There is “little evidence” that coronavirus is transmitted in schools, the education secretary has said. Gavin Williamson said the education and care of children is “a national priority” ahead of the planned return of pupils to schools in England in September. He said the government is continuing to do “everything in our power” to ensure
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SAN FRANCISCO — The shot elicited barely a whimper, a smattering of cheers and claps reminiscent of his college days at nearby Cal, but one that deserved the kind of delirium you come to expect in such moments on golf’s biggest stage. Collin Morikawa will have to settle for the shot seen — but not
Xpeng Motors latest electric car is called the P7. Xpeng Motors Chinese electric car start-up Xpeng Motors has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange, according to an official filing. While the company did not disclose how many Class A ordinary shares it would sell, Xpeng Motors said it
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested under the city’s new national security law on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces, one of his aides has said. “Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,” Mark Simon, a senior executive at Mr Lai’s media company Next Digital, tweeted
Police and protesters have clashed in the capital of Belarus and other cities after a contested presidential election. Authoritarian Alexander Lukashenko, who is seeking a sixth term in office, was on track to win the election on Sunday night, with the country’s elections commission saying partial results showed him with more than 90% in some
August 9th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Apple is making big changes to its supply chain and products by committing to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced on its website that it’s already carbon neutral for corporate emissions globally and that it wants to bring its entire carbon footprint to “net zero.” If
One of the attending police officers admitted there was nothing they could really do. As hundreds of people crowded on to a small beachfront park, he said the prospect of trying to issue fines to them all was unrealistic. For weeks now, a group called Saturate OC has been holding religious revivals and baptisms on
Subsidies for healthy food, plain packaging for unhealthy food, and more research into meat alternatives could help the UK’s obesity crisis, according to a new report. The report – Turning The Tables – by social policy think-tank Demos, found that too many people face “significant barriers to eating healthy diets”. It estimated that, before lockdown,
Garelli has just announced a new upgrade to the company’s electric moped line in the form of the Garelli Ciclone E4. Originally founded in 1919, Italian motorbike company Garelli was well-known for its scooters and light motorcycles. The company was forced to close up shop in 1987, but the brand was then bought and revived
An offshore drilling platform stands in shallow waters at the Manifa offshore oilfield, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Manifa, Saudi Arabia. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 50% fall in net income for the first half of its financial year, reflecting a devastating year for oil markets and
1:33 PM BST England head coach Eddie Jones has said form is the main factor when he selects his squad and he will continue to pick players from Saracens despite their relegation to the Championship. Saracens will drop into the second tier at the end of the Gallagher Premiership season after breaching salary cap regulations.
August 9th, 2020 by Tina Casey Coal power plants in the US have been retiring at an average clip of 10 gigawatts per year as the clean energy transition takes hold. That may sound impressive, but it’s not nearly quick enough, considering that climate change is already buffeting the Earth. The pace has to pick
Waymo engineer Paul Roales says he’s doubling down on local involvement in Silicon Valley’s Mountain View, where many large tech companies are headquartered. Paul Roales When Waymo engineer Paul Roales got word that he and employees from sister company Google would be working from home until the summer of 2021, his first reaction wasn’t to
A Lebanese government minister has quit following the devastating explosion in Beirut that killed more than 150 people, as protesters called for a sustained uprising to topple the country’s leaders. Information minister Manal Abdel-Samad said she was resigning “given the magnitude of the catastrophe” and “in response to the public will for change”. Another minister
Labour MP Dawn Butler has told Sky News she believes she was the victim of racial profiling after the car she was in was stopped by police. The former shadow equalities minister filmed the incident, which happened in the London borough of Hackney on Sunday afternoon. She said police officers stopped her “black male friend”
Simon Cowell is recovering from surgery after breaking his back while testing his new electric bicycle. The entertainment mogul had been at his home in California when he broke his back in a number of places, according to a representative. They added that Cowell was “doing fine” after the six-hour procedure and is still under