagomedov said moments after his victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. “You guys have to put me No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, because I deserve it.” That he does. And despite the undefeated lightweight champion having announced his
In a first, NASA scientists have spotted a molecule of cyclopropenylidene (C3H2) in the atmosphere of the largest of Saturn’s 62 moons, Titan. Calling this development ‘unexpected’, scientists claim that this is the first time that they have detected this molecule in an atmosphere. They found C3H2 by using a radio telescope observatory in northern