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World

Open the doors to City of London, UK lobby tells EU

So far, the EU has allowed data, critical in industries like financial services, to move freely until June pending its consideration of longer term arrangements.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:27am

Business & Finance

Britain to apply to join Asia-Pacific free trade bloc

The United States pulled out of the agreement under Donald Trump's presidency -- turning away from what he viewed as unfavourable multilateral deals -- but 11 countries eventually agreed to sign the new version.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 06:49pm

World

UK bans direct flights from UAE, shutting world's busiest international route

Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London.
Britain said it was adding the United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Rwanda to its coronavirus travel ban list because of worries over the spread of a more contagious and potentially vaccine-resistant COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 11:10am

World

EU snubs Britain's envoy in ambassador status row

EU's foreign policy chief decried this was "not a friendly signal" from the UK and warned that the spat dented prospects for post-Brexit cooperation.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:37pm

World

Testing times for French group in virus-ravaged UK

Such private-sector facilities are an option for Britons who want tests but do not yet qualify for free screening through the public health system.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

Markets

Two more LNG tankers scheduled to arrive in Britain in Feb

Tanker Georgiy Ushakov is scheduled to arrive at Britain's Isle of Grain terminal on Feb. 3, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:44pm

World

$439mn pledged for UN peace fund, far short of goal

In that cycle, 34 countries contributed money, but 60 percent of the total came from just Germany, Sweden and Britain, according to Franche.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 11:01am

World

UK passes 100,000 COVID deaths

The death toll in Britain from the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 people on Tuesday as the government battled to speed up vaccination delivery and keep variants of the virus at bay.
Britain has the world’s fifth highest toll from COVID-19 and reported a further 1,631 deaths and 20,089 cases on Tuesday.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:57pm

World

UK 'confident' vaccine orders will be honoured

The UK is racing to meet a target of vaccinating nearly 15 million people by the middle of next month, and the entire adult population by the autumn.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:18pm

Business & Finance

Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce cuts 2021 forecasts on travel slump

To ride out the pandemic, Rolls-Royce plans to sell assets worth 2 billion pounds. It is also cutting more than 1 billion pounds in costs by axing 9,000 jobs and closing factories.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 02:31pm

Technology

Facebook News in UK to help 'sustain' local journalism

"UK publishers are seeking a fair business relationship with online platforms so it's good to see Facebook working to promote their output," he added.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 01:16pm

World

Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans: White House official

The milestone was reached only five days after the US, the world's wealthiest and hardest-hit nation, recorded 400,000 deaths from the disease.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 10:58am

World

UK pledges $55 million in aid during Raab visit to Sudan

It has also been forging closer ties with the United States, and last month, Washington removed Khartoum from its blacklist of "state sponsors of terrorism".

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:06pm

World

UN notes "tangible progress" on Libya

Guterres encouraged all parties to implement the terms of the ceasefire "without delay," something he noted.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:40am

World

UK 'seriously concerned' by Israeli expansion of W. Bank homes

The government of Israel on Sunday directed authorities to approve construction of the new settler homes in the occupied territory.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:30pm

World

France, UK boost vaccine campaigns, Britain shuts travel corridors

Health Minister says more than one million vaccinations are being targeted by January and between 2.4 and 4 million by February.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 05:04pm

World

AstraZeneca lung cancer drug approved for new dosing regimen in EU, UK

The company said that an additional dosing option of a 1,500mg fixed dose every four weeks was approved.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 03:17pm

World

UK registers daily record of 1,564 Covid-19 deaths

The total number of cases since the crisis began early last year climbed to 3,211,576.

Updated 13 Jan, 2021 11:17pm

World

UK condemns Chinese 'barbarism' against Uighur minority

Raab outlined plans to bar British companies which inadvertently or deliberately profit from, or contribute to, human rights violations against the Uighurs in Xinjiang province.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:35pm

World

UK records 46,169 new COVID-19 cases, 529 more deaths

Britain recorded 46,169 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, government statistics showed, with 529 more deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:49pm

World

US, other Western nations express 'concern' at Hong Kong arrests

"It is clear that the National Security Law is being used to eliminate dissent and opposing political views," it continued.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 12:12pm

Business & Finance

Britain signs 550mn stg weapons contract for F-35 jets

Britain said making the new missiles, known as SPEAR3, would enhance the UK's future combat air capability and support more than 700 jobs in the country.
MBDA is jointly owned by British defence company BAE Systems.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:27pm

World

UK PM postpones India trip due to Covid crisis

Johnson still hopes to visit India in the first half of 2021, before Modi is due to attend a G7 summit in Britain later this year.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

World

Britain shuts schools as Germany braces for extended lockdown

Covid-19 was first detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019, before seeping beyond China's borders to wreak global havoc.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:34pm

World

UK to toughen COVID-19 border controls soon: Gove

"We'll be coming forward very shortly with new proposals on how exactly we will make sure that our borders are safe," Gove told Sky News.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 12:58pm

World

Most US COVID-19 vaccines go idle as New York, Florida move to penalize hospitals

Those figures put the government far short of its goal of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of 2020, although officials said they expected the rollout would pick up significantly this month.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:44am

World

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

A recent survey of 18,000 people across India found that 69 percent were in no rush to get vaccinated.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 06:03pm

World

Britain and the EU: timeline of a troubled marriage

Crucial talks on future ties and trade with the bloc then start in March, but break deadline after deadline as negotiators try to avert a no-deal Brexit on December 31.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 11:50am

World

Britain credits Brexit for abolishing 'tampon tax'

In her view, Brexit will make it less likely the tax is abolished EU-wide, since Britain was leading the push for it, she added.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 11:51am

World

New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future

Brexit, which has dominated politics on both sides of the Channel since 2016, became reality an hour before midnight, ending the UK's 48-year obligation to follow Brussels' rules.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 11:22am