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Gas companies’ threats to ditch Australia and move elsewhere if a new tax is imposed ring hollow, a former executive of fossil fuel giant BP says.

new video loaded: Keir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting ProcesstranscriptBacktranscriptKeir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting ProcessPrime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain told Parliament he was not informed that Peter Mandelson, his former ambassador to the United States, was initially rejected for the country’s top security clearance.I know many members across the House will find these facts to be incredible. [laughter] To that — to that, to that, I can only say they are right. It beggars belief that throughout the whole timeline of events, officials in the Foreign Office saw fit to withhold this information from the most…

TSMC CoWoS chips: Sample microchips packaged using CoWoS at TSMC’s offices in San Jose, California, shown to CNBC on February 20, 2026.CNBCTwo of the biggest names in chip manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and ASML, both reported strong earnings this week as demand for artificial intelligence chips remains sky high.But that didn’t seem to matter to Wall Street.TSMC reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profits Thursday, beating estimates and hitting a record. It was the fourth consecutive quarter of record profits for the world’s largest chip manufacturer.”AI-related demand continues to be extremely robust,” President and CEO of TSMC C.C. Wei…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Pennsylvania Democrat is apologizing for Facebook posts defending police officers during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and supporting gun rights as he runs for his party’s nomination in a key battleground race.Bob Brooks, a retired firefighter and former union leader, is seeking to unseat Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Penn., who was first elected in 2024 after beating Democratic incumbent Susan Wild by roughly 4,000 votes. Brooks has centered his campaign around appealing to blue-collar Americans without college degrees on a platform that includes advocating for vocational trades training and support…

Dad of alleged school shooter convicted of murder Criminal defense attorney Donna Rotunno, host of ‘Crime & Justice with Donna Rotunno,’ explains the circumstances that led to a Georgia father being held liable for his son allegedly committing a school shooting on ‘Fox & Friends.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A planned fight involving several young people that escalated into a shooting near a North Carolina middle school left two dead Monday and several others wounded, authorities said. Shots rang out just after 9:50 a.m. amid a planned fight between two juveniles in Leinbach Park, near Jefferson Middle…

By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted April 20, 2026 2:11 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some of the experts Ottawa has tasked with giving it direction on the upcoming online harms bill say the legislation should cover AI chatbots. Three of the experts on the 11-member panel say the bill should regulate AI chatbots, though opinion on the idea of age restrictions on access to social media is more varied.Those are two key issues the government is considering as it develops promised legislation to improve online safety. Get daily National news Get…

Defending champion John Korir has shattered the Boston Marathon course record, riding a tailwind to outrun the strongest field in race history and win in two hours, one minute, 52 seconds — the fifth-fastest marathon of all time.Sharon Lokedi joined her fellow Kenyan as a back-to-back champion, winning the women’s race in 2:18:51.A year after joining his brother Wesley, the 2012 champion, as the only relatives to win the race, John Korir broke away from the pack as it headed into Heartbreak Hill in Newton and opened a 40-second lead.He beat the previous course record of 2:03:02 set by Geoffrey…

Hong Kong fire survivors return to Wang Fuk Court five months after a blaze killed 168 people. Thousands of displaced residents sifting through charred remains searching for belongings found little intact.Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Gold fell to a one-week low on Monday as energy prices surged on renewed tensions in the Middle East between the US and Iran. Gold prices, however, recovered some of the losses and were trading above $4,800 per ounce. Silver on COMEX also dropped more than 2%. Fears of a breakdown in the delicate ceasefire between the US and Iran caused oil prices to jump over 5%. This surge followed the US seizure of an Iranian cargo ship and the continued near-complete halt of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.Meanwhile, copper prices fell as uncertainty over the ceasefire between the US and…

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