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UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
Middle East
March 10, 2019
UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency should have a bigger presence inside Syria to observe and help refugees…
Brexit stirs haunting memories in bomb-scarred Irish town
World
March 10, 2019
Brexit stirs haunting memories in bomb-scarred Irish town
The prospect of a disorderly Brexit has brought back haunting memories in the small Irish border town of Monaghan, where…
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
Middle East
March 9, 2019
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
The baby son of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group, has died…
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (AP) — The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in…
OECD cuts global growth forecast over trade, Brexit uncertainty
Economy
March 6, 2019
OECD cuts global growth forecast over trade, Brexit uncertainty
Trade tensions and political uncertainty including Brexit are weighing on the world’s economy, the OECD warned Wednesday as it again…
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
Health & Fitness
March 5, 2019
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely…
PM Theresa May’s lawyer seeks legal fix to the Brexit riddle
World
March 4, 2019
PM Theresa May’s lawyer seeks legal fix to the Brexit riddle
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s top lawyer will try to clinch a Brexit compromise with the European Union…
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it…
Head of UK Conservative eurosceptics softens on May’s Brexit plan
World
February 27, 2019
Head of UK Conservative eurosceptics softens on May’s Brexit plan
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of a pro-Brexit faction in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party on Wednesday scaled…
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
Environment
February 26, 2019
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry is about to finish setting a tariff for electric power generation – the purchase price of energy…