Oil pump jacks, also known as “nodding donkeys”, work in an oil field near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia on Wednesday March 11, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil jumped to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday after talks between OPEC and its oil-producing allies were indefinitely postponed and the group…

Porsche and Croatian electric performance car manufacturer Rimac have agreed to create a joint venture that incorporates Volkswagen’s high-performance Bugatti brand, officials announced Monday. The new joint venture — called Bugatti-Rimac — is expected to be established as a hypercar manufacturer (think high-end sport car or supercar but better performance and more exclusive) in the…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on the Coronavirus-Covid-19 pandemic during a virtual press conference at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2021 in London, England. Tolga Akmen – WPA Pool | Getty Images LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson detailed the final steps to relax UK lockdown rules on Monday, with a…

Family members hold vigil for missing victims of the Surfside condominium collapse on June 29, 2021 in Surfside, Florida, United States. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Three other victims of the partial collapse of a Surfside, Florida condominium were recovered, bringing the death toll to 27, officials said Monday. A search and…

Thousands of 2015 California forest fire victims who are eligible for payments under a $ 13.5 billion agreement with the state’s largest utility company learn that the amount they ultimately receive is at the whims of the Wall Street is subject to. So says the retired California appellate judge who oversees the trust fund set…

Japan’s vaccination efforts are gaining some momentum now after a slow start, and that’s good news for retailers, said EY’s Nobuko Kobayashi. “The vaccination, finally, is picking up steam in Japan. Government says that all who wants to be vaccinated can be by October, November,” Kobayashi, Asia-Pacific strategy execution leader at EY, told CNBC’s “Street…

NBA player LeBron James and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles, California. Chelsea Lauren | FilmMagic | Getty Images The longtime white advisor to Black NBA superstar LeBron James was caught on tape telling a white ESPN reporter, “I’m exhausted. Between Me Too and Black Lives Matter, I got nothing left,” a report…

In this handout image dated July 2, 2021, search and rescue workers are working on the site of a collapsed Florida condominium complex in Surfside, Miami, USA. MIAMI DADE FIRE DEPARTMENT | about REUTERS The demolition of the partially collapsed residential tower in Surfside, Florida will begin search operations on Sunday evening once the site…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rides an electric surfboard holding the American flag. July 4, 2021. Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram Make America Weird Again. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday posted a wacky American-flag waving, surfboard-riding video on Instagram to celebrate Independence Day. “Happy July 4th!” Zuckerberg wrote on the post of the video. It features him…

Pope Francis waves during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on October 14, 2020. Alberto Pizzoli | AFP | Getty Images Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Sunday for what the Vatican said was scheduled surgery for an abnormal narrowing of the large intestine of the 84-year-old Roman…