The explosion in Beirut was felt more than 100 miles away and flattened buildings in a two-mile radius, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Our Middle East news editor Zein Ja’far lives in the area and his flat was badly damaged in the blast. Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de
South African President Jacob Zuma sings at the funeral of Nelson Mandela.
TikTok app logo on the App Store. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — TikTok owner ByteDance’s finance chief will step down to focus on his role as CEO of the short video app, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. Shou Zi Chew joined ByteDance as CFO from smartphone maker Xiaomi
9:24 PM ET Associated Press Knicks Go is the early 5-2 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic this weekend at Del Mar. The two-day world championships drew 169 horses from eight countries, including 46 foreign horses to the seaside track north of San Diego. Del Mar is hosting for the second time in
The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has spoken publicly for the first time since the fatal shooting. Dave Halls shouted “cold gun” to indicate the weapon was safe before handing the actor a firearm on the set of Western film ‘Rust’ in Santa Fe, New Mexico last
Ghislaine Maxwell was forced to crawl “on her hands and knees” while wearing leg shackles to get into a prison van and attend a pre-trial hearing, her lawyer has claimed. Bobbi Sterheim said Ms Maxwell was woken at 3.45am and arrived at the courthouse at 5.38am but was prevented from looking at her legal materials.
Wind turbine blades might look elegant, even ballet-like, as they glide through the air. But, much like ballet, achieving that simple grace requires complex, advanced engineering. NREL researchers build a 13-m thermoplastic blade at NREL’s CoMET facility. Photo from the National Wind Technology Center at the NREL Flatirons Campus. (Photo by Ryan Beach / NREL)
France has backed down on immediate threats to ban British vessels from French ports as the two nations continue to feud over post-Brexit licences to fish in UK waters. French President Emmanuel Macron had warned that Paris could block UK boats from landing their catches and impose physical checks on lorries travelling to and from
Rishi Sunak has denied he raised taxes in the autumn Budget so that he can cut them again ahead of the next general election in order to win more votes – but insisted he will aim to bring the tax burden down before then. The chancellor said the rises announced in his budget last month
2070. It’s the most distant net-zero target of any G20 nation, but, as one climate activist in Kolkata, India, told Sky News: “At least it’s a start, although I’ll be dead by then.” Coming into Glasgow’s COP26 climate summit, India hadn’t updated its previous carbon reduction commitments (or NDCs, Nationally Determined Contributions) pledged during the 2015
On the pavement outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC, a pro-life activist pours water on an “abortion is healthcare” statement written in white chalk, furiously trying to erase it using his shoe. Another man of similar persuasion carries a plastic doll representing a foetus, shouting “pro-life for all life”. Metres away, pro-choice campaigners huddle
Tesla has secured a lithium supply contract with Ganfeng Lithium Co, the world’s largest producer of battery-grade lithium. China’s Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd and its unit GFL International Co Ltd announced in a filing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange today that they signed a three-year supply agreement with Tesla. Ganfeng didn’t confirm the amount of
In this article XLE Energy led the markets for another month. The second-best S&P 500 performer, just behind consumer discretionary, rose 10% in October and added to a 52% gain for the year. Industry heavyweights Chevron and Exxon both reported better-than-expected profits on Friday morning thanks to surging oil prices. West Texas Intermediate crude also
On 22 May 2017, Salman Abedi killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. A public inquiry has found “more should have been done” by police and security. So what were the missed opportunities to stop the bomber? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter:
A first-of-its-kind treatment from GenSight Biologics partially restored a blind patient’s vision by combining gene therapy with specialized goggles. #CNN #News
The richest young celebrities in the UK and Ireland have been revealed in a new list. Compiled by Heat magazine, the list, now in its 11th year, “delves into the bank accounts of Britain’s youngest, richest stars to find out exactly where they make their money”. So who tops the chart for rich 30-and-under celebs
The rollout of smart motorways should be suspended amid safety concerns, MPs and campaigners have said. Government plans to remove the hard shoulder from all future smart motorways and use the lane for live traffic are “premature”, a report from Commons Transport Select Committee (TSC) has said. Demonstrators carried 38 cardboard coffins to the Houses
In this article MMAT Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen fencing in the “Metaverse” with an Olympic gold medal fencer during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta, in this screen grab taken from a video released October 28, 2021. Facebook | via Reuters Facebook co-founder Mark
Following world domination with the most successful music act of all time, Sir Paul McCartney went on to collaborate with everyone from Stevie Wonder to Rihanna throughout his career. Now, he is joining forces with perhaps a more unusual act – The Wombles. The project aims to encourage people to eat less meat for the
8:00 AM ET Thomas Tuchel has been a game-changer in more ways than one since he took charge of Chelsea, turning them into Champions League winners within four months and taking them to the top of the Premier League after 10 games of this season. The former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain coach has not