This week will be remembered as one of the most significant in our nation’s history. Never before has a country lost a monarch and ushered in a new prime minister in such a short space of time. It was only on Tuesday that Queen Elizabeth II asked Liz Truss to form a government. By Thursday
King Charles has vowed to serve the people of the United Kingdom with “loyalty, respect, and love” during his first televised address to the nation. Offering words of comfort following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the King paid tribute to her “love, affection, guidance, understanding and example” in a speech from Buckingham
Sep 9, 2022 Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power succeeds or fails based on his ability to make split-second decisions. Like choosing a bag of popcorn over a speeding home run ball at a recent Toronto Blue Jays home game. He chose poorly. “It was kind of embarrassing I didn’t get it,” Power said. Power and
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was apparently not amused by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s loudness.
Streets are closed, huge queues regularly form at Downtown cinemas and people are also lining up to take selfies in front of a huge orange TIFF sign – the Toronto International Film Festival is back. After a couple of years of somewhat reduced service thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, this year’s event promises to be
Liz Truss has faced constant tests in the infancy of her premiership. Forty-eight hours after being appointed by the Queen, the PM had to lead a nation in paying tribute to her. Today the Commons chamber was a sea of black as MPs stood for a minute’s silence, and the prime minister was again tasked
A hiker who went to go and find help for his girlfriend after she became ill has been found dead near a trail in California. Tim Sgrignoli, 29, was hiking in the Gaviota Peak area, a 2,400ft summit in the Santa Ynez Mountains, when he disappeared on Sunday. Mr Sgrignoli, a doctor, had gone to
Tesla is planning to build a lithium refining factory in Texas – something CEO Elon Musk has previously referred to as a “license to print money.” In an application filed with the Texas Comptroller’s Office and obtained by Reuters where Tesla is seeking to obtain relief on local property taxes, the automaker describes a battery-grade
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. We made two trades: AMD, CVX Quick mentions: AAPL, QCOM, HUM 1. Two trades: AMD, CVX Stocks turned mixed Thursday after originally dropping during Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s morning
MPs have paid tribute to the Queen in the House of Commons, with Boris Johnson making his first appearance since stepping down as prime minister, asking the public to “think what we asked of her and think what she gave”. His successor, Liz Truss, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Speaker, Sir Lindsay
The King told Liz Truss the death of the Queen was a moment he had “been dreading”, as he held his first audience with the prime minister at Buckingham Palace. King Charles III shook Ms Truss’s hand as he welcomed her to the first of what will be their weekly meetings. Discussions between the monarch
During more than 70 years on the throne, the Queen met many of the most famous people on the planet. She rubbed shoulders with the biggest stars in Hollywood at film premieres and had state visits from the most powerful politicians in the world. From Frank Sinatra to Nelson Mandela and the Spice Girls to
Liz Truss’s cabinet is meeting in Downing Street to pay tribute to the Queen. A number of senior ministers, many of whom were only appointed this week, including Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and Education Secretary Kit Malthouse, have arrived for the gathering. A Number 10 spokesperson told Sky News: “The only item [on the agenda]
In this article TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter and manage multiple companies at the same time. James Glover II | Reuters Tesla has shaken up leadership at the Gigafactory, its sprawling battery plant outside of Reno, Nevada, and is setting new goals for the facility. Former Vice President of Gigafactory
The prime minister of New Zealand has told how she was woken at 5am by a police officer shining a torch into her bedroom to tell her the news of the Queen’s death. Jacinda Ardern’s anecdote, and subsequent heartfelt tribute to Her Majesty, is one of many from the heads of Commonwealth nations. New Zealand
Electrek will be on site at Micromobility America in the San Francisco Bay area next week, checking out all the latest and greatest updates in the big world of little vehicles. Micromobillity America is described as an “immersive two-day celebration of small electric vehicles and their power to radically reshape our cities.” From electric bikes
A sign for a hydrogen fuel pump at a train refueling station in Germany. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be used in a number of industries. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images A tax credit tucked into Inflation Reduction Act could turbocharge the nascent clean hydrogen industry and turn it into
A period of national mourning has officially begun across the country and will continue until the the day of the Queen’s state funeral, the government has said. The announcement comes as the UK grieves the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country’s longest-serving monarch. A period of royal mourning will be observed – by members
The American president has paid tribute to a “steadying presence, a source of comfort and pride for generations” in his fulsome and personal statement on the passing of the Queen. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era,” President Joe Biden wrote. He last met the Queen when she
NASA is reportedly considering a third attempt at launching its Artemis I Moon rocket on September 23, according to a senior official. The US space agency could launch the Artemis I SLS-Orion spacecraft on either September 23 or on September 27. The new dates were revealed days after NASA halted the launch of the rocket for the second