Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for 10 years or more to vote in provincial elections. The French government has argued that these reforms uphold democracy in the archipelago. But local people – particularly those from the […]
May 17, 2024, 07:13 PM ET The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for another month, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Milan close in on signing Zirkzee, […]
The Bank of England has announced an expansion of its Leeds office – with one in 10 staff set to be based in the city within three years. Its governor, Andrew Bailey, said the bank’s northern hub would grow from a team of 70 to 500 by 2027. The bank’s overall headcount will remain the […]
Sarah Kilgariff, who lives near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, applied for an EHCP for her son Freddie last July, after the five-year-old suffered a stroke because of a complication from chickenpox. Ms Kilgariff says Freddie now suffers from fatigue, struggles to regulate his emotions, and is back to wearing nappies. She says because of his needs, her […]
Earlier this month, President Biden spoke about protests that have roiled many U.S. college campuses. Among their demands is for the Israeli military to leave Gaza. Biden said students have a right to protest but not to be disruptive. He is set to speak at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty […]
Operated by Sport360, the 2024 Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League commenced in January, engaging over 1,300 young talents aged 11-14 from schools across Abu Dhabi and, for the first time, Al Ain. Since its inception in 2022, the Jr. NBA program has impacted more than 11,000 youth in the Abu Dhabi and Al Ain regions, […]
India, which has continued to maintain its decades-old relationship with Russia, has also been a major buyer of its discounted oil since the invasion. Russia’s share of India’s total oil imports hit a record high of 44% in June 2023, according to the Bank of Baroda, external, an Indian state-controlled lender. In 2023, China also […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Standard Chartered has become the first Euro settlement bank to begin operation on Partior, a global integrated ledger market platform. The company has added blockchain technology directly into its payment systems. The bank […]
Hunt says the Conservatives ‘will bring down taxes’ The chancellor was asked if he would bring down what was described as “stealth taxes”, by which the questioner meant the freezing of income tax thresholds. Jeremy Hunt replied: I can’t today tell you what will be in the Conservative manifesto for the next parliament. But what […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia is pushing for an infrastructural renaissance, but it will need some help from its friends abroad to chip away at an estimated price tag of $36.6bn. That was the final sum calculated by the Cambodian government and published earlier this year in a 174-project master plan that would overhaul the […]