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Foreign aid: Gates and others to partially cover UK aid cuts

• 3 years   ago
• International

A group of philanthropists, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are to provide £93.5m emergency funding to cover some UK

HH the Amir Congratulates President of Mongolia

• 3 years   ago
• Local

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent on Sunday a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Mongolia Ukhnaa

UK's Queen Elizabeth wishes England team good luck ahead of Euro soccer final

• 3 years   ago
• Sports

Germany lifts ban on tourists from UK and Portugal

• 3 years   ago
• International

Germany is lifting a Covid-related travel ban on people from the UK and four other variant-hit countries.   The restrictions, which

NBA star Doncic leads Slovenia into Tokyo Olympics

• 3 years   ago
• Sports

PARIS: NBA star Luka Doncic delivered a triple-double to lead Slovenia over Lithuania 96-85 on Sunday and into their first Olympic basketball

Ukraine plans for women to march in high heels spark outrage

• 3 years   ago
• International

Plans by Ukraine's defence ministry to have female soldiers march in high heels instead of army boots in a parade next month have caused angry

Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland

• 3 years   ago
• Business

US fashion giant Gap has confirmed it plans to close all its 81 stores in the UK and Ireland and go online-only.
The firm said it would

Euro 2020: England focus turns to Ukraine for quarter-finals

• 3 years   ago
• Sports

England's footballers will travel to Rome for the Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine on Saturday in a bid to reach the semi-finals of the

New UK laws to sweep away EU state aid rules

• 3 years   ago
• Business

New legislation set to replace EU rules will grant the government and councils greater freedom to support businesses, the business secretary has

Settled status: EU citizens urged to apply to stay in UK now or lose rights

• 3 years   ago
• International

EU citizens living in the UK have until the end of Wednesday to apply to stay or lose their rights, under post-Brexit rules introduced by the

India's Bharti invests $500m in UK space start-up OneWeb

• 3 years   ago
• Business

UK-based space start-up OneWeb has received a cash injection of $500m (£361m) from Indian firm Bharti Global.
The deal means

Last-gasp Dovbyk winner sends Ukraine into first Euro quarter-final

• 3 years   ago
• Sports

More pupils sent home as Covid disruption soars

• 3 years   ago
• International

There has been a sharp rise in pupils sent home from school in England because of Covid, according to the latest official figures.
They

Hong Kong bans all incoming flights from UK over Covid concerns

• 3 years   ago
• Business

Hong Kong is to ban all flights from the UK to curb the spread of the Delta variant of Covid.
The UK is to be classified as an

HH the Amir congratulates HRH Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

• 3 years   ago
• Local

  HH the Amir sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to HRH Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg on the occasion of his country’s

Assistant FM meets officials of Ukraine

• 4 years   ago
• Local

The Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater yesterday, individually met

Britain reports 14 new COVID deaths, 10,321 cases

• 4 years   ago
• International

Britain's government reported 14 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test for COVID-19, up from 11 the day before, and a further 10,321

UK's Morrisons declines comment on report of 5.5 bln stg bid approach

• 4 years   ago
• Business

Italy imposes quarantine on UK visitors, opens door to USA, Canada, Japan and EU

• 4 years   ago
• Travel