A report out of China, citing recent data from the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, hands the crown to the country as having the world’s largest EV charging network. With over 2.2 million charging stations throughout the country, China’s EV infrastructure continues to expand at an impressive rate, while other countries, including the US,
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Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco posted a stunning 158% increase in third quarter net income to $30.4 billion dollars, as the world’s largest oil companies continue to benefit from the reopening
The European Super League can be seen as the major European clubs gaining even greater power within the game. But the need to stay competitive and the economic damage caused by the COVID pandemic, has left even the giants of Europe in a precarious financial position. Sky’s Business Correspondent Paul Kelso has been looking at
Jon Stewart and Dave Chappelle weighed in on President Trump’s attacks on the media and other public figures in an interview with Christiane Amanpour at the Royal Albert Hall.
A husband and wife team who set up an upmarket outdoor pizza-oven company nearly a decade ago are planning to sell a stake in the business in a deal that could propel them into the ranks of Britain’s wealthiest people. Sky News has learnt that Ooni, is based in Scotland, is in talks to hire
Little Mix have addressed the issue of “blackfishing” following social media criticism of former bandmate Jesy Nelson over her debut solo single and music video. The trio – Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards – have spoken out for the first time since Nelson released Boyz, and following reports that Pinnock had previously warned
A man brandishing a “long knife” while dressed as the Joker from Batman stabbed several passengers on a Tokyo commuter train before starting a fire in one of the carriages, local media reported. At least 17 people were injured in the attack, including three seriously, though not all the wounded had been stabbed. The incident
Riot’s Whinstone mine in Rockdale, Texas. Riot’s Whinstone Data Center ROCKDALE, Texas – In this rural Texas town of 5,600 people, two of the biggest names in bitcoin mining are battling it out for market share and cheap electricity. These rivals also happen to be next-door neighbors. Bitdeer – a firm spun off from Chinese
As the sun rose over the Amazon, so did we - to see for ourselves what’s at stake here, in the battle to save the most biodiverse sanctuary on the planet. Our pilot, Raphael Montenegro, pilots police helicopters. Every day he witnesses the increasing number of blemishes on nature’s masterpiece. While flying over the breathtaking canopy
A man and two women have died and another woman is fighting for her life after a group of paddleboarders got into difficulties on a river in Wales, police have confirmed. Emergency services first received reports of people in distress in the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest shortly after 9am on Saturday. A huge search and
COP26 President Alok Sharma has said he wants “more out of every country” and now is the time to deliver on limiting temperature rises to below 1.5C. Ahead of around 120 world leaders gathering at the event in Glasgow on Monday for a two-day summit, Mr Sharma urged them to do more to help the
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A crowded bar in Paris’ 6th Arrondissement as Parisians embrace the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions as cafes and restaurants across France re-open for the first time in over 6 months. Kiran Ridley | Getty Images News | Getty Images Euro zone inflation hit a new 13-year high in October, as the currency bloc battles surging
The killer of a young British backpacker has been named as Jesse Kempson who was convicted of murdering Grace Millane in Auckland, New Zealand. It has also been revealed for the first time that Mr Kempson raped another British tourist eight months before he murdered Ms Millane and has also been convicted of a series
The New York Times is reporting that former President Donald Trump’s campaign tried to make up a fundraising gap during the 2020 election cycle by signing up one-time online donors for repeat donations without their knowledge. #CNN #News
Thousands of under-15s will be offered the COVID-19 jab at school, with NHS teams visiting more than 800 schools. Health teams are set to visit schools across England in the next week, with pupils returning to school from half-term. Jabs will be offered to unvaccinated 12-15-year-olds and students will be able to get the coronavirus
A few weeks ago, right-wing media site NewsMax ran a piece centered around an out-of-context Elon Musk quote. “If we shift all transport to electric than electricity demand approximately doubles … this is going to create a lot of challenges with the grid,” NewsMax quoted Musk as saying, before going on to scare readers about
3:35 PM ET Glover Teixeira finally did it. At 42, the perennial light heavyweight contender defeated Jan Blachowicz by second round submission via rear naked choke in the main event of UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday. Teixeira became the 14th undisputed UFC champion in the division and the oldest first-time
Actor Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time since the accidental fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Western film Rust, calling it a “one in a trillion episode”. The actor and his wife, Hilaria, stopped to speak to reporters on a roadside in Manchester, Vermont, and while Baldwin said
More than 150 famous faces including Prince Charles, Ant and Dec, and Joanna Lumley gathered in London to honour those receiving Pride of Britain Awards. The winners, nominated by the public, are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Among those recognised this year was part-time firefighter Stephen Warton, 53, who saved a teenager’s life while