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UK bans luxury exports to Russia, imposes high tariffs on vodka
London: The UK government on Tuesday announced a ban on exports to Russia of high-end luxury goods and imposed new import tariffs on key Russian products like vodka as part of a…
- Technology
UK regulator warns illegal crypto ATMs to shut operations
London: The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned operators of crypto ATMs in the country to shut down their services or face enforcement action. Crypto ATMs offering crypto-asset exchange services in…
- World
UK sanctions 386 Russian parliamentarians over Ukraine crisis
London: The UK government on Friday sanctioned 386 members of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, for their support for the Ukrainian breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as…
- Technology
EU, UK probing Google and Meta ad tech collusion
London: The European Union and the UK antitrust authorities have launched parallel probes to assess whether an agreement between Google and Meta for online display advertising services may have breached the Union’s…
- World
Criminal offence for any Russian aircraft to fly or land in UK
London: The British government announced new legislation on Wednesday which makes it a criminal offence for any Russian aircraft to fly or land in the UK, as part of a new suite…
- World
Recognise Russia as terrorist country: Ukraine President
London: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday called on British MPs to recognise Russia as a terrorist country following President Vladimir Putin’s attack on his nation and called for tougher sanctions to…
- World
UK PM invites world leaders to build coalition against Russian President Putin
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dutch PM Mark Rutte at Downing Street in London on Monday, as the trio visit a Royal Air Force…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, UK sign MoU to promote cooperation in cultural, creative sectors
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in cultural and creative sectors. The MoU was signed in Riyadh by Saudi Minister…
- Technology
Google, Facebook may be forced to pay British newspapers for their stories
New Delhi: Tech giants such as Google and Facebook will be required to pay newspapers and other media outlets for using their stories, under new laws being drawn up by the UK…
- Technology
Nvidia abandoning $40 bn acquisition of UK chip designer Arm: Report
San Francisco: In a possible huge blow to Big Tech, graphics chip maker Nvidia is reportedly preparing to abandon its $40 billion acquisition of British chip designer Arm, amid anti-trust probes in…
- World
Assange granted appeal in UK to fight extradition to US
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s battle to avoid extradition to the US will go to Britain’s Supreme Court after he was granted the right on Monday to appeal a lower court ruling.…
- World
Muslimness a reason for my sacking: ex-UK Minister
New Delhi: Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani, who became the first Muslim woman to be a UK government minister when she was appointed to a post at the Department for Transport, has said…
- Hyderabad
Sir Clive Lloyd’s connect with Hyderabad: A towering presence
M Somasekhar On January 13, the West Indian, Clive Lloyd, one of the greatest cricketers and captains was finally honoured with the Knighthood by United Kingdom, the Mecca of Cricket for his…
- World
UK classifies new form of Omicron as ‘variant under investigation’
London: A new form of Omicron named BA.2 has been designated a “variant under investigation”, with 426 cases of the Covid-19 strain’s sub-lineage confirmed in Britain, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)…
- World
Estimated 4.3 mn people in UK had COVID last week
London: An estimated 4.3 million people in private households across the UK had Covid-19 last week, up from 3.7 million in the previous week, setting a new record, the Office for National…
