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The ‘trillion pound’ oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
Britain has created an Energy Wealth Fund with £2bn in funding, marking its first sovereign wealth fund after decades. Treasury analysis suggests historical North Sea oil revenues could have grown to £1 trillion had they been invested systematically decades ago.
PHP: What is it and why did it spark a global cyber security scramble?
Serious vulnerabilities in PHP, a widely-used programming language powering millions of websites, were discovered using artificial intelligence, triggering a global cybersecurity alert and emergency patching efforts.
Gen X is drinking more as younger Americans cut back on alcohol, study finds
Generation X is the only age group increasing alcohol consumption, with heavy drinking rising from 5.6% in 2018 to 7.7% in 2024, while younger Americans significantly reduce their intake.
New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
A comprehensive NHS-style social care system for England could require decades to implement, according to economist Sir Andrew Dilnot, who warns the proposed reforms face significant obstacles.
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A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A 10-day truce began in Lebanon on Friday that could pause fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war. U.S....
Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait ‘open’
Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — There is an odd sense of isolation when you are covering Pope Leo XIV from inside the Vatican’s traveling press pool: Escorted from venue to venue with police motorcades that clear even the most congested of traffic jams, it’s a...
Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy – PBS
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Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy – PBS
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Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says
The UN refugee agency has warned of an ‘unmarked graveyard for thousands of desperate Rohingya refugees’ in South AsiaPublished On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026The United Nations refugee agency has revealed that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported dead or missing in...
Southern Lebanon’s only functioning hospital damaged by Israeli strikes
NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto reports from Tibnin Hospital – the only functioning hospital in southern Lebanon – which was struck multiple times by the Israeli army this week in a so-called “triple-tap” attack.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Click here to share...
Ukraine’s long-range strikes prompt new Russian threat against Europe
Ukraine has damaged or destroyed so much Russian oil and gas infrastructure in the past two weeks that it has prompted Russia to issue a warning to European countries and industries against funding its long-range drone production.The warning came after Ukraine reached...
Is the inflation scare over? Iran cease-fire leads to hope for more Fed interest-rate cuts.
U.S. inflation is going to get worse before it gets better, but price increases tied to the Iran war could start to evaporate during the summer and open the door for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Netflix was long ‘a builder not a buyer.’ Is that era over?
In this articleNFLXWBDFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTFor years, Netflix top brass would tell investors they were builders not buyers. Now, that sentiment toward growth may be changing. On Thursday Netflix reported its quarterly earnings. Typically,...
Canadiens’ Demidov, Flyers’ Michkov-Martone duo headline young stars to watch in the NHL playoffs
It looked like this would be the spring of the past two No. 1 draft picks, Matthew Schaefer and Macklin Celebrini, making the NHL playoffs at 18 and 19 years old. Then Schaefer's New York Islanders and Celebrini's San Jose Sharks fell short.There is plenty of youthful...
EU to ‘play its part’ to restore energy and trade flows from Middle East – politico.eu
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