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British PM vows to cut immigration
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» LONDON: Net migration in the UK hit a record 606,000 in 2022, official figures showed on Thursday, heaping pressure on the government, which has pledged to cut dependency on foreign labour.
UK minister won't lose job over speeding case
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» LONDON: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman will not face a potentially career-ending ethics investigation into her handling of a speeding ticket received last summer, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday.
TCMC anticipates limited revenue growth prospects
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 19/05/2023
» Despite a strong recovery in the tourism sector, carpet and furniture maker TCM Corporation Plc (TCMC) expects revenue to remain stagnant in 2023 due to the unfavourable global economic outlook.
Arman Soldin: from Bosnia to Ukraine with a smile
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» PARIS - Arman Soldin was barely a year old when his mother carried him onto a humanitarian flight from war-torn Bosnia to France.
Arman Soldin, from Sarajevo to reporting on Ukraine front lines
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» LONDON - Anyone who wanted to get the measure of Arman Soldin needed only to look at his recent footage for AFP from the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
UK may ditch premium listings to boost LSE's appeal
Business, Published on 04/05/2023
» LONDON: The UK is proposing "significant changes to the listing rulebook" in a bid to make London more attractive as a financial centre as moribund capital markets stoke fears about the city's ability to compete with New York and Asian hubs.
Racing against the tides of Brexit
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/04/2023
» Of all the vexing regulations that Brexit has thrust upon Paul Knight's shellfish exporting business, the one he finds most absurd is this: Before he can deliver his crabs and lobsters to France and Spain, they must be certified by a veterinarian.
UK deputy PM quits over bullying
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» LONDON: UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain's Conservatives.
US peace envoy tells N.Ireland leaders: 'Don't let it slip away'
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» BELFAST - The US senator who brokered peace in Northern Ireland in 1998 on Monday urged today's feuding political leaders to forge a new compromise as a lesson to the world.
Northern Ireland's transformation
Oped, Published on 13/04/2023
» Twenty-five years ago, I, along with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, US President Bill Clinton, and the leaders of Northern Ireland's four main political parties, presented what became known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). That accord resolved a conflict that had caused thousands of deaths and untold grief and destruction for decades, arguably for centuries.