Democrat Joe Biden has won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that formally determines who is the next US president. The victory has all but ended President Donald Trump’s floundering campaign to overturn his loss of the US general election last month. California, the most populous state, delivered its 55 electoral votes to Mr Biden on
Month: December 2020
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google is delaying employees’ return to offices to September 1, and will expect employees to report to work in-person for at least three days a week thereafter, according to an
The Netherlands will enter a tough second lockdown for at least five weeks, the country’s prime minister has announced. Households have been urged to welcome no more than two visitors over the age of 13 from Tuesday, although an exception will be made for three days around Christmas when they can welcome three. In a
1:20 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing announced a full slate of sponsorship Monday to back the new NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. DoorDash, McDonald’s, Columbia Sportswear, Dr Pepper and Root Insurance were all named “founding partners” for the No. 23 Toyota Camry that Bubba Wallace will drive
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has suggested the government will not stop households from meeting up over Christmas despite rising COVID-19 infection rates in some parts of the country. Speaking after he announced London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire are to be placed into the toughest coronavirus measures, Mr Hancock said the government did not
British eating habits have transformed in the 47 years since the UK joined the common market. There was a time when olive oil was only available in chemists and rationing constrained the national palate to a narrow spectrum. Fast-forward half a century and Britain is a country that sloshes the extra-virgin around like cheap aftershave,
Jesy Nelson is leaving Little Mix after nine years in the band. Nelson, 29, announced she was leaving the band after nine years on Instagram on Monday. “The truth is being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and
London will move into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions imminently, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs from the capital. The move will see thousands of bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants close in the capital, except for takeaway, delivery and click and collect services. Under Tier 3 measures, people must not meet socially indoors,
An aerial photograph of Keele University’s campus, taken in July 2017. David Goddard | Getty Images News | Getty Images A university campus in the U.K. will be home to two wind turbines and 15,000 solar panels as part of a plan to make it carbon neutral by the end of the decade, yet another
TV personality Simon Cowell is apparently considering taking legal action against an electric motorbike manufacturer after suffering serious injuries in a crash. The electric motorbike Cowell was riding is known as a Swind EB-01. Much of the media has misreported the story by describing the Swind EB-01 as an electric bicycle. In fact, bike’s performance
The head of MI6 has paid tribute to “brilliant” British author John le Carré – the writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant Gardener – who has died aged 89. Richard Moore said the novelist’s “evocative” work had left its mark on the intelligence service. Tributes have been pouring in for the “literary
An Electronic Arts (EA) video game logo is seen at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles last year. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters LONDON — Electronic Arts said Monday it has reached an agreement to buy U.K. video game developer Codemasters in a deal worth $1.2 billion. The deal upstaged a previous transaction agreed between
The government says it is to start talks with French energy firm EDF on a new nuclear power plant in Suffolk as part of a wider commitment to a clean energy future. It said the proposed £20bn Sizewell C plant would have to pass stringent affordability and value checks as the company makes the case
There has been some progress in one area of the Brexit talks but disagreements remain on other issues, EU negotiator Michel Barnier has reportedly said. A senior EU diplomat, cited by the Reuters news agency, said the bloc’s chief negotiator had told ambassadors there has been “limited” progress on agreeing an enforcement mechanism to ensure
An explosion on an oil tanker in the Red Sea happened after it was hit by “an external force”, a shipping company has said. The incident happened just after midnight on Monday off the coast of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The 22 crew of the Singapore-flagged BW Rhine all escaped unharmed, the vessel’s owners, Hafnia,
Donald Trump is reversing a decision for senior White House officials to be among the first in the US to receive the newly approved coronavirus vaccine. In a tweet, the president – who spent three nights in hospital with COVID-19 in October – said “people working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat
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