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Offshore drilling major Valaris became the latest victim of the crisis this week as it filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., proposing a swap of some $6.5 billion in debt that will see creditors become its owners. But it is just the latest headache for offshore drillers. There is more than $20 billion in offshore drillers' debt still out there—and there are not many new drilling contracts. This considerable debt pile is bad news. Expectations that offshore drilling orders will not begin to return until 2021 is even worse news. Читать дальше...

The National Farmers' Federation voices its support for the economy-wide goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Warfare History Network

History, Europe

Serving in the army during World War I gave Hitler a self-confidence he never had before.

In the months before the outbreak of World War I, 25-year-old Adolf Hitler was living the starving artist’s life in the Bavarian city of Munich, selling his paintings door-to-door and in the city’s numerous beer halls. Hitler had fled to Munich from Vienna in 1913 to avoid being drafted into the Austrian Army, which he felt allowed too many mixed bloods and different cultures into the ranks.

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa wants to bolster his options up front this summer.

Wolves are bracing themselves for bids from Liverpool and Manchester City for Adama Traore.

Manchester United could walk away from negotiations over Jadon Sancho with the view to returning to talks with Borussia Dortmund over the £108million-rated winger in 12 months' time.

Duluth-based system has an idea to prevent U.S. from being caught flat-footed again.

Dozens upon dozens of movies will be exiting Amazon Prime at the end of the month. Here are ten great ones to watch before they disappear.

Miami can sweep the series Monday.

Grant Hackett was hanging by a thread before a covert visit from his family - and an audience with a motorsport legend - changed the course of Olympic history.

This is remarkable. Sleepy Joe gave the same speech in 2020 as he did in 2008. This is just uncanny. Via Power Tie: This is unbelievable. Same exact speech. pic.twitter.com/doY5R6QqKA — Power Tie (@realPowerTie) August 22, 2020 No wonder he was comfortable. No wonder why Joe looked comfortable with his speech Thursday he’s been giving…

"It means a lot to me. It does relieve a lot of financial issues," scholarship recipient Nathmael Apate said.

The 40-year-old Russian takes over the WBC mandatory position from Whyte.

Fire crews made slow progress Saturday battling some of the largest wildfires in California history — thanks to improved weather conditions and additional resources coming from others states.

ROSE McGowan has lashed out at her former Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano calling her a “f***ing fraud” during a Twitter spat that quickly turned ugly. Milano had voiced her support for Joe Biden after McGowan unleashed a tirade against the Democrats, calling them “motherf***ers.’ “What have the Democrats done to solve ANYTHING?,” McGowan tweeted on […]

A frantic scramble to hire hundreds of public school nurses has led to a healthy dose of groveling by the city. Apparently sick with worry over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s promise to put an RN in every school, officials have resorted to running rah-rah recruiting ads that practically beg care givers to apply. “Our children...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres in a week and destroyed hundreds of homes as weekend weather threatened to spark new fires and overwhelm the state's firefighting ability.

The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found Saturday following an explosion a day earlier in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas.

The end of daytime TV as we know it could be imminent amid reports that Holly Willoughby is set to kiss Philip Schofield goodbye and quit This Morning after 11 years

With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election.

With a winless drought that stretched to last fall, Justin Allgaier admits he had thoughts of leaving the weekly grind of top-level motorsports behind.