Turkey has rejected claims it snubbed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen because she is a woman. Footage went viral showing Ms von der Leyen being forced to stand while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and European Council President Charles Michel sat down, as only two chairs were laid out for the three leaders.
Month: April 2021
An RWDSU union rep holds a sign outside the Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images Counting began on Thursday in the unionization vote for workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, culminating months of a hard fought effort to
A third of people who have managed to save money during the coronavirus pandemic are planning not to spend it, even as restrictions ease. A survey found that 56% of people have managed to save during the UK’s lockdowns but 33% plan to sit on the money they have put aside. Another third say they
A traffic light system that will categorise countries based on their COVID-19 risk levels is part of potential plans to safely restart foreign holidays. This approach has been recommended by the government’s Global Travel Taskforce, which suggests international travel could resume from 17 May at the earliest in an “accessible and affordable way”. It may
EV charging solutions company XL Fleet announced a partnership with UBS Arena and the New York Islanders that could create one of the largest EV charging sites in the US. The partnership will allow XL Fleet to install up to 1,000 charging stations at UBS Arena’s 43-acre site, which is the future home of the
9:57 AM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A gunman who killed five people Wednesday including a prominent doctor in South Carolina was former NFL pro Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, according to a source who was briefed on the investigation. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized
You got your rooftop solar array, you’re stoked with your zeroed-out electric bill, and you’ve plugged in your EV to drive on sunshine. Then one month, you notice your electric bill gets a little bit greater than zero. Then the next month, same thing. You do what most normal people would do — blame your
A world-renowned breathing expert has told the George Floyd murder trial that the 46-year-old died from “lack of oxygen”. Dr Martin Tobin, a lung and critical care specialist from Chicago, said in his testimony at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin that Mr Floyd‘s breathing was too shallow to take in enough
In this article ORSTED-DK SGRE-ES Owaki/Kulla | The Image Bank | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to pay around 1.375 billion euros ($1.63 billion) for a 50% stake in one of the world’s biggest offshore wind farms, Orsted’s 752 megawatt (MW) Borssele 1 & 2 facility. Managed by Norges Bank Investment Management,
Actress Charlotte Riley has launched a campaign to address the chronic lack of childcare in the film industry, to stop women “having to choose whether they had children or not – because they just cannot make it work both ways”. In an open letter as part of the Keeping Families In Film campaign, the star
Australian soap Neighbours is facing an independent review over allegations of racism. It comes after actress Shareena Clanton posted a statement on Instagram alleging she had suffered “multiple racist traumas” during her time working on the “highly problematic” show. Actor Meyne Wyatt, a series regular on the soap between 2014 and 2016, later shared a
Most airlines have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic, but two newbies are bravely planning to enter the US market in the coming months. Avelo Airlines announced on Thursday that it will start flying later in April to 11 destinations from its hub in Burbank, California. It currently has three Boeing 737 jets but plans to
More than six million people in the UK are now fully vaccinated against COVID, while nearly 32 million have had their first dose. Another 99,530 first jabs were administered on Wednesday, taking the total to 31,807,124. And there were 408,396 second jabs, the second highest daily total to date, taking the number of people fully
In this article PLTR PYPL Technicians make repairs to bitcoin mining machines at a mining facility operated by Bitmain in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China could end up exceeding its emissions reduction targets as a result of carbon-intensive bitcoin mining, according to a
The Northern Ireland Executive has condemned “deplorable” riots in which more than 50 police officers have been injured during more than a week of violence. Ministers were updated by the chief constable during a “special meeting” on Thursday morning, the executive said. It is “gravely concerned by the scenes we have all witnessed on our
Police have responded to security alerts at Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Southern California home nine times in as many months, official figures reveal. Since Harry and Meghan moved in to their Montecito mansion with one-year-old son Archie in July last year, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has dealt with calls recorded as phone
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