Pelosi says US should diplomatically boycott China Olympics
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticizing China for human rights abuses and ...
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Air France uses cooking oil to fly to Canada
Air France-KLM flew a biofuel-powered Airbus A350 from Paris to Montreal on Tuesday, demonstrating the airline’s readiness to adopt low-emissions fuel despite deep industry divisions over the pace of ...
At least 57 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia
At least 57 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy and 33 were rescued, humanitarian organisation Tunisian Red Crescent said on ...
Biden administration eyes cybersecurity funding after hacks
The Biden Administration is intensifying its focus on cybersecurity spending after a wave of massive hacks, proposing new funding in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack this month.
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London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s financial capital is over, says NatWest chair
The City of London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s financial capital is over following Brexit, but it will remain a major and profitable centre, NatWest bank chairman Howard Davies ...
Shell shareholders increase pressure for further climate action
Royal Dutch Shell shareholders overwhelmingly backed the company’s energy transition strategy on Tuesday, but increased support for a second climate resolution filed by an activist group pointed to growing ...
15 years after his tragic murder, Prince makes debut on video game
Had a cruel twist of fate not intervened, Kiyan Prince might have graced the Premier League, earned England caps and shared pitches with the biggest names in soccer.
Sadly we ...
Fossil fuel giants behind single-use plastic increase
By Megan Rowling
Production of single-use plastics is set to grow 30 per cent in the next five years, fuelling their contribution to global warming and ocean pollution, researchers said on ...
Crypto crime down in 2021 through April, but ‘DeFi’ fraud at record
Losses from cryptocurrency theft, hacks and fraud fell sharply in the first four months of the year, but crime in the booming “decentralized finance” space hit an all-time high, a ...
Biden administration eyes cybersecurity funding after attacks
The Biden administration is intensifying its focus on cybersecurity spending after a wave of massive attacks, proposing new funding in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack this month.
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Study shows away sides the major winners of absent fans
A study has shown that away teams in the Premier League have been major beneficiaries of the lack of crowds this season, confirming a trend that started to appear at ...
Cantona joins Shearer, Henry in Premier League Hall of Fame
Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona became the third player to be inducted into the Premier League’s Hall of Fame after former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer and ex-Arsenal ...
Divisions curb EU peacemaking role in Israel-Gaza violence
The European Union is set to call for a ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at an emergency video meeting on Tuesday, but divisions over the ...
Tokyo doctors demand cancellation of Olympic Games
A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less ...
Kane tells Spurs he wants to leave club before Euros
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has informed the Premier League club of his desire to leave this summer, with the England international looking to resolve his future before next month’...
Top-four still in Chelsea’s hands, says Tuchel
Chelsea’s hopes of a top-four finish and Champions League qualfication are still in their hands despite Liverpool’s dramatic late winner from goalkeeper Alisson Becker against West Bromwich Albion, ...
Goldman to launch automated investment advice, ‘robo-adviser’
Goldman Sachs (GS.N) will launch an app for UK users of its digital bank Marcus over the following weeks and plans to offer automated investment management to clients in ...
EU to beef up taxation across Member States
The European Commission wants to propose in 2023 a more unified way of taxing companies in the European Union, hoping that such rules, which have failed to win support in the ...
Gaza violence shows few signs of slowing as global diplomacy ramps up
More than a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas showed few signs of abating on Tuesday despite intense U.S. and global diplomacy to stop the region’s fiercest ...
Biden to send 20 mln doses of U.S.-authorized vaccines abroad for first time
President Joe Biden will send at least 20 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June, marking the first time the United States is sharing vaccines authorized for ...
U.S. Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider gutting the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, taking up Mississippi’s bid to revive a Republican-backed state ...
Eurovision song contest prepares for slimmed down COVID version
The Dutch port city of Rotterdam is preparing for a slimmed down version of the Eurovision song contest this weekend with a limited live audience, amid falling but still significant ...
Former Minnesota police officer to make court appearance over shooting Daunte Wright
The white Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting the 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop near Minneapolis last month was due to attend a ...
Israel kills militant commander after Palestinian rocket fire, UN General Assembly to meet (updated)
Israel killed a senior Palestinian militant commander in heavy air strikes on Gaza on Monday and Islamist groups renewed rocket attacks on Israeli cities despite mounting international calls for a ...