Friday, September 25

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Britain to pay 400 million pound debt to Iran soon
18Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Britain to pay 400 million pound debt to Iran soon

    An outstanding debt owed by the U.K. to Tehran will be transferred to the Central Bank of Iran in the coming days. The payment ... has nothing to do with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case, Hamid Baeedinejad wrote on his Telegram channel. Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in April 2016 in Tehran as she tried to leave Iran after a visit with her two-year-old daughter. She was sentenced to five years in prison after an Iranian court convicted her of plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment. She denies the charges, and Britain has called for her release. Iran does not recognise dual citizenship for its nationals. Britain's debt to Iran dates from the 1970s, before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 toppled the U.S.-backed Shah. Iran paid up front for 1,750 Chieftain tanks and ...
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EU gives Theresa May two weeks to up divorce bill and stop talks stalling
18Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

EU gives Theresa May two weeks to up divorce bill and stop talks stalling

    EU Council president Donald Tusk has told Theresa May she has two weeks to act on the issues of the Brexit divorce bill and Ireland for negotiations to progress. Mr Tusk told the Prime Minister he was ready to move onto the next phase of talks but that the UK needed to show more progress on key issues. He said good progress had been made on citizens' rights but that this had not been mirrored in other areas. We will be ready to move onto the second phase in December but, in order to do so, we need to see more progress from the UK side. If there is not sufficient progress by then, I will not be in a position to propose new guidelines on the future relationship at the December European council. I made it very clear to the Prime Minister that this progress needs to be made at...
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Meghan Markle preparing to move dogs to London as Prince Harry wedding rumours grow
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Meghan Markle preparing to move dogs to London as Prince Harry wedding rumours grow

    Meghan Markle may have dropped the biggest hint yet that she's preparing a permanent move to the UK to be with Prince Harry . The 36-year-old currently lives with her beloved pooches in Canada, where she films the legal drama. But she is believed to have started the process of relocating them to Britain, fuelling speculation she is set to move in with boyfriend Harry. The Sun quoted a source as saying: She misses [the dogs] when she is away and will even get someone to FaceTime her with them. The fact she’s started the process of moving them to England is the clearest hint yet that she sees her future living in London with Harry. Before a dog is brought to the UK, it must be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies and treated against tapeworm, the Sun reported. It comes as...
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Zimbabwe military says progress in talks for Mugabe’s exit
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Africa world, ENGLISH

Zimbabwe military says progress in talks for Mugabe’s exit

    Zimbabwe’s military said Friday it was making ‘significant progress’ in talks with President Robert Mugabe for his departure while it pursues and arrests some allies of the leader and his wife. Talks with Mugabe continued, the military said in a statement reported by the state-run Herald newspaper and Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. Zimbabwe’s military is ‘currently engaging with the Commander-in-Chief President Robert Mugabe on the way forward and will advise the nation of the outcome as soon as possible,’ the statement said. Significant progress has been made in their operation to weed out criminals around President Mugabe,’ it said, adding that the military had already arrested some although others remained at large. Those sought had been ‘committing crimes that were...
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Britain will be forced to accept a Canada style trade deal with EU
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Britain will be forced to accept a Canada style trade deal with EU

    Britain will be forced to accept a Canada-style post-Brexit trade deal with the EU that is vastly inferior to the current arrangement and which imposes new tariffs on imports and exports of food, a leaked document reveals. The memo from chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will come as a blow to Theresa May and her Cabinet who have repeatedly spoken of their desire to construct a bespoke deal between the UK and the remaining 27 EU members once ties are cut. Ms May said in her Florence speech that replicating the Canada-EU deal would represent such a restriction on our mutual market access that it would benefit neither of our economies. But the document, said by Politico to have been provided to Mr Barnier’s for a preparatory discussion on the “framework for the future re...
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Goldman boss tweets support for new Brexit vote
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Goldman boss tweets support for new Brexit vote

    The boss of US investment bank Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, has used his latest Twitter post on Brexit to suggest a second referendum is held. Here in UK, lots of hand-wringing from CEOs over Brexit. Better sense of the tough and risky road ahead. Reluctant to say, but many wish for a confirming vote on a decision so monumental and irreversible. So much at stake, why not make sure consensus still there. The remarks marked his third intervention in the debate around the effects of the UK's decision to leave the EU. Goldman is currently mulling shifting staff to Germany's main financial centre. Goldman Sachs, which employs 6,000 in the UK currently, has leased office space in Frankfurt - home of the European Central Bank to house up to 1,000 workers. A month ago he told h...
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Retweet of Call for Trump to Resign Was Accidental
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Retweet of Call for Trump to Resign Was Accidental

    The Pentagon accidentally retweeted an activist’s tweet calling for President Donald Trump to resign. And yes, we mean that literally. The tweet from because of course said Trump should leave the White House due to sexual assault allegations against him, like those facing Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota. Col. Rob Manning, a top Pentagon spokesperson, tried to defend the mix-up by blaming it on an authorized operator. An authorized operator of the Department of Defense's official Twitter site erroneously retweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense, he said. The operator caught this error and immediately deleted it. But that wasn’t before many noticed what happened. And it’s worth noting that the...
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Tower Hamlets Council supports World Diabetes Day
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Tower Hamlets Council supports World Diabetes Day

Tower Hamlets Council in partnership with Canary Wharf Group are turning One Canada Square blue to draw attention to World Diabetes Day (14 November). The national campaign, led by the International Diabetes Federation, is this year raising awareness of women in particular and how small changes to one's lifestyle can make big differences. There are approximately 17,100 residents living with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. From March 2016 – March 2017, there were 1,159 newly diagnosed residents. It is estimated that over 1,800 individuals living in the borough have the disease but have not yet been diagnosed. Mayor John Biggs said: "Diabetes is not just a local concern, but a national one. "We work in partnership with health care providers to ensure our residents have access to high quality car...
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High rise flats caught fire on outskirts of Belfast
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

High rise flats caught fire on outskirts of Belfast

    A block of high rise flats has caught fire on the outskirts of Belfast. The blaze broke out at Seymour Hill in Dunmurry near Belfast and there appears to be several floors alight with flames. One person has been taken to hospital by ambulance, according to reports, four residents needing to be rescued from the building. The tower block has been evacuated, according to witnesses with the fire now under control. Hundreds of residents have been forced to gather in the streets, with a nearby community hall opened for them to shelter in. Another witness, who was driving past the tower block said he thought he saw steam coming from the top of the building. He said: It was sort of frightening. After what happened in England [Grenfell Tower], you think to yourself, is this another...
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Zimbabwe set to take power in bloodless coup against Robert Mugabe
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Africa world, ENGLISH

Zimbabwe set to take power in bloodless coup against Robert Mugabe

    Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe has been dramatically ousted by his own army, who are set to replace him with the vice president he sacked. Emmerson Mnangagwa, known as “the crocodile”, was expected to be formally made president later today. But the veteran of the 1970s war of independence has a fierce reputation and many fear what is to come next. Mr Mugabe, 93, was still under house arrest last night. The tyrant’s notorious wife Grace was forced to flee the country. Widely thought to be his chosen successor, the military allowed her to fly to neighbouring Namibia to ensure she had no part to play in the new regime. The army described their actions as a bloodless transition. But Zimbabwe analyst Alex Magaisa said: “Although it doesn’t look like a coup, it is a coup. While...
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