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UK car show Top Gear paused for 'foreseeable future': BBC
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» LONDON - Motoring show Top Gear, one of the BBC's most successful global exports, will be shelved for the "foreseeable future" following last year's crash that seriously injured host Andrew Flintoff, the broadcaster said Tuesday.
Blockbusters, arthouse films vie for Oscar nods in crowded race
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» LOS ANGELES - A crowded field including "Dune," "Belfast," "West Side Story" and "The Power of the Dog" will compete for Oscars nominations Tuesday, as Academy voters handpick the best films from a year in which Covid-weary audiences slowly headed back into movie theaters.
Trump turns to trade talks on UK state visit
AFP, Published on 04/06/2019
» LONDON: US President Donald Trump meets outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday for trade-centred talks during his state visit to Britain, with protesters set to gather outside the gates.
The dire mess Britain finds itself in
News, John Lloyd, Published on 26/09/2017
» British politics are a terrible mess. But don't blame populism, however that's defined. If anything, blame democracy -- however that's organised.
After post-Brexit blues, Europe leaders walk tall again
News, Andrew Hammond, Published on 08/09/2017
» These are unexpectedly good times for the European Union (EU). More than a year after Britons voted to withdraw from the organisation, the euro has hit eight-year highs against the pound, eurozone economies have recorded improved growth and voters have rejected far-right populists in France and Holland.
UN climate conference gives boost to sustainability
News, Published on 26/11/2016
» The 2016 UN climate conference ended last week with reaffirmation by nearly 200 countries of their "highest political commitment" to combating global warming. With the landmark Paris agreement now ratified, the conference delivered what former US Vice President Al Gore called a "bold vision that sets the pace for the world's efforts to implement the deal".
Infrastructure key to UK's first post-Brexit budget: govt
AFP, Published on 21/11/2016
» LONDON - Britain's first post-Brexit budget will focus on infrastructure and could spell an end to the previous government's rigid fiscal targets, according to a treasury statement released Sunday.
UN panel backs Assange
Published on 05/02/2016
» LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday urged Britain and Sweden to let him walk free from the embassy of Ecuador in London after a UN panel found that the anti-secrecy campaigner had been "arbitrarily detained".
Ovechkin becomes first Russian to score 500 NHL goals
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» WASHINGTON - Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin joined the NHL's 500 goal club, becoming the first Russian-born player to reach the milestone.
Senators, Penguins surge into playoffs at the last
AFP, Published on 12/04/2015
» LOS ANGELES - Jamie Benn's brilliance was on full display, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators clinched playoff berths and the Boston Bruins kissed their chances goodbye on a thrilling last day of the regular NHL season.