‘Significant risk’ of winter gas shortage threatens UK power supply, says Ofgem
Read More The UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has warned there is a “significant risk” of gas shortages this winter, which could also hit electricity supplies. Ofgem’s head of wholesale market management, Grendon Thompson, said a gas supply emergency could impose “load shedding” on the largest consumers, forcing gas-fired power stations to close. Rules governing the […]
Biden: Puerto Rico Hasn’t ‘Been Taken Very Good Care Of’
President Joe Biden on Monday will survey damage from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, where tens of thousands of people are still without power two weeks after the storm hit.
Bollette luce e gas, dalle rate al confronto di più offerte: ecco come risparmiare. E cosa si rischia se non si paga
Read More Bollette della luce in aumento del 59% per l’ultimo trimestre dell’anno, mentre riscaldare casa durante l’inverno potrebbe costare tre volte tanto rispetto ai livelli pre-Covid. Gli italiani sono alle prese con i salassi dell’energia, nonostante i 66 miliardi distribuiti negli otto decreti di aiuti del governo Draghi: ecco alcune risposte concrete ai loro […]
World Factory Activity Weakens on Global Slowdown, Cost Pressures
Read More LONDON/TOKYO—Global factory output mostly weakened in September as slowing demand added to the pain from persistent cost pressures and tighter monetary policy, surveys showed on Monday, diminishing economic recovery prospects. The data clouds the outlook for a sustained recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and could add to concerns of a global slowdown as […]
The music mastery behind ‘The Woman King’
Read More Imagine for a minute the spectacle that is Amabutho, the Zulu warriors that you have most likely seen a lot more of in the media recently with the passing of King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu and the coronation of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Think of them doing indlamu, the war dance, the chanting and stomping of […]
Sars hits state pensioners with large income tax bills
Read More An estimated 40 000 beneficiaries of the Government Employment Pensions Fund (GEPF) received sharply reduced income for October due to tax deductions as high as 60% in some cases. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) insists that it explained the tax deduction to the GEPF, but the latter says the communication “could have […]
Guardian and Observer photographer Eamonn McCabe dies aged 74
Read More Eamonn McCabe, one of the most celebrated and admired newspaper photographers and picture editors of his generation, has died aged 74. McCabe was a multi-award-winning sports photographer at the Observer from 1976 and later became a trailblazing picture editor of the Guardian at a key moment in its history. His third act was […]
MoD apologises over ‘unacceptable’ standard of army homes
Read More The Ministry of Defence has been forced to apologise after army families were left enduring the “unacceptable” standards of housing contractors given management deals worth ?650m six months ago. The contracts had been lauded by the defence minister Leo Docherty in April but a letter was sent to families last week admitting to […]
Housing Market ‘Dead’ From High Prices
Home sales declined dramatically over the last year due to high prices and interest rates, Axios reports, leading to a real estate market that’s “dead” at the moment.
Supreme Court Rejects Platinum Partner Executives’ Appeal of Fraud Convictions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by two former Platinum Partners executives of their conviction on charges that they defrauded bondholders of one of the defunct hedge fund’s portfolio companies as they seek a new trial.
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