LONDON — With years of experience in the higher reaches of Britain’s civil service, including overseeing government ethics investigations, Sue Gray has been called the most powerful person Britons had never heard of. No one is saying that anymore. Ms. Gray will be the center of attention in British politics as she prepares to deliver […]
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SVITLODARSK, Ukraine — The Ukrainian soldiers watch and wait, nervously peering through a periscope from an icy trench at a forward observation post in eastern Ukraine. Western governments have sounded alarms that Russia is prepared to attack Ukraine at any time. The Biden administration is considering moving troops, warships and artillery into Eastern Europe and […]
Read MoreThe Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro might be two of the best phones Google has ever made. The Pro model specifically has a gorgeous 6.7-inch, 120Hz display, a not-too-extreme price of $899 (£849, AU$1,299) and, of course, the cameras. It’s always the cameras. The conspicuous camera bar on the back houses a trio of […]
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U.S. troops may be deployed to Eastern Europe The Pentagon announced yesterday that it had put 8,500 American troops on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe, as NATO and the U.S. braced for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. “It’s very clear the Russians have no intention right now of de-escalating,” John F. […]
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SEOUL — North Korea began the new year by convening a meeting for the ruling Workers’ Party during which very little was said about the United States. That ominous silence didn’t last long. Kim Jong-un, the country’s ruler, has launched six ballistic missiles in four weapons tests since Jan. 5, almost as many missiles in […]
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Everything old is Neo again. Warner Bros Welcome to the Matrix… again. The Matrix Resurrections steps back inside the iconic sci-fi series, two decades after Keanu Reeves and the Wachowskis blew our minds with an era-defining explosion of action, pioneering effects and brain-melting ideas. Original writer and director Lana Wachowski takes charge of this long-awaited […]
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Everything old is Neo again. Warner Bros Welcome to the Matrix… again. The Matrix Resurrections steps back inside the iconic sci-fi series, two decades after Keanu Reeves and the Wachowskis blew our minds with an era-defining explosion of action, pioneering effects and brain-melting ideas. Original writer and director Lana Wachowski takes charge of this long-awaited […]
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A handful of automakers have thrown their hat into the electromod ring and the latest is MINI, which has announced details about their Recharged project. Following the positive reaction to a classic MINI EV introduced at the 2018 New York Auto Show, a dedicated team from the company’s Oxford Plant set to work and developed […]
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“The particular form of QE benefits above all banks who have lots of assets – which are inflated by QE and people with assets generally [including] people in the property market, people who own companies, people in investment management like me,” says hedge fund manager Paul Marshall. “Owners of assets have all made out like […]
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Cheer for your Yellowjackets! Showtime A little show about teen cannibals is taking the internet by storm. Showtime’s Yellowjackets has amassed huge viewing figures over the course of its 10-episode first season and is hands down one of the best TV shows of 2021. It meshes Lost, Lord of the Flies, Pretty Little Liars and […]
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