China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might “take over” the moon as part of a military programme, saying it has always called for the building of a community of nations in outer space. China has stepped up the pace of its space programme in
Convicted sex offender R Kelly has been placed on suicide watch due to the “emotional distress” of his current situation as he begins a 30-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, according to US authorities. The disgraced R&B star has criticised the decision, accusing federal authorities of punishing him due to his “high-profile” status. Kelly, whose
7:12 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom struck out five of the six batters he faced and threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes in his first minor league rehab start for Class A St. Lucie on Sunday. The only hiccup for deGrom against the Jupiter Hammerheads in Port St.
A smartphone showing a variety of dating apps. Yu Chun | Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Swiping left to keep looking is easy. So is swiping right to like someone. But there’s only so much swiping some people can take, especially when they have nothing to show for it. So a growing number
The day before the shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen, a man believed to be the 22-year-old suspect arrested by Danish police uploaded several videos to YouTube. Three of these videos shared the same title of “I don’t care” and featured the man pointing a hunting rifle and a pistol towards his own head.
Firefighters are tackling a “major gas explosion” in Bedford which lead to a fire “engulfing” a block of 20 flats. Two people have been taken to hospital – one with serious injuries. Emergency services are warning people to stay indoors and keep their windows and doors closed. Pictures from the scene showed a three-storey block
Twelve people have been arrested after protesters used “rolling roadblocks” to bring parts of the M4 to a standstill during demonstrations over high fuel prices. Demonstrations took place on the motorway at the border between England and Wales, and on the M5. Groups of motorists took part in “slow-downs” where they occupied all three lanes
Jeff Bezos has clashed with US President Joe Biden’s administration on Twitter over the cost of petrol for American consumers. Mr Biden had tweeted this weekend that “this is a time of war and global peril” and that the companies running gas stations were acting out of greed. “Bring down the price you are charging
Boris Johnson was “aware of media reports… of inappropriate behaviour” by disgraced MP Chris Pincher and sought advice before appointing him to be his deputy chief whip, Downing Street has confirmed. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the prime minister’s official spokesman said Mr Johnson was “not aware of any specific allegations being looked at” and
7:08 PM ET Associated Press ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Tyler Reddick raced to his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, continuing the season-long trend of first-time winners on road courses. Each of the first three road course races this year has had a first-time winner, with Reddick breaking through at Road America after Ross Chastain
When we think of the term “electric vehicles”, we generally conjure up mental images of Teslas or other headline-grabbing electric cars. But a new German study from Deloitte shows that it’s actually electric bicycles that are leading the shift towards electric transportation. The study was conducted by Deloitte last month in Germany, where 1,008 respondents
Steam rises from the cooling towers of the coal-fired power plant at Duke Energy’s Crystal River Energy Complex in Crystal River, Florida, U.S., March 26, 2021. Dane Rhys | Reuters On Thursday, the Supreme Court changed the rules of the game in the race to limit global warming by constricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority
Police in Denmark say several people have been hit by gunshots at a shopping mall in Copenhagen. The shooting took place at the Field’s shopping centre, one of the largest in Scandinavia. “One person has been arrested in connection with the shootings,” Copenhagen police tweeted, adding: “We currently cannot reveal more about the person’s identity.”
Police have released bodycam footage showing the moment a black man was shot up to 60 times after he fled a traffic stop. Eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, were involved in the shooting of Jayland Walker, 25, last week after a pursuit by car and on foot. Police say they believed Walker was armed
Tesla announces its second quarter (Q2) 2022 production and delivery results today and confirmed just over 250,000 deliveries – its first down quarter in a long time. While most of the auto industry saw a significant decline in deliveries in 2020 due to the pandemic and subsequent chip shortage, Tesla managed to grow at an
A visitor (R) learns about huaneng’s high-temperature gas-cooled reactor model at the China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Exhibition 2021 in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Oct. 19, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nuclear power could be a dominant player in the next-generation clean energy landscape, but that will require concerted