Terrorist attacks lead to fear which may result in job burnout
The incidence of terrorist attacks globally is rising in scope and severity. In their aftermaths, authorities are generally effective in addressing the needs of...
Tory strike rule proposals infuriate unions, UK
The Tories want to make it harder for public service employees to go on strike, a proposal that has infuriated unions across the country....
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fails on soft landing attempt
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, the firm that tried but failed to bring part of its Falcon 9 rocket down to a soft landing, said...
Cut energy prices, UK minister tells six companies
The big six energy companies have been told by UK Business, Energy and Enterprise Minister, Matthew Hancock, to cut prices given that the price...
Dying neutron star wobbles into space-time warp and vanishes
A pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star, a deep space spinning lighthouse, has disappeared from view because a space-time warp tilted its beams of...
Shell Canada to cut 5% to 10% of jobs at Albian Sands mining project
Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell plc says it will reduce its 3,000 workforce at its Albian Sands mining project in...
Pensioners risk running out of cash due to pension reforms, warns Age UK
A considerable number of pensioners could run out of cash by the age of 75. This would be the result of new pension reforms,...
Saturn’s location now pinpointed 50 times more precisely
Saturn’s and its moons’ locations can now be poinpointed about 50 times more precisely than measurements achieved by ground-based optical telescopes, thanks to pairing...
Aer Lingus turns down BA owner IAG’s revised takeover bid
The national flag carrier of Ireland, Aer Lingus Group plc, has rebuffed the revised acquisition offer by International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (IAG), the...
Driverless cars not trusted by half of Brits, says new survey
Nearly half of all Brits (48%) said they would be unwilling to travel as a passenger in a driverless car, i.e. an autonomous vehicle with...