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Plane daft! SNP wants to lower carbon emissions…whilst encouraging MORE international flights
Scotland must cut aviation emissions while improving the number of flight connections, according to a new SNP strategy which has been dismissed as ‘hot air’. Ministers yesterday released a new aviation vision statement which stressed the importance of the industry but said its environmental impact must be reduced. Airport leaders said they need to see
Kamala Harris wants to be America’s first Silicon Valley president. She has tech’s support
New York CNN — With Vice President Kamala Harris the front runner to receive the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, America’s most powerful industry is set to have a candidate on the ballot from its home turf. Top technology leaders are already showing their excitement for the Bay Area native, in the form of endorsements
Joe Biden Seeks to Shape Legacy After Abandoning Reelection Bid
President Joe Biden outlined plans for his final six months in office while addressing the nation on Wednesday in his first prime-time televised speech since announcing his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election. Biden had been under intensifying pressure to drop out of the race from members of his own party following a disastrous performance
Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations
Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations Getty Images Namibian Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada - but more than two years later it has yet to materialise. The 38-year-old, who lives in Namibia's capital, Windhoek, is desperate to get to Quebec to see
Labour could be forced to hike taxes by £25billion at the Autumn Budget, former Bank of England official warns – as Sir Keir Starmer admits public finances are ‘more severe’ than first feared
Labour could hike taxes by £25billion at the Autumn Budget, a former Bank of England official has warned as Sir Keir Starmer warned that public finances are ‘more severe’ than feared. Michael Saunders last night said Rachel Reeves’s imminent review of the nation’s fiscal inheritance could spark tax rises – largely on wealth and inheritance
Transcript: Biden’s speech explaining why he withdrew from the 2024 presidential race
Transcript: Biden’s speech explaining why he withdrew from the 2024 presidential race Transcript: Biden’s speech explaining why he withdrew from the 2024 presidential raceThe Associated PressWASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — Transcript of President Joe Biden’s address to the nation on July 24, 2024: My fellow Americans, I’m speaking to you tonight from behind the Resolute Desk
Mourners gather in Vietnam for leader’s funeral
Thousands of black-clad mourners including top Vietnamese officials gathered Thursday in Hanoi for the funeral of Communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong as two days of national mourning began. The 80-year-old, who died at a military hospital in the capital Hanoi last week “due to old age and serious illness”, was the most powerful leader
2024 Election Latest: Biden says democracy lies in the hands of voters during solemn address
President Joe Biden has made his first address since his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race 2024 Election Latest: Biden says democracy lies in the hands of voters during solemn addressBy The Associated PressThe Associated Press President Joe Biden made his first address since his decision to drop out of the 2024
JD Vance on Young Americans Struggling in Biden-Harris Economy: ‘They’re Worried About the Basics’
Americans are paying more for gas, groceries, and housing under the Biden-Harris administration — a factor Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance hopes will drive young voters to support former President Donald Trump in November. During a Wednesday interview with Vance on The Charlie Kirk Show, Charlie Kirk noted that 39-year-old Vance could allow Republicans to
Biden says time to pass torch to ‘younger voices’
US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to “younger voices.” “I revere this office. But I love my country more,” the 81-year-old said in an elegiac prime-time address to the nation