UK to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030, Boris Johnson announces
The UK government will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030, Boris Johnson has announced, as NATO's secretary general warned that the alliance must stand up to Vladimir Putin.
The dog days of summer are nearly here. Provide your furry friends some relief from the heat with this dog pool.
WhatsApp is bringing in a new screenshot-blocking feature that resembles SnapChat to tempt privacy-conscious users back to the service as parent company Meta struggles with shrinking sales.
NetflixSkye Borgman has quickly become streaming’s reigning queen of true crime, courtesy of last December’s Dead Asleep on Hulu and this July’s The Girl in the Picture on Netflix—the latter of which remains a top ten global hit for the service. Not content to rest on her laurels, the prolific non-fiction director returns on August 9 with I Just Killed My Dad, a three-part Netflix docuseries about abduction, coercion, domination and murder that shares chilling similarities with her most recent f
In a growing challenge to Russia's grip on occupied areas of southeastern Ukraine, guerrilla forces loyal to Kyiv are killing pro-Moscow officials, blowing up bridges and trains, and helping the Ukrainian military by identifying key targets. The spreading resistance has eroded Kremlin control of those areas and threatened its plans to hold referendums in various cities as a move toward annexation by Russia. “Our goal is to make life unbearable for the Russian occupiers and use any means to derail their plans,” said Andriy, a 32-year-old coordinator of the guerrilla movement in the southern Kherson region.
The changes will let users silently leave group chats and control who sees their online status.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 9, 2022) - First Hydrogen Corp. (TSXV: FHYD) (OTC Pink: FHYDF) (FSE: FIT) ("FIRST HYDROGEN" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the expansion of its Green Hydrogen production plans to the North American market. The initial focus will be on Canada with its enormous resources of renewable energy (hydropower, solar and wind) that can be used to produce green hydrogen yielding no carbon emissions. On July ...
Marvel Discovery Corp. (TSXV:MARV)(Frankfurt:O4T)(OTCQB:MARVF);("Marvel" or the "Company") is pleased to update shareholders on Marvel's equity holding Power One Resources Corp., on its listing application.
The foreign ministers of South Korea and China will hold talks on Tuesday as Seoul explores ways to reopen denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea and resume cultural exports to China. Park said he will propose joint action plans to strengthen the relationship, which marks its 30th anniversary this year, reinforce strategic communication and discuss the issues of denuclearising North Korea and stabilising global supply chains.
Shouting over the clanging of machinery, Gerd Roeders is reluctantly preparing for the temporary shutdown of his German aluminium foundry to survive Europe's growing gas crunch. Roeders is hoping that by moving the 200-year-old plant to three weeks of 24-hour shifts followed by a one-week shutdown, he can maintain output while cutting his gas bill, which has doubled since last year to 12.3 million euros ($12.6 million). The plan will save the cost of gas needed to fire up the ovens every morning, Roeders calculates, even if it means paying staff at family-owned G.A. Roeders more to work night shifts.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has been returned to power following elections in the South Pacific Island nation. Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported from the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby that Marape was nominated unopposed to lead the next coalition government when Parliament sat on Tuesday for the first time since the election. Parliament resumed despite only 104 of 118 seats being declared by Tuesday. Counting continues in the remainder.
Vista global fleet Global 7500 logo red grey VISTA ANNOUNCES RECORD SALES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022 AS MEMBERS INCREASE 43% Record sales across Vista’s core subscription offerings as client demand continues to grow for both VistaJet and XO memberships Member growth increases 43% across operating companies;Sales accelerate across core markets, with VistaJet’s subscription Program more than doubling in the U.S.;Successful closing of Air Hamburg and Jet Edge acquisitions, both being immediately acc
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This is a photo of the full moon and clouds at sunset. August 11’s Sturgeon full moon is the last supermoon of 2022 (the other three occurred on May 16, June 14, and July 13). This means that the emotional energy will be more intense than usual, due to the moon being perigee: Its close proximity to the earth makes us feel the lunar potency more as the moon appears bigger and brighter. When a full moon occurs, the sun and the moon are in direct opposition. The earth is positioned between the sun
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Voting was well underway on Tuesday in Kenya's unusual presidential election, where a longtime opposition leader who is backed by the outgoing president faces the brash deputy president who styles himself as the outsider and a “hustler.” The election is considered close, and East Africa’s economic hub could see a presidential runoff for the first time. Economic issues such as widespread corruption could be of greater importance than the ethnic tensions that have marked past
HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reliq Health Technologies Inc. (TSXV:RHT or OTC:RQHTF or WKN:A2AJTB) (“Reliq” or the “Company”), a rapidly growing global healthcare technology company that develops innovative Virtual Care solutions for the multi-billion dollar Healthcare market, today announced that it has signed new contracts with six clinics and two physician practices that provide care to patients in Idaho, New Mexico, California, Nevada and Texas. The contracts are expec
TEMECULA, Calif., Aug. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (“Group”), a part of the Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japan) group of companies, is pleased to announce that Ville Parpala has been named Regional Sales Manager for Scandinavia. Ville brings a strong European sales and business development background with an emphasis in international Marine and Industrial market segments. His background in Automation Technology and International Business
STORY: Ruto called on voters to vote carefully and said he was, 'confident that the people of Kenya will make the right choices.''Ruto and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga are leading in the race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is stepping down after serving since April 2013, due to constitutional term limits.Ruto has been President Uhuru Kenyatta's deputy for the past nine years, though the two men have fallen out.Ruto has sought to capitalise on growing anger among poor Kenyans and says he plans to create a fund to provide loans for small enterprises.Voters started to cast their ballots shortly after the official opening of the polls at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).There are 22.1 million registered voters. Provisional results will start streaming in on Tuesday night, but an official announcement will take days.
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With a national catastrophe looming, the Tory leadership candidates have adopted a muscular ‘anti-welfare’ stance, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
I enjoy sex with my wife and wouldn’t change my home life for anything, but I can’t stop thinking about all I’ve missed out on