NIAMEY – Seven election workers were killed during Niger’s presidential vote on Sunday when their vehicle struck a landmine, a local official said, marring a day meant to usher in the country’s first democratic transition of power. The West African country regularly suffers attacks by Islamist militants and had stepped …
Read More »Electric busmaker Arrival schedules first UK road trial | Automotive industry
Electric buses built by Arrival, the UK-based manufacturer, will be tested on British roads for the first time later this year in a trial with the transport company First Group. The tests will begin in the autumn of this year, starting with four of the first production vehicles produced at …
Read More »Fortnite PSA: Don’t watch Party Royale’s Short Nite if you’re a streamer
Today is the last day in Epic’s Short Nite event for Fortnite players, one that involves the big screen in the Party Royale mode. If you were planning to watch the animated content before it disappears, Epic has one warning: skip it if you’re a game streamer unless you want …
Read More »Cairn hopeful of ‘swift solution’
Simultaneously, the government will also challenge the arbitration award. Cairn Energy said on Sunday that it had discussed multiple proposals with Indian government officials in recent days in an attempt to find a ‘swift solution’ to a long drawn-out tax dispute with the South Asian nation, Reuters reported. In December, …
Read More »Investigation into why flight UA328’s engine failed on Boeing 777
Federal investigators are looking into what caused an uncontained, catastrophic engine failure on a United Airlines flight bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, that left Denver a half-hour late on Saturday and proceeded to drop large chunks of debris on a northern suburb and park before landing safely back at Denver International …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Family Braces for ‘Harry and Meghan’ Interview | Voice of America
Britain’s royal family is bracing for a March 7 airing of an American television interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, widely referred to as Harry and Meghan, amid reports that the content is explosive and will make for uncomfortable viewing for the British monarch and senior royals. …
Read More »The complicated legacy of Rush Limbaugh – Orange County Register
I hate beets. I think they taste awful. There’s nothing you pro-beet people can say that will change my mind. That beets are versatile, a natural sweetener and nutritious, means nothing to me. For millions of you, Rush Limbaugh was like beets. You hated him. Even if you never listened …
Read More »Some pharmacy customer data impacted in vendor hack
BOSTON (AP) — Kroger Co. says personal data, including Social Security numbers of some of its pharmacy and clinic customers, may have been stolen in the hack of a third-party vendor’s file-transfer service. The Cincinnati-based grocery and pharmacy chain said in a statement Friday that it believes less than 1% …
Read More »Aussie medics: COVID jab ‘is working in UK’
Australian medics in the UK have revealed intensive care unit admissions have plummeted since the vaccine rollout. And cases among frontline staff who were first in line for jabs have dropped significantly, with those who have had the jab telling their friends and family back home to jump at …
Read More »'Rainbow Six Siege' keeps getting new content. Will it keep getting new players?
'Rainbow Six Siege' keeps getting new content. Will it keep getting new players? (Washington Post photo illustration; Ubisoft). By Hunter Cooke. Feb. Source link
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