'Another Arctic Victory' as Norwegian Oil Giant Abandons Offshore Leases

Norweigan oil company Statoil on Tuesday announced that, following in the footsteps of Royal Dutch Shell, it too would end its Arctic oil exploration program. Although their terms do not expire until 2020, the oil giant is abandoning 16 Statoil-operated leases, and its stake in 50 leases operated by ConocoPhillips, all in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea. … Continue reading "'Another Arctic Victory' as Norwegian Oil Giant Abandons Offshore Leases"

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Saudi Impunity Continues as UN Ditches Probe Into Yemen War Crimes

Caving to stiff opposition from Saudi Arabia, western countries on Wednesday abandoned their proposal for a United Nations inquiry into human rights violations committed during the six-month-old military assault on Yemen—which is led by the powerful Gulf monarchy and backed by the U.S. The Netherlands tossed out its draft resolution, which had gained backing from … Continue reading "Saudi Impunity Continues as UN Ditches Probe Into Yemen War Crimes"

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Watch Sarah Jessica Parker Make Her HBO Return in the First Divorce Trailer

There’s something about Sarah Jessica Parker’s voice that will forever remind us of Carrie Bradshaw, but it’s officially time to reimagine the actress as a new character: Frances. On Wednesday, the former Sex and the City star took to Instagram to share the first trailer for the new HBO comedy Divorce in which she portrays … Continue reading "Watch Sarah Jessica Parker Make Her HBO Return in the First Divorce Trailer"

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EHSRC – Lancia Delta Integrale Leading After First Leg of Historic Vltava Rallye

The day began dry with the cars heading out from the ceremonial start in the centre of Klatovy but the weather soon started to close in. The first special stage saw nine retirements including reigning champion Valter Jensen after the no4 BMW M3 had a gearbox problem. SS2 and SS3 saw two more retirements, including … Continue reading "EHSRC – Lancia Delta Integrale Leading After First Leg of Historic Vltava Rallye"

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F1 – 2019 Spanish Grand Prix Sunday Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)  2 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)   Q: Lewis Hamilton, you’re the winner. It didn’t look so good yesterday; it looked amazing today. Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, firstly I just have to put it down to this … Continue reading "F1 – 2019 Spanish Grand Prix Sunday Press Conference Transcript"

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F3 – Post Qualifying Press Conference

Thoughts from Armstrong, Fewtrell and Vips FIA Formula 3: Hello and welcome to today’s FIA Formula 3 press conference following qualifying here in Spielberg. Joining us we have our top three from qualifying. In third place Jüri Vips from Hitech Grand Prix, in second place Max Fewtrell from ART Grand Prix and in pole position … Continue reading "F3 – Post Qualifying Press Conference"

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