In the Ethiopian city of Adigrat, the general hospital may be the only thing that actually works in a community which now lacks all government-run services. The health facility’s front door is firmly open and the wards are full. In fact, there are far more patients than beds, and we watched the staff treat gunshot
In this article TSLA TWTR Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted early Friday morning that “I think there is a >0% chance Tesla could be the biggest company” and added, “probably within a few months” in replies to followers. Musk’s tweet offering guidance on timing for an anticipated increase in Tesla’s market cap has since been
Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond has re-entered frontline politics to become the leader of the new pro-independence Alba Party. The party was registered with the Electoral Commission in January by retired TV producer Laurie Flynn. Alba Party will stand candidates in the Scottish Parliament elections on 6 May. Mr Salmond said in a statement:
Britain’s third-biggest steel producer has asked ministers to approve an emergency bailout of as much as £170m as it teeters on the brink of collapse. Sky News has learnt that GFG Alliance, the conglomerate headed by Sanjeev Gupta, wrote to the government late this week to request the emergency funding with thousands of jobs hanging
At least five people have died after a series of tornadoes tore through Alabama. Officials believe that as many as eight twisters passed through the US state – leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The only confirmed deaths were from Calhoun County – but the extreme weather struck other areas in the region.
“One of the biggest questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any smarter than frogs in a pot? If you put a frog in a pot and slowly turn up the heat, it won’t jump out. Instead, it will enjoy the nice warm bath until it is cooked to death. We humans seem to
Demi Lovato admits the real reason she said, “yes” when her ex-fiance popped the question is she thought it meant her life would be completely stable — something she quickly realized was NOT the case. The singer opened up about her engagement to Max Ehrich, and how she rushed into what appeared to be a
News Lil Uzi Vert Joins Justin Bieber on New Song “There She Go”: Listen The track appears on Bieber’s deluxe edition of Justice By Madison Bloom March 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lil Uzi Vert (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images for TIDAL). Facebook Twitter Just a week after releasing his latest album Justice, Justin Bieber has
EU leaders have told AstraZeneca that it must “catch up” on vaccine deliveries in Europe before it is allowed to export jabs to other countries. Frustration is growing in Brussels over a massive shortfall in the number of jabs that EU countries are receiving – with the continent’s vaccination programme lagging behind the UK. At
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on “Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation” in Washington, March 25, 2021. U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce | Handout | via Reuters In what has become a regular
China has sanctioned individuals and organisations in the UK who it said “maliciously spread lies and disinformation” – days after the British government imposed sanctions on Chinese officials for alleged gross human rights violations in Xinjiang. Members of parliament including former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith and Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Tom Tugendhat,
Rishi Sunak is calling on Britain’s employers to end working from home and allow staff back in the office – or risk them voting with their feet and quitting. Looking beyond the pandemic, the chancellor says working in an office is crucial for young people to get to know colleagues and seek out mentors to
An American university has agreed to an $852m (£620m) settlement with more than 700 women who have accused its former gynaecologist of sexual abuse. This is believed to be a record-breaking amount for such a lawsuit – and when combined with an earlier settlement of a separate class action lawsuit, the University of Southern California
As a mother of six, Kris Jenner knew she was in for a large group of grandchildren. She already has 10 grandchildren, and the Keeping Up With The Kardashians matriarch says she’s ready for even more. Amid Khloe Kardashian’s plans to conceive another child with Tristan Thompson, Grandma Kris thinks it’s about time True Thompson
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Here’s more fallout from Disney’s release date changes moves on Tuesday: With the studio dropping their 20th Century Studios’ Ryan Reynolds action comedy Free Guy on Aug. 13, Universal is now moving their Amblin Tom Hanks sci-fi film Bios, which was on that weekend, to Aug. 20 instead. That leaves the calendar looking as follows: August 13Don’t Breathe