Twitter CEO and Co Founder, Jack Dorsey addresses students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), on November 12, 2018 in New Delhi, India. Amal KS | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Twitter on Thursday announced a number of new features that the company is experimenting with, including Super Follow subscriptions, which will let users
A lawyer for Britney Spears’ father has given his side of the story, speaking out for the first time since the release of a high-profile documentary questioning the star’s conservatorship. Attorney Vivian Thoreen said Jamie Spears had “saved Britney’s life” and that he loves and wants the best for his daughter. Mr Spears has controlled
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of damaging Scotland’s institution to “save her own skin”. In fierce exchanges during First Minister’s Questions, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, said the Scottish government was tainted, the standing of parliament diminished, and that a culture of secrets and cover-ups had grown on Ms Sturgeon‘s watch. Ms
Lady Gaga is understood to be offering a $500,000 reward for the safe return of two of her beloved pets after her dog walker was shot as he was looking after them. Ryan Fischer was attacked as he walked the star’s French bulldogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustav in West Hollywood on Wednesday evening. Two
Slightly messy blonde hair, furrowed brow – this face has been a familiar sight on the news over the last year. But look a little closer and you’ll see this isn’t Boris Johnson, but rather actor Sir Kenneth Branagh, seen for the first time in his role as the prime minister in the upcoming political
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to launch a new-generation compact rocket on its maiden orbital test flight, the space agency said. Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO has over the years realised five generation of launch vehicles – SLV-3, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, and GSLV-MkIII. It had taken up development of the mini rocket – Small
Allowing teachers to award grades to pupils this summer is “as good as compromise as we can come to” following the cancellation of formal exams, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister described this year’s system for awarding A-level and GCSE grades in England – as well as some vocational and technical qualifications – as
Until recently, Andra Day was best known as a singer and especially for her ubiquitous Grammy-nominated track, Rise Up. The song has appeared everywhere from a McDonald’s drinks promotion, which saw her lyrics printed on cups, to recent TV hit The Masked Singer in the UK – with eventual winner Joss Stone performing a cover,
Asda has warned that 3,000 workers in its stores are at risk of losing their jobs as the chain plans to ramp up investment in online sales. The UK’s third-largest supermarket chain said the shake-up was driven by the shift in demand towards grocery deliveries which charged forward for the sector as a whole at
Six people have been killed after an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island collapsed on nearly two dozen people working inside. One other worker is missing following the incident, officials said on Thursday. An estimated 22 people became trapped in the rubble when the mine in Central Sulawesi province’s Parigi Moutong district collapsed late
Systemic tax abuse, corruption, and money laundering slow down climate action, says the United Nations’ High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI Panel). The FACTI Panel, which includes former world leaders and central bank governors, business and civil society heads and academics, says bankers, lawyers, and accountants
The owner of Primark says it expects to lose £1.1bn in sales during the first half of its financial year through the coronavirus crisis-enforced closure of its stores. Associated British Foods, which has steadfastly refused to trade the discount fashion chain online, told investors that group sales and adjusted operating profits would be lower than
By Alex Grant, Principal, Jade Cove Partners, San Francisco, USA, & Paul Martin, Chemical Process Development Expert, Toronto, Canada Exxon first correctly identified combustion of their hydrocarbon products as the cause of future catastrophic climate change as early as 1977.¹ But for decades, Exxon successfully ensured that their investors and the world’s governments would not know what
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Initiative at the University of Utah has selected 17 projects to receive up to $46 million in funding for cutting-edge, domestic, and carbon-free geothermal projects with potential to supply power to homes in the United
Now that all the big carmakers are on board with electrification, what are they going to do about all that carbon entwined with the steel supply chain? And what about decarbonizing the rest of the automotive supply chain? So many questions! Somewhat ironically, the answer appears to be hydrogen — green hydrogen, that is. Recycled
The first big peer-reviewed real-world study of the Pfizer vaccine has confirmed it is very effective at preventing serious illness or death – even after one dose. In a potential landmark moment, results from a mass vaccination campaign in Israel showed the jab is roughly as effective in the real world as it was in
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