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Sunak delivers Budget for stronger economy

A new temporary business rates relief for the hospitality industry, a freeze on fuel and alcohol duties and increasing the country’s National Living Wage to GBP 9.50 from April 2022, were among

October 28, 2021

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Prince Charles to deliver opening address at COP26

Charles, 72, who will be with his wife Camilla, is to deliver opening remarks as he did at COP21 in Paris in 2015…reports Asian Lite News. Heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles will speak at

October 28, 2021

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Cambridge college hands over looted African bronze

Jesus College is the first UK institution to hand back a Benin bronze, raising pressure on other establishments, including the British Museum, to follow suit…reports Asian Lite News. To cheers and a

October 28, 2021

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Johnson says COP26 ‘in the balance’

Under the UK’s presidency of COP this year, the premier said, 80 percent of the global economy had committed to net zero emissions by 2050, up from 30 percent before…reports Asian Lite

October 28, 2021

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Leeds Mayor Honours Indian-origin dancer

Chiragi Solanki is conducting workshops and classes for the elderly communities to keep them healthy. She also helps children with special needs in school, for their well-being through dance activities … reports

October 28, 2021

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Budget maps out return to higher foreign aid spending

That more upbeat assessment also allowed the government to predict it would be able to restore aid spending in 2024/2025 because the fiscal tests it had set for doing so would be

October 28, 2021

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Whistleblower Haugen tears apart FB’s transparency claim

Haugen simplified the math pointing to how “what they (Facebook) can find” is the trick phrase…reports Nikhila Natarajan Whistleblower Frances Haugen began her 158-minute testimony before British parliamentarians on Monday stating that

October 27, 2021

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UK working to clear up dangerous space debris

While two space debris clearing firms Astroscale and ClearSpace have been injected with funding to spearhead a UK mission to clear the junk from orbit…reports Asian Lite News. The UK has turned

October 26, 2021

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Travel won’t recover to pre-Covid level till 2026, warns Heathrow

Passenger numbers in the three months to the end of September recovered to 28 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, while cargo climbed to 90 per cent of its levels in the equivalent

October 26, 2021

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US climate change envoy Kerry visits London for talks with PM

“Great to discuss how the world can raise global climate ambition ahead of COP26 to ensure we meet the goals of the Paris Agreement,” he wrote on Twitter…reports Asian Lite News. US

October 26, 2021

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