August 2023 – Page 14 – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

Coach given ‘travesty of game’ penalty during children’s championship lacrosse game

Robert Melton31 August 2023

A championship lacrosse game in Whitby, Ont., earlier this month was marred by violence during the game and one of the Whitby team's coaches raising his middle finger to an...

Technology

Why dating apps Match, Bumble, Grindr may be planning to go ‘premium’

Jessica McCarthy31 August 2023

The companies behind popular dating apps like Tinder, Grindr, and Bumble are reportedly planning to offer premium tiers. Reports suggest that subscription costs of these plans may be as high...

Science

Unprecedented gamma-ray burst explained by long-lived jet

Jessica McCarthy31 August 2023

GRB 211211A’s location, circled in red, captured using three filters on Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3. Credit: NASA, ESA, Rastinejad et al. (2022) Last year, Northwestern University researchers reported new...

Money

Analysts react to blowout UBS earnings

Peter Sanders31 August 2023

Swiss authorities brokered the controversial emergency rescue of Credit Suisse by UBS for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.37 billion) over the course of a weekend in March.Fabrice Coffrini | AFP...

Sport

NFL 2023 season live on Sky Sports: Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers in action across opening three weeks | NFL News

Marjory Copeland31 August 2023

Sky Sports NFL announces its live fixtures for Weeks 1-3 of the 2023 season, with Aaron Rodgers' New York Jets, Joe Burrow's Cincinnati Bengals and Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs...

Sport

Sua Fa’alogo stuns Billy Slater, Paul Vautin with insane Melbourne Storm debut

Marjory Copeland31 August 2023

Melbourne Storm young gun Sua Fa'alogo has earned comparisons to Billy Slater and Reece Walsh after scoring a double in a stunning NRL debut performance.Fa'alogo took just minutes to cross...

Money Top Stories

Hunter Biden’s firm and Joe’s VP office exchanged more than 1,000 emails: Records show the wide access to White House channels president’s son had access to while doing deals overseas

Rebecca Stafford31 August 2023

New records reveal that then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s investment firm Rosemont Seneca exchanged over 1,000 emails during his time as the No. 2 most powerful politician...

Arrests in Uganda, Nigeria shine spotlight on grim state of LGBTQ rights across much of Africa

Robert Melton31 August 2023

Human rights groups are concerned about recent crackdowns targeting LGBTQ people in parts of Africa under laws that restrict their very existence.Police in Nigeria arrested more than 60 people in...

Science

New Study Reveals That Heavily Restricting Carbohydrate and Fat Consumption Could Be Shortening Your Life

Jessica McCarthy31 August 2023

A new study suggests that extreme dietary habits involving low carbohydrate intake in men and high carbohydrate intake in women are associated with higher risks of mortality. High-fat intake in...

Technology

VanMoof, Trendy E-Bike Brand, Bought Out of Bankruptcy by Scooter Maker

Jessica McCarthy31 August 2023

VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike maker that gained a zealous following but declared bankruptcy last month, has been acquired by Lavoie, an upscale electric scooter company, the firms announced on Thursday.Riders...

Month: August 2023

Coach given ‘travesty of game’ penalty during children’s championship lacrosse game

Why dating apps Match, Bumble, Grindr may be planning to go ‘premium’

Unprecedented gamma-ray burst explained by long-lived jet

Analysts react to blowout UBS earnings

NFL 2023 season live on Sky Sports: Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers in action across opening three weeks | NFL News

Sua Fa’alogo stuns Billy Slater, Paul Vautin with insane Melbourne Storm debut

Hunter Biden’s firm and Joe’s VP office exchanged more than 1,000 emails: Records show the wide access to White House channels president’s son had access to while doing deals overseas

Arrests in Uganda, Nigeria shine spotlight on grim state of LGBTQ rights across much of Africa

New Study Reveals That Heavily Restricting Carbohydrate and Fat Consumption Could Be Shortening Your Life

VanMoof, Trendy E-Bike Brand, Bought Out of Bankruptcy by Scooter Maker

Sheff Wed, Boro & Norwich in action | Eight EFL games LIVE on Sky Sports+

Netflix offices raided in Paris and Amsterdam over tax probe

Serco tracking devices on prison vans disabled after cyber attack

Paul Bernardo goes back before parole board later this month

Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen

Does More Schooling Reshape Your Brain? Surprising Findings From a Massive “Natural Experiment”

Sheff Wed, Boro & Norwich in action | Eight EFL games LIVE on Sky Sports+

Netflix offices raided in Paris and Amsterdam over tax probe

Serco tracking devices on prison vans disabled after cyber attack

Paul Bernardo goes back before parole board later this month

Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen

Does More Schooling Reshape Your Brain? Surprising Findings From a Massive “Natural Experiment”

Survey highlights ‘publish or perish’ culture as key factor in research irreproducibility

Conor McGregor accused of sexual assault at Dublin court hearing as alleged victim pursues civil case | WWE News

AstraZeneca shares fall as China probe intensifies

Benjamin Netanyahu fires Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant

NIH Trial Proves Safety of HIV+ to HIV+ Kidney Transplants

Competition regulator’s backing for Vodafone-Three merger is a fair call | Nils Pratley