Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is renowned for its rock-cut architecture, with the Treasury, or Al-Khazneh, being one of its most iconic structures. This newly discovered tomb adds another layer to the city’s already rich historical narrative. Archaeologists discovered several artefacts inside the tomb, including pottery, jewellery, and a ceramic chalice. These items helped
NASA and NOAA have confirmed that the Sun has entered its solar maximum phase, the most active part of its 11-year cycle. During this period, the Sun becomes more volatile, and an increase in solar storms and activity can have various effects on Earth and space. Solar maximum marks a peak in sunspot numbers, leading
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon Web Services CEO, Matt Garman speaks during CNBC Power Lunch on July 1, 2024. CNBC Amazon‘s cloud boss on Thursday gave employees a frank message about the company’s recently announced five-day in-office mandate. Staffers who don’t agree with Amazon’s new policy can leave, Amazon
In this article INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on semiconductors titled Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation, in Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Intel is
Harry Styles has paid tribute to his former bandmate Liam Payne saying his energy was “infectious” and the time spent together would be “among the most cherished years of my life”. The Watermelon Sugar popstar said in a post on Instagram on Thursday evening he was “truly devastated” by the death of Payne, with whom
The National Gallery has banned liquids – except baby formula, expressed milk and prescription medicines – after attacks by activists on its artworks, including Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers. The new measure comes into force today. The London museum also urged visitors to bring “minimal items” to the premises, and “no large bags”. “Unfortunately, we have
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a gun battle by Israeli troops seemingly unaware they had caught one of the country’s biggest foes. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the 7 October attack just over a year ago, had been “eliminated” in southern Gaza on Wednesday. Warning: This story
For Kemi Badenoch, less is more. Before the Tory leadership TV showdown with rival Robert Jenrick, she’d declared: “I’m running a grassroots campaign, not a TV campaign or a media campaign.” She was the frontrunner, after all, and according to conventional wisdom, had the most to lose from round-the-clock media interviews – which Mr Jenrick
Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Germany on Friday for talks with Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron on the situation in the Middle East. The leaders of the UK, the US, Germany and France will discuss the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza, where the UN has warned essential supplies for survival are
Prabhakar Raghavan, senior vice president at Google, speaks during the US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Julia Nikhinson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is replacing Prabhakar Raghavan, the company’s search and ads boss, with longtime Google executive Nick Fox. The move was announced by Alphabet
A collection of bondholders in Thames Water are mobilising to protect their interests amid an intensifying battle to avert the company’s nationalisation. Sky News has learnt that Class B bondholders were notified on Thursday they would no longer be part of the same group as the Class A noteholders represented by Jefferies, the investment bank,
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions On Jan. 1, 2019, two icons were set to meet at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Yes, Georgia and Texas would face off, but that wasn’t the
Global economies face a period of lacklustre growth and pressure from rising debt piles, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. In an assessment that may chime with Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she ponders her first budget, managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned that growth will not deliver the tax revenues required to
A close friend of Liam Payne has told Sky News that “nothing seemed out of the ordinary” in messages he sent to her just hours before his death on Wednesday. Jodie Richards, who taught the former One Direction star at her performing arts company, Pink Productions in Wolverhampton, said she thought the news that he’d
The owner of Wagamama has begun exploring a £300m refinancing as it seeks to reduce its borrowing costs by locking in lower interest rates. Sky News has learnt that The Restaurant Group (TRG), which delisted from the London Stock Exchange last year after being bought by Apollo Global Management, is in talks with banks about
Kemi Badenoch will have to rebuild the Tory party if she becomes leader and will need to “pivot” by talking to those who are not “diehard Tories”, Conservative peer Ruth Davidson has said. Baroness Davidson told Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast Ms Badenoch, who is in the final two of the Conservative leadership
Kemi Badenoch has hit back at a Tory MP’s suggestion that she can’t lead the party because she is too “preoccupied” with her children, saying “men have parental responsibilities too”. Sir Christopher Chope, the Conservative MP for Christchurch, said earlier on Tuesday that he was supporting Robert Jenrick in the leadership race because he brought
The Israeli military says it is “checking the possibility” it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar has led Hamas within Gaza since 2017, having joined its ranks in the early 1980s. He is believed to be the mastermind of the 7 October attacks. The 62-year-old took over full leadership of Hamas after the killing
The case of two brothers who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989 has been thrust back into the spotlight thanks to a Netflix drama telling their story. Lyle Menendez, 56, and his 53-year-old brother Erik are serving life in prison without parole for the shotgun murders of their
It was a gamble for Kamala Harris to agree to this interview – Fox News is the place where no Democrat likes to go. But in an election so unbelievably close, and with less than three weeks to go, she knew it was a gamble she needed to take. She needs to reach a new