Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offenses following an investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency, which alleges she accepted bribes in exchange for multimillion-pound oil and…
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British microchip designing giant Arm has announced it has filed paperwork to sell its shares in the US. The Cambridge-based company, which designs chips for devices from smartphones to game…
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Britain has spent years seeking its place in the world after Brexit. Now it seems to have found a role … as a global conference center, where the great powers…
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The government will spend £100m to try to win a toe-hold for the UK in the global race to produce computer chips used to power artificial intelligence. Taxpayer money will…
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Military Strategic Direction in The UK – Is There Another Way?
Strategy’s function is to operate like a bridge 1 that “provides a secure connection between the worlds of purpose, which contestably is generally called policy…and its agents and instruments, including the military.”2 Applying…
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Europe Backs Kazakhstan’s Efforts To Sidestep Russian Influence
On June 20, after meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Germany’s recent endorsement of Kazakhstan’s efforts to create alternative trade routes and transport…
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US, UK Scouts Quit S Korea World Scout Jamboree Campsite Over Extreme Heat
Scouts from the United States and the United Kingdom are leaving the site of an international scouting jamboree in South Korea after hundreds of participants fell ill due to extreme…
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Why is Spain’s Inflation So Much Lower Than the UK’s? Because It Stood Up to Business
The government seems to be claiming that it’s winning the fight against inflation. But we are not out of the woods yet. Inflation currently is still far too high and…
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The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet’s health. The average daily global sea surface…
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Netflix Gets Rid of Cheapest Basic Ad-Free Option in The U.S., U.K.
Netflix has gotten rid of its cheapest commercial-free plan in the U.S. and the U.K., in a push to get more sign-ups for its recently launched ad-supported option. On its plans…