Jacinda Ardern has won a second term in office after her rival conceded in New Zealand’s general election. Initial tallies showed Ms Ardern’s Labour Party was ahead after her campaign was dominated by her successful handling of the coronavirus crisis. The 40-year-old leader went head to head with Judith Collins of the National Party in
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Huge numbers of votes have already been cast in the US election as Donald Trump and Joe Biden strive to win over those as yet undecided. More than 22 million Americans have already cast ballots, a record-breaking number by this stage, driven by the enthusiasm of Democrat supporters and the impact of the pandemic. The
6:39 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If Clint Bowyer could have scripted his sendoff, it most certainly would have been a proper blowout for NASCAR’s best partier. Bowyer would have had fans and friends and celebrated every week all along the NASCAR circuit if he’d had his way. He certainly would not have
Tesla is pushing a new software update that is increasing the range of its existing Model Y vehicles after updating the range of new vehicles in its lineup. As we reported earlier today, Tesla has improved the range of almost all of the new vehicles in its lineup thanks to new efficiency improvements. Now, Tesla
Like many large businesses, dairy company Arla Foods has grand plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and the firm aims to be carbon net zero by 2050. Around 85% of Arla’s total emissions come from the co-operative of 10,000 farms it has across Europe, a combination of the methane and nitrous oxide from the
October 16th, 2020 by Guest Contributor 28 clean energy startups selected to receive $150,000 each for their concepts The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program is pleased to announce that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC) — 28 companies out of 212 were
Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning foreign influence in use of social media platforms, on Capitol Hill, September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Twitter on Friday reversed its controversial editorial decision to block users from sharing a New York Post story that
Amazon employees are told they can get health care on call Amazon Care, the company’s online medical clinic for its own employees, is trying to hire half a dozen people in business development roles to “build and grow relationships with commercial and public sector enterprises.” Most of the roles were posted in the past month.
11:18 AM ET The soccer deities are being kind to us this weekend, as the international break ends and club soccer returns across the globe with a buffet of brilliant matches. So many, in fact, that our viewing plans might benefit from a little structure. From the Premier League to MLS, from Serie A to
The mayor of Liverpool has urged people to follow the city’s strict coronavirus lockdown rules as he revealed his brother has caught the illness. Joe Anderson said on Twitter on Friday evening: “10 mins ago my sister-in-law a Nursing Sister has told me my eldest brother her husband has got COVID-19 he is in the
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Rishi Sunak that “now is not yet the time to balance the books”. In an interview with Sky News, Kristalina Georgieva said the UK must stand ready to spend more to support businesses and households through the second surge of the pandemic. Her comments come
New coronavirus restrictions have come into force in England with roughly half the population facing further curbs on their social lives. Vast swathes of the north, London and parts of the south east are now subject to tougher COVID-19 rules. At 6pm on Friday a ban on visiting Wales from areas of high infection came
The teacher killed in a suburb of Paris in an Islamist terror attack has been named as Samuel Paty, Sky News has confirmed. Mr Paty, 47, was “assassinated”, France’s president has said. The history teacher, who is said to have discussed images of the Prophet Muhammad with his pupils, was beheaded, it has been reported.
2:15 AM BST ESPN staff The world champion Springboks have officially withdrawn from the Rugby Championship, leaving just Australia, New Zealand and Argentina to challenge for the 2020 title. SANZAAR, the tournament organisers, announced on Friday that South Africa would not travel to Australia due to several factors including South African government travel restrictions, player
It’s not been a good year for cinema. 2020 box office sales are forecast to be the lowest in in nearly 30 years, with almost £1bn wiped from ticket returns due to coronavirus. With lockdown, followed by strict social distancing restrictions, it’s no surprise that UK cinema admissions are set to reach their lowest point
October 16th, 2020 by U.S. Energy Information Administration In 2019, wind-powered generation contributed 84.4 thousand gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in Texas, an 11% increase from the 75.7 thousand GWh generated in 2018. Substantial growth in wind capacity in the state was the primary reason for this increase. Texas wind capacity rose almost 17% in 2019,