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Meghan Markle inks voiceover deal with Disney

4:09 pm January 11, 2020

London: Meghan Markle, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has signed a voiceover deal with Disney. The former actor, who quit the profession when she got engaged to Harry in 2017, inked a deal to work with the studio in return for a donation to an elephant charity, according to The Times. The charity is Elephants […]

Impeachment arguments as seen by Democrats, Trump team

Equities rally, oil steadies as US-Iran tensions appear to ease

9:38 pm January 9, 2020

London: Stocks rallied, the dollar jumped and oil prices steadied Thursday as traders saw an easing of tensions between the United States and Iran that weighed on haven investments such as gold and the yen. “Stock markets are strong… as US-Iran tensions have faded,” noted David Madden, analyst at CMC Markets UK. “The strong finish […]

Top UK bosses earn annual average wage in days: research

6:44 pm January 6, 2020

London: By the end of Monday Britain’s highest-paid bosses will have already pocketed the amount of money the nation’s average worker will earn over the entire year, according to new research. Chief executives of FTSE-100-listed companies earn 117 times the average annual salary, the High Pay Centre and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development […]

Cheers, tears, prayers: A look at how world is ushering in 2020

5:52 am January 1, 2020

Washington: Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ___ PARIS A joyful crowd of Parisians and tourists walked, biked and […]

UK police to get stricter with fines for COVID-19 lockdown breaches

UK police arrest 21-year-old man suspected of terrorism plan

8:09 pm December 28, 2019

London: British counter-terrorism police have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of preparing an extremist act. The suspect was arrested Saturday morning at a residence in east London. Police say he is being questioned on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. The property where he was arrested is being searched […]