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Royal funeral offers chance for William, Harry to reconcile

Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away

9:18 pm January 20, 2020

London: Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties. In a personal speech that referenced his late mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997 while […]

JPMorgan Chase buys new Paris building for post-Brexit move

3:29 pm January 20, 2020

New York: US bank JPMorgan Chase has said it had purchased a new building in the heart of Paris capable of holding 450 people, the latest step in its plans to move out of London following Brexit. The newcomers will join the 260 employees already working in the French capital, the bank said in a […]

Prince Harry, Meghan sign up to exit deal; give up royal titles

7:30 pm January 19, 2020

London: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have signed up to a formal exit deal from the royal family, which will see them forsake their His and Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles and will no longer receive UK taxpayers’ funding for their duties. The deal, which comes into […]

UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer

7:58 pm January 18, 2020

London: The British government has announced plans for special events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the European Union but the country’s treasury chief has admitted that some U.K. business sectors will suffer as a result. Sajid Javid told the Financial Times in an interview Saturday that Britain’s regulations will […]

Hungary pushes for direct Budapest-Mumbai flights

11:18 pm January 16, 2020

Mumbai: Hungary on Thursday pushed for direct air connectivity between Budapest and Mumbai, and acknowledged India’s role in promoting investment and creating new jobs in the central European country. There is a great deal of interest among Hungarians in India for direct air connectivity between Budapest and Mumbai, said Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]