WhatsApp pilots new fact-check feature to spot fake news
SINGAPORE, Aug 5, 2020, ST. Popular messaging service WhatsApp has stepped up the fight against…
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UK clears Amazon deal to buy 16 per cent stake in online food platform Deliveroo
LONDON, Aug 4, 2020, Reuters. Britain’s competition regulator on Tuesday cleared Amazon’s purchase of a…
Russian tourists return to boost tourism season in Turkey
ANKARA, Aug 3, 2020, Daily Sabah. Tourism representatives in Turkey are hopeful that the resumption…
Three people charged in Twitter hack that hit Biden and Obama Donie O'Sullivan
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 1, 2020, CNN. Three people were charged on Friday (Jul 31) for…
Japan, UK begin talks with view to scrapping tariffs on Japanese cars around 2026: Jiji
TOKYO, Jul 31, 2020, Jiji/Reuters. Japan and Britain began talks with a view to scrapping…
China suspends Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and the UK
BEIJING, Jul 29, 2020, China Daily. China announced on Tuesday the suspension of Hong Kong’s…
[Analytics] Will Covid-19 kill cash?
Four years ago, Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),…
[Analytics] London and Canberra offer citizenship for Hongkongers
Following the announcement and enactment of a national security law for Hong Kong by China’s…
India and UK join forces on new £8M research on antibiotic-resistant bacteria
NEW DELHI, Jul 28, 2020, Hindustan Times. India and Britain will deepen scientific research collaboration…
[Analytics] Boris Johnson’s dream of a ‘Global Britain’ is turning into a nightmare
Six months ago, Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrated Brexit by describing Britain as the Superman…
Russia to resume regular and chartered flights to UK, Turkey, Tanzania
MOSCOW, Jul 25, 2020, TASS. Russia will resume regular and chartered air service with the…
Solomon Islands PM vows to deliver Pacific Games
HONIARA, Jul 24, 2020, RNZ. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country remains…
[Analytics] Russia aiming to be first to find Covid-19 vaccine
Russia could be only a few weeks away from starting mass production of a vaccine…
Pompeo hold talks in UK amid rising China tensions
LONDON, Jul 21, 2020, AP. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds talks with one…
UK ‘top target’ for Russia: Intelligence report
LONDON, Jul 21, 2020, BBC. The ISC’s long-awaited report said Russian influence in the UK…