17 April 2024, 01:31 BST Updated 1 hour ago image source, BBC Media Action image caption, A festive atmosphere in the capital, Honiara, with supporters dancing to music and blowing cymbals on election day. In the Solomon Islands, the night before the election is known as Devil's Night. Political candidates offer bribes, offering everything from…
In a high-profile effort to block unionization of their states' auto industries, the governors of six southern states warned their residents that joining the United Auto Workers would threaten jobs and “the values we live by.” The joint statement by Republican governors comes a day before a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted to join…
CNN — A huge fire ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's most famous landmarks, with its tower collapsing as workers and citizens scrambled to rescue paintings and historical artefacts from the blaze. “I can't describe how upset my colleagues and I are,” said Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of the Danish Chamber…
BROOKLYN, NY – Eight days after one of the greatest college basketball careers ever recorded, Caitlin Clark was selected by the Indiana Fever as the No. 1 pick in Monday's WNBA draft. Clarke is poised to not only help the Fever return to the postseason for the first time since 2016, but also to use…
By Sheona McCallum Technical Reporter 15 April 2024, 13:00 BST Updated 1 hour ago image source, Good pictures Tesla to lay off more than 10% of its global electric vehicle workforce In a memo first reported by news website Electrek, billionaire owner Elon Musk told employees he had nothing to hate, “but it had to…
Tim McManus, ESPN staff writerApril 15, 2024, 10:38 AM ET closer Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. Joined ESPN in 2016 covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7 PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles and Devonta Smith have agreed to a three-year extension that ties the wide receiver to the team through the 2028…
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc . ’s iPhone shipments fell a worse-than-expected 10% in the March quarter, reflecting flagging sales in China despite a broader smartphone sector recovery. Most Read from Bloomberg The company shipped 50.1 million iPhones in the first three months, according to market tracker ITC, just shy of the average analyst estimate of…
Dow Jones futures edged higher on Sunday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, as US officials urged Israel to show restraint after rebuffing Iran's drone and missile strikes. X Israel, the US and other allies shot down 99% of some 350 Iranian drones and missiles. An Israeli military base was slightly damaged…
CNN — Israel's three-member war cabinet is weighing the country's unprecedented response overnight Barrage of drone and missile strikes From Iran, it threatens to turn the crisis in the Middle East into an uncontrolled regional war. The War Cabinet is empowered to decide how to respond to the attack, one of its members – Defense…
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship with Alex Pereira at UFC 300 with a first-round TKO victory over Jamahal Hill to close the main event from Las Vegas. Once again Perera used his excellent striking and one-punch power to put one away. Hill kicks in the beltline. Referee Herb Dean went to check if he had been…
