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UK university students furious over virus restrictions

11:41 pm September 27, 2020

London: As authorities sought to contain COVID-19 outbreaks at British universities Sunday, some students complained they were being “imprisoned” in their dormitories and politicians debated whether young people should be allowed to go home for Christmas. Students at universities in Glasgow, Manchester and Edinburgh — who have returned to campus in the past few weeks — are being asked to self-isolate in […]

EU leader Michel lashes out at Britain over post-Brexit plan

11:29 pm September 25, 2020

Bradenton: European Union leader Charles Michel used the virtual pulpit of the UN General Assembly on Friday to lash out at Britain for its threats to renege on parts of the withdrawal treaty it signed with the EU and warned that the 27-nation bloc won’t back down in the final weeks of acrimonious talks on a free-trade deal. Michel made unmistakable […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

EU, UK blame each other over deadlocked post-Brexit talks

7:45 pm September 8, 2020

London: The UK and the European Union blamed each other Tuesday in their increasingly acrimonious post-Brexit trade discussions that could just be weeks from collapse. While the UK urged the EU to show “more realism” in the discussions, the 27-nation bloc noted that it was a “world power.” The latest round of discussions kicked off in London on Tuesday amid an air of […]

Environment activists blockade UK newspaper printing plants

7:12 pm September 5, 2020

London: Police arrested more than 70 environmental activists who blockaded two British printing plants, disrupting the distribution of several national newspapers on Saturday. The group Extinction Rebellion said it targeted printworks at Broxbourne, north of London, and Knowsley in northwest England, that are owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Dozens of protesters locked themselves to trucks and bamboo scaffolding to block the road outside […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Construction starts on Britain’s high-speed rail project

11:37 pm September 4, 2020

London: Construction formally began Friday on Britain’s 106 billion-pound (USD 140 billion) high-speed railway project, aiming to forge better connections between cities for decades to come. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defended the HS2 project, which has its “shovels in the ground” moment just as the country is wondering whether the over-budget and often-delayed project offers good value […]