AstraZeneca has defended its use of coronavirus vaccine data after US authorities suggested some results from a large American-led trial may have been based on “outdated information”. The Anglo-Swedish company said the study showed the jab was 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 illness and 100% effective against severe disease and hospitalisation. The trial of
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The jury has been selected in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former US police officer accused of murdering George Floyd. Opening statements are due to begin in Minneapolis next week in a case described as one of the most important in the nation’s history. Fourteen jury members will hear the trial proceedings – 12
With more eyes turning to emergency preparedness, there are great options appearing in the clean energy sector. While gas generators can help to keep the lights on when the power goes out, sound, fumes, and fossil fuels aren’t favorable to many people. Enter the Bluetti EP500. Launching on Kickstarter, we got to take a hands-on
Nova Innovation An electric vehicle charging point which uses tidal energy has started operations, providing road users on an island north of mainland Scotland with a new, renewable option for running their cars. The facility is located on Yell, which is part of Shetland, an archipelago of roughly 100 islands. The charging point gets its
Home Office plans to make it much tougher for those who enter the UK illegally to claim asylum have been condemned as a “divisive policy”, which will “do nothing to stop illegal crossings”. Home Secretary Priti Patel said she would make “no apology” for ensuring those coming here illegally “will no longer have the same
The ViacomCBS logo is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite to celebrate the company’s merger, in New York, December 5, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Shares of ViacomCBS closed down 9% Tuesday, a day after the company said it would raise $3 billion from stock offerings. ViacomCBS said it will sell $2 billion in class B
2:31 PM ET Associated Press The Preakness will be run in front of a limited capacity of 10,000 fans at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 15. Organizers of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown announced the decision Tuesday. Churchill Downs has said it expects the Kentucky Derby to be run in
For the past five months the head of the Ethiopian government has adamantly denied the existence of Eritrean troops, together with their military hardware, in the northern region of Tigray. Today, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dropped the pretence, admitting in the country’s House of People’s Representatives there were Eritrean soldiers, “guarding the border against
A Banksy original offering an “image of hope” during the pandemic has sold for a record £16.8m, auction house Christie’s has said – with the proceeds going to health charities. The anonymous artist’s Game Changer work appeared at Southampton Hospital as a thank you to staff during the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis. While
Second home owners face a clampdown over a tax loophole that can save them money by claiming the properties are available for holiday lets. Currently 60,000 properties classed as holiday lets are liable for business tax rather than council tax, which in the vast majority of cases currently means paying nothing at all. The Treasury
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the “courage, discipline and patience of the nation” one year after he first announced a lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a Downing Street news conference, he said: “We suffered so many losses.” And he said we have at times been “fighting in the dark” against a
A group of students at a middle and high school in East Jordan, Michigan didn’t like that their school runs on fossil fuels. Instead of just being sad about it, they decided to take matters into their own hands. The plan: to raise funds for the installation of a 30 kW solar system and learn
President Joe Biden has called for an assault weapon ban and the closure of background check loopholes, after the seventh mass killing this year in the US left 10 dead. In an address to the nation following the bloodshed at a supermarket in Colorado, the president said simply: “We must act.” And he called on
People across the UK have observed a minute’s silence to remember victims of the pandemic on the anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown. The Queen has reflected on the “grief and loss felt by so many” as she led tributes, sending a message to the hospital where the Duke of Edinburgh had heart surgery. “As
Famed Portuguese motorcycle manufacturer Famel is returning to production. This time it is giving its best selling model the electric treatment, creating a beautiful new electric motorcycle known as the Famel E-FX. The new Famel E-FX is based on the original XF-17 dating from the 1970’s. The bike sported classic cafe racer lines that have
The number of people in payrolled employment has risen for a third consecutive month despite further lockdown misery for the economy, according to official figures. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed an increase of 68,000 last month. But the figures also laid bare the toll on people’s livelihoods during the COVID-19
With official US electricity generation in for last year, I have now created new charts for how US electricity generation has shifted by source from 2010 through 2020. The charts just cover the main sources (solar, wind, coal, natural gas, and nuclear). Based on reader feedback, I’ve created two charts for each source this time
11:54 AM ET The U.S. made an improbable run to the medal round at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. Tony Quinn When the United States U23 men’s national team kicked off in the Olympic qualifying tournament, it did so understanding that the only meaningful way to measure success would be simple: qualify. Anything short of
In this article TSLA AMZN Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images A U.S. federal agency is considering as evidence a former Tesla employee’s complaint about how the company managed and communicated about fire risks and defects in its solar installations, CNBC has learned from documents received through a Freedom of Information Act request.
A horrific year of nearly 150,000 COVID-related deaths is being marked with sombre ceremonies across the UK on the anniversary of Boris Johnson’s first lockdown. A year since his dramatic “stay at home” TV address to the nation, the prime minister claims the past year has been one of the most difficult in the country’s