Recovering tax take helps narrow UK public borrowing chasm
British public borrowing fell in May from the sky-high levels of a year earlier when the government was ramping up a huge spending response to the pandemic, and there are ...
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Abu Dhabi opens up free COVID-19 vaccines to tourists
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is offering tourists free COVID-19 vaccinations that were previously restricted to UAE citizens and residency visa holders.
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UN irks Australia by recommending that Great Barrier Reef be listed ‘in danger’
By Colin Packham
The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger”, a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an ...
People with no Covid vaccine will struggle to find a job says Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that people who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 or did not have immunity would be unable to work in all workplaces in Russia and that ...
Philippines’ leader threatens those who refuse Covid-19 vaccine with jail
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia’s worst outbreaks, with over 1.3 million cases and ...
Nvidia’s closing of $40bn Arm deal could hinge on Europe
Nvidia Corp may not be able to meet a March 2022 deadline for closing its $40 billion acquisition of British chip technology firm Arm Ltd due to European regulators’ reluctance to consider ...
Parched Tokyo residents criticise reported alcohol sales plan
Olympic organisers plan to allow the sale of alcohol to Tokyo 2020 spectators, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday, drawing criticism from residents of the capital who face curbs on bars to ...
UEFA says no plan to take away Euro semis, final from Wembley
UEFA has no plans to replace Wembley as host stadium of the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final, European soccer‘s governing body said, after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called for ...
Vaccinated Brits could be back on Europe’s beaches soon
Britain is working on easing travel restrictions for the fully vaccinated to allow people to enjoy a summer holiday on Europe’s beaches but the plans are not finalised yet, ...
Investors eye Fed Chairman Powell’s speech for inflation concerns
With all eyes on the US central bank this week, some investors are looking to a parade of Federal Reserve speakers to calm market volatility, saying the reaction to the ...
Bitcoin recoups some losses in Asia
Bitcoin regained some ground on Tuesday, a day after touching a two-week low after China’s central bank reaffirmed a crackdown on cryptocurrencies and restricted trading channels for Chinese residents.
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Fairytale for Denmark as rout of Russia puts them in last 16, Belgium win again
Despair turned to exhilaration for Denmark as they claimed an astonishing 4-1 victory over Russia to scramble into the last 16 of Euro 2020 on a head-spinning night in Copenhagen on Monday.
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Putin says Covid trend is getting worse, Kremlin pushes revaccination
President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday that the coronavirus situation in some Russian regions was getting worse as authorities began promoting the idea of regular revaccinations to try to halt ...
Gulf states will take at least 10 years to end oil dependence – Moody’s
Countries in the oil-exporting Gulf will remain heavily dependent on hydrocarbon production for at least the next ten years as efforts to diversify economies have made limited progress since the 2014...
UK business minister defends new £200 million royal yacht
The British government’s plans to build a 200 million pound ($276.3 million) successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, which was retired in 1997, are a good idea, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said ...
As Lebanon battles crisis, coastal city Batroun thrives on local tourism
While businesses across Lebanon are fighting to survive a monumental economic meltdown, the coastal city of Batroun is thriving as a tourist destination for Lebanese whose summer plans have been ...
Bitcoin tumbles 10 per cent in wake of deepening China crackdown
China’s northern region of Inner Mongolia escalated a campaign against cryptocurrency mining on Tuesday, publishing draft rules to root out the business, days after Beijing vowed to crack down ...
UK travel: expect hassles and delays, Johnson warns (Updated)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that travellers would face hassle and delays this year if they sought to go abroad because the priority would be keeping the ...
Pioneering space reproduction research yields healthy baby mice
Trail-blazing space reproduction research that yielded healthy baby mice produced using freeze-dried sperm stored for years in orbit is showing the possibilities of procreation beyond Earth, with future implications for ...
Olympics-Up to 10,000 spectators allowed at each venue despite warnings
Olympics organisers on Monday capped the number of spectators at 10,000 for each venue at the Tokyo 2020 Games, days after experts warned that holding the event without fans would be the ...
HK pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily may shut down this week – memo
Next Digital’s pro-democracy Hong Kong tabloid newspaper Apple Daily will cease publication on June 26 if its board decides at a meeting on Friday it can not continue to operate, ...
West hits Belarus with new sanctions over Ryanair ‘piracy’ (Updated)
Western powers hit Belarus with a wave of new sanctions on Monday in a coordinated response to Minsk’s forced landing of a Ryanair plane last month to arrest a ...
Swedish PM Lofven ousted in parliament no-confidence vote
Sweden’s parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a no-confidence motion on Monday, giving the Social Democrat leader a week to either resign and hand the speaker ...
India’s vaccinations hit record with free shots (Updated)
India gave out a record 7.5 million vaccine doses on Monday under a federal campaign to inoculate all adults for free after weeks of criticism that a chaotic rollout had worsened ...