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Earthquakes and emissions undermine the idea of carbon storage in Texas
December 17, 2024
Rescuers search for cyclone survivors in devastated Mayotte
December 17, 2024
“Gilmore Girls” airs for a second season on Hulu
December 17, 2024
Jill Jacobson dies at 70
Jill Jacobson, a film and television actress known for her work on ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and the prime-time soap opera ‘Falcon Crest’, has died in Los Angeles. She
December 17, 2024
BAFTA Cymru appoints Lee Walters as chairman
Lee Walters will become chairman of BAFTA Cymru Wales, it was announced on Monday. Walters, who has been chief executive of Ffilm Cymru Wales since 2023, succeeds Angharad Mair, who
December 17, 2024
Owen Wilson joins Travis Scott during performance at Rolling Loud festival
Owen Wilson made a surprise appearance at the Rolling Loud music festival over the weekend, taking the stage with Travis Scott in Miami. The actor took to the stage before
December 17, 2024
Putin accuses West of pushing Russia to its ‘red lines’
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of pushing Russia to its ‘red lines’ and said Moscow had been forced to respond. In addition, Putin said Russia would lift all
December 17, 2024
Xi calls on Chinese party to ‘turn the knife inwards’ to root out corruption
China’s Communist Party must ‘turn inwards’ to eliminate discipline problems, including corruption, President Xi Jinping has said. Since coming to power more than a decade ago, Xi has cracked down
December 17, 2024
Georgia lawmakers elect Western critic as new president
Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president, preparing him to replace a pro-Western incumbent. The ruling Georgian Dream party’s decision to freeze the EU
December 16, 2024
Consulting firm McKinsey to pay $650 million to settle opioid charges in US
McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $650 million to settle allegations that it provided advice to Purdue Pharma on how to ‘turbo-accelerate’ sales of its addictive painkiller OxyContin, the
December 17, 2024
The companies say the regulatory conditions of Novo Holdings’ $16.5bn deal with Catalent have been met
All regulatory closing conditions related to Novo Holdings’ $16.5bn acquisition of US drugmaker Catalent the companies said on Saturday that the deal has been completed, adding that it is expected
December 17, 2024
Novo Nordisk to invest $1.2bn in new rare disease drug plant in Denmark
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will invest 8.5 billion crowns ($1.20 billion) in a new plant in Odense, Denmark, to produce drugs for rare diseases, it said on Monday.
December 17, 2024
Steelers star LB T.J. Watt was injured in the game against the Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker T.J. Watt injured his left ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, which ended in a 27-13 loss, and did not
December 17, 2024
England set a target of 658 for Hamilton’s victory
England hammered New Zealand with a score of 453 at the end of day three of the third Test match in Hamilton on Monday and now need to score 658
December 17, 2024
Afghanistan’s Rashid returns to the Test squad for the Zimbabwe series
Afghanistan’s leading wicket-taker Rashid Khan will return for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe starting later this month, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Monday. Rashid played the last
December 17, 2024
“Gilmore Girls” airs for a second season on Hulu
Gilmore Girls is now available on Hulu. The former WB/CW series about a mother and daughter living in an impossibly quaint small town in Connecticut has joined the Disney-owned streamer
December 17, 2024
The final episode of ‘Yellowstone’ premiered on Paramount Network
The final episode of the show Yellowstone premiered on Paramount Network. The episode is called ‘Life Is a Promise’ and the viewer rating on IMDb is 8.3 out of a
December 17, 2024
Netflix has released the debut teaser for a new animated series about Asterix and Obelix
Netflix has revealed the debut teaser of a new animated series about Asterix and Obelix, called Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight. The premiere is expected next year, but there
December 17, 2024
Earthquakes and emissions undermine the idea of carbon storage in Texas
Texas has seen growing interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oil fields, putting the state at the forefront of a government-subsidised climate change programme.
December 17, 2024
The smog of Sasolburg in South Africa illustrates the conflict between the economy and clean air
From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane’s daughter was born in Zamdele, a South African township near Sasol’s chimneys and gas flares, the Hlomphostar coal-to-liquid fuels plant, the baby had difficulty breathing.
December 17, 2024
Rescuers search for cyclone survivors in devastated Mayotte
Rescuers rushed on Monday to search for survivors and restore communications in the French overseas territory of Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands of people are feared dead as the
December 17, 2024
