In this article TWTR The official profile of Elon Musk on the social network Twitter. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission asked billionaire Elon Musk for more information on a tweet related to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter that he’s recently tried to call off, a new regulatory
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Loyal defenders of Boris Johnson argued repeatedly that he should not be deposed as Conservative leader because there was no obvious candidate to replace him. In doing so they misunderstood their own party. More often than not, the imperative when the Tories change leader is to get rid of the present incumbent and then worry
Researchers in Japan have recently unveiled new plans for an artificial space habitat and inter-planetary train system connecting the Earth, Moon and Mars. Kajima Construction, in collaboration with researchers at Kyoto University, announced the futuristic plans last week at a press conference. “There is no plan like this in other countries’ space development plans,” Yosuke
The war in Ukraine will be longer if the UK continues to supply President Zelenskyy’s forces with weapons, the Russian ambassador to London has told Sky News. Andrei Kelin told Sky’s Dermot Murnaghan that UK-supplied weapons are now being used to shell civilians in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. He said: “The conflict will
Celsius on Thursday was sued by former investment manager Jason Stone, as pressure continues to mount on the firm amid a crash in cryptocurrency prices. Stone has alleged, among other things, that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (above) was “able to enrich himself considerably.” Piaras Ó Mídheach | Sportsfile for Web Summit | Getty Images Crypto
7:00 AM ET Some teams will use the upcoming All-Star break as a reset in the hopes of finishing their 2022 campaign strong. Others may not be thrilled with the three-day gameplay stoppage. Teams that potentially fit into the latter category are Seattle and Baltimore — two of the hottest clubs in the American League
Train drivers at eight rail companies will strike on 30 July in a dispute over pay, their union Aslef has said. It comes a day after the RMT union said its members at rail operators and Network Rail would walk off the job for 24 hours on 27 July. Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary, said:
Suella Braverman has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race in the second round of voting. Ms Braverman received 27 votes from Tory MPs, five fewer than she got yesterday. The five remaining hopefuls will progress to the third round on Monday, having received the following votes: There will be successive rounds of voting
Sri Lanka’s President has said that he’ll resign on Wednesday after his residence was stormed by thousands of demonstrators and the Prime Minister’s home was set on fire. Anti-government protests have gripped the country amid a deepening economic crisis. #skynews #srilanka SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone, who was beaten and badly injured on Jan. 6, discusses Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the January 6 committee. #CNN #News
Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges in the UK dating back up to 17 years. The Hollywood actor, 62, spoke clearly as he formally entered his pleas to five charges at the Old Bailey in central London, having previously said he “strenuously denies” the allegations of three men who are now
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A worker labels copper products at Truong Phu cable factory in northern Hai Duong province, outside Hanoi, Vietnam August 11, 2017. Kham | Reuters An all-electric future depends heavily on copper, and looming supply shortfalls could hamper nations’ goals of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report from S&P Global. Unless significant
The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will “probably” return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters. “Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the high bay for inspections, returning
Khloe Kardashian and her ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson are expecting a second child via a surrogate. The reality star and the 31-year-old basketball player, who have had an on-off relationship since 2016, already share a four-year-old daughter named True. Kardashian has previously opened up about her potential struggles with falling pregnant. “We can confirm True will
A Tesla Model S car equipped with Autopilot David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla AI and Autopilot leader Andrej Karpathy announced Wednesday that he is no longer working for the electric vehicle maker. Karpathy wrote on Twitter, “It’s been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals over the last 5
Tory leadership favourite Penny Mordaunt suffered her first setback of the campaign when she was attacked by MPs over her stance on trans issues. She clashed with right-wing Conservative MPs at a major hustings event attended by the six candidates left in the contest after the first round of voting. The trade minister and former
Bereaved families of some of the Uvalde victims are in Washington DC this week to campaign for an end to gun violence. After a day of lobbying lawmakers to ban assault rifles like the one used to murder their loved ones, they were told a video had been leaked; CCTV from the hallways inside Robb
A man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl after she reportedly had to travel across state lines for an abortion following the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling. Gerson Fuentes, 27, was arrested on Tuesday and made his first court appearance in Ohio the following day. He is now being held on a $2m
Our Correspondent Nicole Johnston is in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, where the presidential palace has become something of a tourist attraction. Protesters in Sri Lanka say they will continue to occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until both men keep their word and leave office. #skynews #srilanka SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube