According to data from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the price of November futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands rose to $1,936 per 1,000 cubic meters, as of 8:28am GMT. The price of gas on the European market has nearly tripled since the beginning of September, when October futures …
Read More »‘No one is above the law,’ Met Police warns Prince Andrew, as force reexamines sexual assault allegations
Dick’s comments were in response to the filing of a lawsuit in a US court by Virginia Giuffre, accusing Prince Andrew of sexual assault, battery and inflicting emotional distress on her when she was 17. Speaking to UK radio station LBC, Dick stated that “as a result of what’s going …
Read More »Rising above the rest: Mariya Lasitskene wins high jump gold for ROC in Tokyo as emotional star breaks down in tears of joy
Lasitskene went over at a height of 2.04m to edge out Australian rival Nicola McDermott, who managed 2.02m, and Ukrainian teenager Yaroslava Mahuchikh, whose best effort was 2.00m. The gold for Lasitskene cemented her dominance as the best female competitor in her sport in recent years, and meant she added a …
Read More »Jeff Bezos’ wealth soars above $211 BILLION after Pentagon calls off Microsoft contract
Amazon shares jumped 4.7% on the announcement, prompting Bezos’ net worth to soar $8.4 billion on Tuesday alone. Bezos, who officially stepped down as Amazon’s CEO earlier this week but kept his 10.3% stake in the company, is now worth $211 billion – a record high since the Bloomberg index …
Read More »‘People above profit’: Thousands take to streets in Brazil, angry with President Bolsonaro in new wave of major protests (VIDEO)
Demonstrations were organized in over 300 locations across Brazil and abroad, local media reported on Saturday. In Sao Paulo, one of the most populous cities in the world, demonstrators flooded the streets, as seen in footage from RT’s video agency Ruptly. They carried huge banners reading ‘People above profit’ and …
Read More »Skies above Kabul turn red as gas station catches fire outside Afghan capital (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The affected gas station was located in the Qala-e-Murad Bek area along the highway that connects Kabul with the country’s northern provinces, the Interior Ministry said. The blaze couldn’t be contained in time and spread onto a line of fuel trucks waiting to enter Kabul. The vehicles were being engulfed …
Read More »New day, new all-time high: Bitcoin beats its own records again, rising above $64,000
The price of bitcoin rose more than 6% on Wednesday to reach $64,829, a new record high. The new milestone comes less than 24 hours after it broke past $63,000. The cryptocurrency has more than doubled its value since the beginning of the year, and has already hit $1.2 trillion …
Read More »NFT crypto art commerce: Fad, natural evolution, burgeoning bubble or all of the above?
Purchases of NFTs are fueling an online art boom unique in human history, with individual virtual pieces selling for more than $60 million at major international auctions. The abbreviation refers to Non-Fungible Tokens, and their use allows any digital creation to be marked as unique and original – lending immediate …
Read More »Britain is punching above its weight and living in the past as it announces plans to build nuclear warheads and take on China
Boris Johnson has confirmed Britain’s intentions to tilt towards the Indo-Pacific with a primary focus on China in the UK’s latest security and foreign policy review. Although the comprehensive document and its tone were not specifically anti-Beijing and acknowledged that Britain’s trading relationship with China was important, it branded the …
Read More »Yet again, Novak Djokovic rises above the slings and arrows to prove his class on court
For a ninth time, Djokovic was the man to lift the silver Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aloft at the end of two weeks at Melbourne Park. The 33-year-old has called the tournament his ‘second home’, such has his success been down the years – and this time it was Daniil …
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