Leicester’s nail bars and salons can reopen from Wednesday, but health officials have warned that “infection rates remain too high” for the local lockdown to be fully lifted. Outdoor swimming pools will also be allowed to start accepting customers – as can spas, tanning booths, and massage and tattoo parlours. However, people in the area
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Donald Trump has retaliated after former first lady Michelle Obama said he was the “wrong president” for the US. In a series of posts on Twitter, he wrote: “Somebody please explain to @MichelleObama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your
Public Health England (PHE) is being scrapped as part of plans for a new organisation responsible for dealing with pandemics, the health secretary has announced. Matt Hancock confirmed the decision reported over the weekend to set up a body called the National Institute for Health Protection, which will also work against the threats of biological
NIU has just released its Q2 2020 financial report, indicating that the company has continued its strong recovery after suffering early setbacks from COVID-19 pandemic. NIU has been on a tear this year, quickly shirking off the initial drop in sales in Asia following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Beijing-based electric scooter company
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has resisted calls to resign but told Sky News he is “incredibly sorry for the distress” the A-level and GCSE results row caused to students. He said up until results day last week he had “every confidence and reassurance” the controversial algorithm used to grade pupils whose exams were cancelled due
Marks & Spencer plans to cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months as part of a shake-up in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The move was announced as the retailer revealed a steep drop in sales and said it was acting to reflect a “material shift” in trading prompted by the pandemic. M&S
Sharon Stone has said her sister and brother-in-law are “fighting for their lives” with coronavirus, blaming “non-mask wearers”. In a series of posts on her Instagram account, the Emmy-winning actress said her sister Kelly is “not doing well”. Sharing pictures of her sister’s hospital room, she wrote: “My sister Kelly, who already has lupus, now
Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2018. Bloomberg Oracle, an enterprise software giant, is in talks to acquire social media company TikTok’s U.S., Canadian, Australian and New Zealand assets, according to a person familiar with the matter. Oracle is working
August 17th, 2020 by Johnna Crider While Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, believes that white supremacist-tied publications meet a rigorous standard for fact checking, Facebook’s ad policy seems to believe that clean energy is the bad guy. Sound’s a bit nutty, but it’s true. As I was scrolling through my LinkedIn feed, I noticed a post
August 17th, 2020 by Saurabh Originally published on Future Trends. Welcome to another issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article about the country. Cleantech Investments Module Manufacturer Plans US$700 Million Investment In New
The US is to increase restrictions on Huawei to try to cut off all access to American technology for the Chinese company. Huawei’s access to US components and technology, including Google’s music and other smartphone services, was cut off last year. Those penalties were tightened in May when the White House barred vendors worldwide from
August 17th, 2020 by George Harvey The good old days. Lakeview No. 1 gusher. About half of the estimated 9.4 million barrels of oil it produced were lost into the environment. Photo by an unknown author, 1910. Public Domain. After CleanTechnica posted the article, “The End Of Oil & Gas: A Different View,” a reader
Former first lady Michelle Obama has told the opening day of the Democratic National Convention that Donald Trump is the “wrong president” for the country. Dozens of people from across the party spoke at the conference’s first night, which was hosted by actress Eva Longoria, as it kicked off the formal US election run for
Tesla is using its connected cars to ask owners to help “relieve ‘stress on grid” during the heat wave in California by changing their charging habits if possible. In the past, Tesla has used the connectivity inside its vehicles to send warnings to owners in critical events or help them out with free Supercharging or
South Belridge Oil Field is the fourth-largest oil field in California and one of the most productive in the U.S. David McNew | Getty Images Oil prices climbed higher on Monday, lifted by China’s plans to ship in large volumes of U.S. crude in August and September, outweighing concerns over a slowdown in demand recovery
Former chancellor Sajid Javid has a new job with Wall Street giant JP Morgan. The bank revealed on Monday that Mr Javid – who quit as chancellor earlier this year – has been hired as a senior adviser. Mr Javid is still an MP but will take up a post as a member of the