WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday (July 26) sealed an agreement formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US troops were sent to the country. Coupled with Biden’s withdrawal of the last American forces in […]
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LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain’s government expanded a programme of daily Covid-19 tests on Monday (July 26) to reduce a wave of staff absence created by a high number of new cases and strict rules on self-isolation for people who might have been infected by them. Hundreds of thousands of British workers, who have been in […]
Prince Harry memoirs causing royals 'fears' says Myers We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ahead of the publishing of Harry’s memoirs […]
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LOS ANGELES — Heads are spinning in Hollywood: Universal Pictures and its streaming-service cousin have closed a $400 million-plus megadeal to buy a new “Exorcist” trilogy, signaling a sudden willingness to compete head-on with the technology giants that are upending entertainment industry economics. Donna Langley, the film studio’s chairwoman, teamed with Peacock, NBCUniversal’s fledgling streaming […]
BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale fell unexpectedly in July on continuing supply chain worries and amid rising coronavirus infections, a survey showed on Monday.FILE PHOTO: The skyline with the financial district is photographed during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, April 22, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachThe Ifo institute said […]
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Adam Peaty’s ‘Olympic Nan’ Mavis, 78, ‘closed her eyes’ because she was too nervous to watch her swim star grandson win gold for second time Mavis Williams, 78, watched grandson’s historic victory from East Staffordshire Adam Peaty is the first British swimmer ever to defend an Olympic gold medal Mavis said she is ‘so proud’ […]
Politics
A bipartisan infrastructure agreement appeared in peril on Monday as negotiators privately traded blame over their inability to resolve major issues, including how much to increase funding for public transit and water projects. The finger-pointing by Republicans and Democrats, done on condition of anonymity to avoid the appearance of torpedoing the talks, suggested that the […]
Brexit: Ireland 'wants to punish the UK' says Hoey We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Baroness Hoey told talkRADIO this afternoon […]
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SINGAPORE – At midnight on July 19, marking the start of “Freedom Day” in Britain, party-goers packed into heaving dance clubs to celebrate the end of Covid-19 lockdowns. But the reopening has been marred by surging infections – around 50,000 a day – and warnings of overwhelmed hospitals. Here, the authorities have been eyeing these […]
TOKYO – The boost in public support that Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is hoping the Olympic Games will bring has yet to materialise. A new survey released on Sunday (July 25), conducted jointly by the Nikkei daily and TV Tokyo from Friday to Sunday, instead showed his cabinet’s approval plunging to new depths. This […]