A man has pointed a loaded handgun in the face of Argentina’s vice president in what is being described as an attempted assassination. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was threatened outside her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday night. The trigger was pulled but no shots were fired – indicating the weapon jammed – before the
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The prime minister’s official jet was used for a “boozy jolly” by civil servants, according to a report. Sky News understands a number of officials joined the 91-minute journey over the UK – and that it took place with “usual catering for a flight”. The Sun newspaper claims that during the 700-mile trip – which
In this article NVDA Nvidia on Thursday said the U.S. government will allow it to continue developing its H100 artificial intelligence chip in China. It’s a win for the company after it warned Wednesday that new export restrictions could hamper its operations in the country. Nvidia said in an SEC filing Wednesday that the U.S.
Boris Johnson and his allies have launched a legal fightback against a Commons inquiry into claims he lied to parliament about partygate. The government has commissioned legal advice from a top QC, Lord Pannick, which the PM’s supporters claim undermines the legitimacy of the inquiry. Lord Pannick is a crossbench peer who has previously acted
3:41 PM ET After the New York Knicks temporarily walked away on talks Monday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers aggressively pursued and acquired three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz on Thursday, sources told ESPN. The Cavaliers are sending the Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, rookie wing Ochai Agbaji, guard Collin Sexton,
California has passed a series of climate bills setting a 2045 net-zero carbon goal, establishing carbon capture guidelines, banning new oil wells from residential areas, extending the timeline to keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant open for another five years, and more. The flurry of activity came at the end of the two-year legislative session, with
The exterior of Crypto.com Arena on January 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Fury | Getty Images It took seven months for the Matt Damon-endorsed Crypto.com to realize that it accidentally sent AU$10.5 million dollars (about $7.1 million at today’s exchange rate) to a woman in Australia, instead of the 100 Australian dollar refund
Former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean, former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa, and former Department of Defense Special Counsel Ryan Goodman join CNN’s Kate Bolduan to discuss the National Archives letter sent to former President Donald Trump’s legal team in May. The letter informed the team that hundreds of pages of classified material retrieved
Bob Dylan has added three new shows to his sell-out UK tour due to “popular demand”. The shows in Manchester, Oxford and Bournemouth will end the US folk and rock singer’s tour this year. Dylan, 81, will now play 12 dates in October and November 2022 as part of his Rough and Rowdy Ways Worldwide
The UK will enter recession before the end of this year, with growth expected to be weak into 2024. That is the latest forecast from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which said it expects the UK economy to record three consecutive quarters of contraction – the definition of a recession – this year. However,
In this article AMZN Amazon turned off solar energy systems at all of its U.S. facilities in 2021 after a rash of fires and explosions, including one at its Fresno warehouse in 2020. Fresno Fire Department On the afternoon of April 14, 2020, dozens of firefighters arrived at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno, California, as
A retired New York policeman has been jailed for assaulting one of the officers who tried to stop the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building. Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest term yet given in a case related to the riot. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after a
I’ve been to the Swat Valley before, it’s one of Pakistan’s most beautiful areas. Indeed, it’s known as the Switzerland of Pakistan, famous for its clear flowing river, magnificent mountains and delicious peaches and plums. Swat Valley as a tourist destination is jam-packed with hotels and restaurants – or rather, it was. Even as we
Donald Trump is “obviously thinking” about running for president again in 2024 as “he hates seeing what’s happening in the country”, his son-in-law has said. In a wide-ranging interview with Sky News’ Kay Burley, Jared Kushner also dismissed the importance of an FBI raid at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. Asked if Mr Trump was
The most tumultuous season in PGA Tour history is finally in the rearview mirror. A season that started in September with Max Homa winning the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California, a week before Team USA put a beatdown on Team Europe in the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits (doesn’t that seem like years ago?) ended
A cabinet minister and a top Number 10 aide serve at the heart of Boris Johnson’s government despite allegations of sexual misconduct, a Sky News investigation can reveal. Sky News has published testimony from two women who give detailed, first-hand accounts of what they claim happened to them when one was assaulted and the other
Arcade Fire are facing growing calls from fans to cancel shows or refund tickets for their upcoming UK tour dates following allegations of sexual misconduct against frontman Win Butler. The claims by three women and one gender-fluid person were published in an investigation by US music site Pitchfork at the weekend. The four were aged
Boris Johnson has given his support to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, promising £700m of government funding for the project. He confirmed the move during a speech from the site in one of his final acts as prime minister – and amid the rising cost of living crisis – saying he was
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Idle cranes line empty docks at the port of Constanta, Romania, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Oil prices will hold steady for the rest of the year with marginal declines in 2023, analysts estimated, with the exception of one who foresees “more bullish than bearish factors” for the market going forward. Andrei Pungovschi | Bloomberg