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Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» BEIJING - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that the UK has a "huge amount to offer" China, after his attempts to forge closer ties prompted warnings from US President Donald Trump.
Nuts and beer: booze-free bar offers Saudis a pub vibe
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» RIYADH — Draft beer, peanuts and big-screen sports... the scene is reminiscent of pubs worldwide, but in Saudi Arabia's capital, customers in white robes or black veils sip alcohol-free pints with no expectation of a hangover.
Record for world's priciest bottle of whisky smashed at London auction
AFP, Published on 19/11/2023
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - A bottle of The Macallan 1926, described by Sotheby's auction house as the "most valuable whisky in the world", on Saturday went under the hammer for a record pound sterling2.1 million.
'Must-have' Japanese whisky turns 100 as demand soars
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» YAMAZAKI (JAPAN) - The famed Yamazaki distillery marks its 100th anniversary this year with plenty to celebrate, as Japan's acclaimed aged whiskies command increasingly eye-watering prices thanks to growing demand and longstanding shortages.
UK claims post-Brexit win with trans-Pacific trade pact membership
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» LONDON: The UK will join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Friday, in the country's biggest post-Brexit trade deal following nearly two years of talks.
Cuisine in the dark as power cuts grip Kyiv
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The place goes dark at 6:00 pm as scheduled but customers at this upscale Kyiv restaurant are unfazed, happy to continue their meal and conversations.
UK assisted dying bill aims to end 'inhumane' suicides
AFP, Published on 29/01/2022
» LONDON: Molly Meacher's voice quivers with emotion as she tells how her aunt took her own life after her liver cancer tumour grew to the size of a football.
Brexit negotiator David Frost quits UK govt: report
AFP, Published on 19/12/2021
» LONDON - Former Brexit negotiator David Frost has resigned from the government, The Mail on Sunday reported, in another potentially big blow for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Scottish distillery looks to history to lift spirits
AFP, Published on 02/03/2021
» CRIEFF, Scotland: It has survived world wars, Prohibition and The Great Depression but this may very well be the toughest time yet for Scotland's oldest whisky maker.
Britain to formally apply to Asia-Pacific free trade bloc
AFP, Published on 01/02/2021
» LONDON - Britain will formally apply Monday to join the Pacific free trade area not long after quitting the European Union's single market.