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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US accuses Syria of delaying constitution ahead of election

10:31 am October 28, 2020

United Nations: The United States and several Western allies on Tuesday accused the Syrian government of deliberately delaying the drafting of a new constitution to waste time until presidential elections in 2021, and avoid UN-supervised voting as called for by the UN Security Council. US deputy ambassador Richard Mills urged the Security Council to do […]

UK festival curator accuses UAE minister of sexual assault

2:20 pm October 19, 2020

London: The chair of Britain’s Hay literary festival said Sunday the event will not return to Abu Dhabi after one of the festival’s curators alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the tolerance minister of the United Arab Emirates while working with him. Lawyers for the minister later denied her account. Caitlin McNamara alleged she […]

UK at ‘tipping point:’ England braces for more restrictions

11:16 pm October 11, 2020

London: Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened as one of the British government’s leading medical advisers warned Sunday that the country is at a crucial juncture in the second wave of the coronavirus. England’s deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said […]

UK’s duchess Kate toasts new scout appointment with marshmallows

6:54 pm September 29, 2020

London: Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, marked her appointment as joint president of Britain’s Scout Association on Tuesday by joining scouts in north London for their traditional activity of toasting marshmallows over a camp fire. The duchess, wife of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince William, joins the monarch’s cousin, the Duke of Kent, as president of the organisation which […]

Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers

Uber wins court appeal to continue operating on London roads

6:42 pm September 28, 2020

London: Taxi ride-hailing giant Uber won a court appeal in Britain on Monday to be granted a new licence to operate in London. The US-headquartered app has been operating in London on an interim basis while its appeal was being heard after Transport for London (TfL) had rejected its licence application last year over safety concerns. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard arguments in the case earlier […]