As he gears up to retake the presidency of the United States this month, Donald Trump has spontaneously begun threatening to retake the Panama Canal, as well. Per the incoming president’s recent tantrums on social media, Panama is “ripping off” the US with “ridiculous” fees to use the interoceanic waterway and principal conduit for global … Read more
Swan Energy Limited announced on Thursday that it has rebranded the acquired company, formerly known as Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited (RNEL), to Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited. The name change officially took effect on January 02. Last year, Swan Energy Ltd acquired the Anil Ambani group company, Reliance Naval & Engineering (RNEL), with … Read more
Orion Pictures Horror and the Academy Awards are famously (and unfortunately) strange bedfellows. Which is strange on the face of it, because even a casual film lover can recognize the huge importance the horror genre has to the medium. So many of Hollywood’s most accomplished filmmakers got … Read more
Microsoft brought some movie magic to Game Pass subscribers with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and the company plans to add more games to the service soon. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick — offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Series S, Xbox … Read more
West Ham will seek reinforcements in forward areas over the next month, according to boss Julen Lopetegui. The Hammers have lost Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen to long-term injuries in recent weeks while Germany international Niclas Fullkrug has struggled with form and fitness since joining from Borussia Dortmund over the summer. The January window is … Read more
A driver ran down two New Zealand police officers on patrol in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country’s police chief said. The driver drove into the officers “at speed” before turning and ramming a police car. A 32-year-old man was arrested over the incident shortly … Read more
Stocks edged higher on Thursday to kick off the first trading day of the new year as Wall Street returned from holiday. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) put on 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) moved up roughly 0.5% after markets reopened from Wednesday’s closure. Markets are … Read more
If the idea of bird watching conjures up mental images of hiding in a bush for hours with a pair of binoculars, we can’t blame you if it doesn’t sound appealing. But wild birds are beautiful and fascinating, and now you can capture still and video images of them without leaving the house when you … Read more
The Scottish Premiership title race is seemingly already done but there is still plenty to play for when Rangers host Celtic this afternoon – and particularly for Gers boss Philippe Clement. The traditional New Year curtain raiser between the Old Firm giants is usually a key fixture in the battle for supremacy in Scotland but … Read more
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukraine halted the flow of Russian gas to several European countries on New Year’s Day, bringing an end to Moscow’s decades-long dominance over Europe’s energy markets. … Read more