Farmers living in the Republic of the Congo say that they have been barred from accessing their land so that the French oil giant Total Energies and the Congolese government can use it for a high-profile carbon offsetting project to plant 40 million trees in the next decade. According to an investigation shared exclusively with
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8:41 PM ET New Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has found his playcallers, as the school is set to hire Philip Montgomery as offensive coordinator and Ron Roberts as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. Montgomery served as Tulsa’s head coach for the past eight seasons before being fired Nov. 27. He previously served as offensive
Prince Harry has said “they were happy to lie to protect my brother”, with Meghan saying she was “fed to the wolves” before she left the UK with her husband – in a trailer for the latest part of their Netflix docuseries published on Twitter. Meghan says “our security was being pulled” and “everyone in
The government’s top responsibility is to tackle inflation, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News as thousands of public sector workers go on strike. Mr Hunt said the strikes, which are taking place every day until the end of the year, are a “symptom of the fact that people are very worried that their pay
Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died after falling through an icy lake in Solihull, police have confirmed. A fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition after the incident at Babbs Mill Park on Sunday afternoon. A search is continuing after unconfirmed reports up to six children may have fallen in,
NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the Moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby. The incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures
Mick Lynch has accused the government of deliberately scuppering talks aimed at averting a series of rail strikes this month and next. The RMT General Secretary told Kay Burley that ministers have “no interest” in ending the industrial action and have “torpedoed” talks. #skynews #strike #rmt SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Republicans in Congress are split on why they didn’t do as well as many expected in the midterm elections, including in the crucial Senate election in Georgia. #cnn #News
Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle in honor of prolific solar energy scientist Mária Telkes, nicknamed “The Sun Queen.” Mária Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary on December 12, 1900, and she received a thorough education in the sciences, including a PhD from the University of Budapest in 1924. Later that
As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells at Panasonic’s Kusatsu plant in Japan. Combined with a Tesla Megapack storage battery, the hydrogen and solar can deliver enough electricity to power the site’s Ene-Farm fuel cell factory. Tim Hornyak As bullet trains
9:40 PM ET ESPN staff Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is currently chasing down career NHL goal No. 800. After starting the 2022-23 season at 780, he has scored 17 goals thus far. Ovi is third on the all-time NHL goals list, behind Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801). The next highest active player
An image of a woman holding a cell phone in front of a Huawei logo displayed on a computer screen. Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE 5G gearto protect national security, joining the rest of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network. Artur Widak | Nurphoto
Retired Sir Vice-Marshal Sean Bell takes a closer look at the West’s cap on Russian oil and the impact of winter on frontline troops in Ukraine. He says the cold weather conditions are making it “very difficult” for Putin’s troops to use precision weapons, highlighting the issue of trees losing their foliage and the problems
Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin and CNN’s Abby Phillip react to Republican Herschel Walker’s loss in the Georgia Senate runoff election, and midterm election results for the GOP. #CNN #News
Electric bike maker MATE is perhaps best known for its compact folding electric bikes. But much like the automotive world, this e-bike company has bigger aspirations. And in the case of the upcoming MATE SUV electric cargo bike, those are aspirations are pretty darn big. The MATE SUV e-bike is designed to haul so much
The European Central Bank has raised concerns over an idea to impose a cap on gas prices in Europe. Haussmann Visuals | Moment | Getty Images The European Central Bank is worried about the potential risks to financial markets from an EU-wide cap on natural gas prices. The bloc has been in intense discussions for
Troops are being trained to drive ambulances ahead of strikes as the government holds emergency COBRA meetings to limit disruption while 10 different industries go on strike this week. Over the weekend, government sources said a decision had not yet been made to put in a formal request to the Ministry of Defence but said
Four children are in critical condition after falling through the ice at a Solihull lake, police have said. A search and rescue operation is under way at Babbs Mill Park after the children fell into the water and suffered cardiac arrest on Sunday afternoon. Police did not confirm how many children were involved in the
Conservative MPs have called for lower taxes and a new Tory campaign group has been launched in a fresh double headache for Rishi Sunak. On Sunday morning, a letter from 40 Tory MPs was sent to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt saying taxes are too high and offering suggestions of how to lower them by £7bn. At
The man accused of making the bomb that blew up the Pan Am 103 flight over Lockerbie in 1988 is now in US custody. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al-Marimi is said to be the “third conspirator” behind the attack. The US Justice Department has confirmed Mas’ud is in custody and said he will make