South Korean carmaking giant Hyundai has unveiled $21bn (£16.3bn) of investment in the US just days before President Donald Trump is set to impose new tariffs on trading partners. The plan includes a new $5.8bn steel plant in the southern state of Louisiana. Hyundai also said it will expand its American vehicle production and invest […]
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday awarded damages totaling more than $660 million to the Texas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer, which had sued Greenpeace over its role in protests nearly a decade ago against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The verdict was a major blow to the environmental organization. Greenpeace had said that Energy Transfer’s claimed […]
Han Jong-Hee, the co-chief executive of Samsung Electronics and a nearly four-decade veteran of the South Korean consumer technology giant, died on Tuesday. Mr. Han, who was 63, suffered a sudden heart attack, according to a company spokeswoman. Mr. Han had shared chief executive duties with the head of Samsung’s semiconductor business since 2022, and […]
Zoe Conway Employment correspondent BBC Delivery driver Cian says it is his duty to speak out although he fears losing his job Pizza Hut workers are accusing a franchise of ”blatantly unlawful” behaviour alleging it has altered timesheets, docked wages and stopped payments per delivery. Glenshire Group which runs all 22 Pizza Hut delivery outlets […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Oropouche virus, spread by biting midges and some mosquitoes, is on the list The UK has a new watch list of 24 infectious diseases that could pose the greatest future threat to public health. Some are viruses with global pandemic potential – like Covid – while […]
Thomas Tuchel has lived life in the fast lane as one of the world’s elite coaches. He won the Champions League with Chelsea, spent two years in charge of superstars at Paris Saint-Germain and won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich — but if he is to add a World Cup trophy as England head coach […]
Lucy Hooker BBC Business reporter Dylan Caulkin Dylan Caulkin would like the government to provide more help for young people like him On Wednesday the chancellor will give an update on her plans for the economy. The government has promised to boost growth, which should mean higher pay, more jobs, and more spending on services […]
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in a landmark climate case brought by 21 young people against the federal government, ending its 10-year journey through the courts. But the case provided a blueprint for numerous other climate-related lawsuits that have had greater success. Juliana v. United States argued that the government […]
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case Monday involving Louisiana’s congressional redistricting after the 2020 Census. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Race and politics were front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices took up a voting rights case involving Louisiana’s congressional redistricting after […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — There was Viktor Hovland, moments after winning his first PGA Tour championship in 18 months, after storming back from three shots down with five to play to beat a top-10 player in the world for the Valspar Championship. If there was a moment to declare himself back, to say that every […]