Protests turned violent in Chile after thousands took to the streets of Santiago to mark one year since mass demonstrations that left 30 dead and thousands injured. Police engaged in a tense stand-off with protesters, using tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds in the capital on Sunday. A church was also seen on
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He may be ahead in the polls but Joe Biden isn’t taking any chances, hammering home how much is hanging on the election to supporters in North Carolina. “The very soul of our nation is at stake. Folks, as my coach used to say in college, it’s go time. It’s the most important election in our
Adele has revealed she is hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time. The singer, 32, surprised fans with the news in an Instagram post on Sunday night. She posted: “Bloooooody hellllll I’m so excited about this!! And also absolutely terrified! My first ever hosting gig and for SNL of all things!!!!” Adele has never
As more and more people are retiring their old gas-powered leaf blowers for superior electric alternatives, they are finding a growing number of brands with different power, capabilities and price points. Today we take a look at the two of the highest-powered 40cc-equivalent hand-held options: The EGO LB6504 56V ($379) — that my neighbor recently
The solar energy trade is soaring. Invesco’s Solar ETF (TAN) has become one of the market’s hottest exchange-traded funds, up almost 139% year to date and counting as former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in presidential election polls. Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan, which would focus on promoting clean energy, has been
Tougher socialising rules are to be introduced in Italy to combat a rise in coronavirus cases – including its own rule of six. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Sunday that a maximum of six people will be allowed to sit together at restaurants and bars, and table service will be mandatory after 6pm. Other
Dancer David Toole, best known for his performance during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has died. The 56-year-old died in hospital in his home city of Leeds. His cause of death has not been released. He was born with sacral agenesis, which means his lower spine and legs did not develop
October 18th, 2020 by Steve Hanley There is a problem that haunts traditional means of generating electricity — it takes years to design, build, and activate any coal or gas powered facility. Building a nuclear power plant can take a decade or more. But renewables — especially solar — can come online quickly. Take the
Businesses that trade with Europe are to be warned by Boris Johnson this week that time is running out to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The prime minister and Michael Gove – the cabinet minister in charge of no-deal planning – are to hold talks with business leaders, urging them to step up their efforts.
One of the insurers embroiled in a battle with the City watchdog about the payment of claims from coronavirus-hit businesses has begun lining up a successor to its veteran chairman. Sky News has learnt that RSA Insurance Group is working with headhunters on a search to replace Martin Scicluna, who also chairs the supermarket chain
Want to charge your electric bicycle or e-scooter for free, using solar power? The startup Swiftmile is making that happen with hundreds of new charging stations in the US and Europe. But the idea for these free charging stations didn’t happen overnight. Swiftmile’s founder Colin Roche first got into electric bikes after winning a free
What do you do if you’re a scientist carrying out fieldwork in forests, far from routes you can find on Google Maps? On a quiet and cold evening inside the Core zone of Corbett National Park, our vehicle jerking along some unfamiliar path, I was nervous and tense when our driver said, “Sir ji! lagta hai
More than one coronavirus vaccine will be available in the first quarter of 2021, a government scientific adviser has told Sky News. Sir Jeremy Farrar, who sits on the SAGE committee, said: “I think in the first quarter of next year we will have vaccines – will have more than one vaccine.” It is unlikely
Michael Gove has accused Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham of “posturing” and “political positioning” in refusing to accept strict new COVID-19 rules. The government is currently at a stand-off with Mr Burnham over whether his region should be moved into the highest alert level of the new three-tier system for local coronavirus lockdowns. Before agreeing
2:40 AM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. SAN
11:50 PM ET With Georgia and Alabama meeting Saturday, our writers’ picks for the College Football Playoff were bound to get shuffled a bit, but following Alabama’s 41-24 victory, the lists aren’t that different from last week. How will Saturday’s top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the