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Rescuers work through the night as Albanian quake toll hits 25

-- 2019-11-27 15:24:51

Emergency crews found three more bodies on Wednesday morning as they used drones, dogs and heavy machinery to search through the wreckage left by Albania’s worst earthquake in decades, bringing...

Four dead as strongest quake in decades batters Albania

-- 2019-11-26 12:02:39

At least four people died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital of Tirana and surrounding region early on Tuesday, causing several buildings to collapse and b...

UK urges China to give UN access to Xinjiang region

-- 2019-11-26 11:06:55

The UK has called on China to allow UN observers "immediate and unfettered access" to the Xinjiang region. It follows a data leak that revealed how hundreds of thousands of Muslims were mistreated in...

Greenhouse gas concentrations break records again

AL JAZEERA 2019-11-25 18:41:45

Greenhouse gases levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, a specialised agency of the United Nations has said, calling for swift action to safeguard th...

Assange 'could die' in UK jail, doctors fear

-- 2019-11-25 13:56:04

More than 60 doctors have written an open letter saying they feared Julian Assange's health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British prison. The 48-year-old, who...

149 migrants rescued in shipwreck off Italian coast

Xinhua 2019-11-24 14:57:39

A total of 149 migrants have been rescued and some 20 are missing after a boat capsized late Saturday in stormy seas near the Italian island of Lampedusa, authorities and local media said Sunday. The...

Britain's Labour Party plans extra property tax on foreign buyers

BBC 2019-11-23 17:39:09

Britain's Labour Party has pledged to put an extra tax on foreign companies and trusts buying property in the UK. It is part of the party's wider tax plans and would charge offshore firms 20% for pro...

UK outraged at ‘torture’ of ex-Hong Kong consulate employee

-- 2019-11-20 14:34:35

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday condemned China’s treatment of a former employee of Britain’s Hong Kong consulate who told a newspaper Chinese secret police beat him as...

Migrants required to live in regional Australia under new visa scheme

Xinhua 2019-11-19 17:23:45

The Australian government has launched its new visa scheme aimed at luring more migrants to rural areas. According to the rules of new regional visas launched recently, migrants to Australia must spe...

Boris Johnson to tell business chiefs he will end uncertainty

Reuters 2019-11-18 16:45:44

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell business leaders on Monday that his pledge to take Britain out of the EU swiftly will end uncertainty and boost the economy, seeking to win over industri...

Nine-year-old child to finish university degree

FE Online Report 2019-11-16 20:35:15

Nine-year-old Laurent Simons is studying electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) -- a tough course even for students of an average graduate age, reports CNN. Described...

EU citizens warned over missing Brexit residency deadline

-- 2019-11-14 13:45:28

Britain is threatening to deport European Union citizens if they fail to apply on time for a new immigration status after Brexit and will only grant leniency in exceptional circumstances, according to...

Venice mayor declares disaster as city hit by second worst high tide

-- 2019-11-13 14:05:13

Venice was hit by the second highest tide recorded in the lagoon city on Tuesday, which flooded its historic basilica and left many of its squares and alleyways deep underwater. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro...

Woman’s arms found in Russian historian’s bag

-- 2019-11-11 13:31:25

A well-known Russian historian has confessed to murdering his lover, his lawyer says, after he was found in a river with a backpack containing a woman's arms. Oleg Sokolov, 63, was drunk and fell int...

Spanish voter turnout at 38pc at 2 pm, down from April election

-- 2019-11-10 19:59:54

Turnout in Spain’s repeat parliamentary election stood at 37.9 per cent at 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Sunday, according to the interior ministry, a drop from the 41.5 per cent recorded at the same tim...

Morales to call new election after OAS report

-- 2019-11-10 19:28:01

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has said he will call a new election after international monitors questioned the validity of his victory last month. The Organisation of American States (OAS), w...

Row over UK Labour polls spending plans  

-- 2019-11-10 16:07:36

A spending row has broken out after the Conservative Party published what it claims would be the cost of a Labour government over five years. The report, compiled by the party and not the Treasury,...

British universities under fire for politicising honourary degrees

Global Times 2019-11-07 19:07:42

British universities are under criticism for political bias, losing prestige over more than one case of stripping honourary degrees of foreign politicians, Chinese experts said, referring to a recent...

France to set immigrant quotas for professionals

Reuters 2019-11-06 17:32:14

France has announced to set immigrant quotas for professionals, marking a precedent with a measure long sought by the country’s right-wing parties. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe made t...

EU, China agree to protect 100 of each other's regional foods

-- 2019-11-06 13:53:42

The European Union and China have agreed to protect 100 European geographical indications in China and 100 Chinese geographical indications in the EU, said a statement from the EU Commission on Wednes...

Johnson to launch election bid with promise to 'get Brexit done'

Reuters 2019-11-06 11:40:46

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will formally announce a December 12 election on Wednesday (today), urging voters to back him and promising to “get Brexit done in the next few weeks”....

Turkey captures slain IS leader Baghdadi’s sister

-- 2019-11-05 11:40:41

The sister of former Islamic State group (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northern Syria, Turkish officials say. The 65-year-old, named as Rasmiya Awad, was detained in a raid on...

Norway’s Ugland says nine crew abducted by pirates

-- 2019-11-04 12:42:00

A vessel owned by Norwegian shipping firm J J Ugland was boarded by pirates while at anchor off the coast of Benin on Saturday, and nine crew members were kidnapped, the company said on Sunday. The r...

Johnson rejects calls for no-deal Brexit in election pitch

-- 2019-11-03 11:13:30

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drew an angry backlash from Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Saturday after he rejected calls to drop his Brexit deal and embrace a clean break from the Europea...

Brexit: British MPs vote for 12 December election

BBC 2019-10-30 10:59:49

The UK is set to go to the polls on 12 December after MPs on Tuesday backed Boris Johnson's call for an election following months of Brexit deadlock. By a margin of 438 votes to 20, the House of Comm...

Brexit: British MPs reject early election plan again

-- 2019-10-29 11:23:43

Boris Johnson is to try again for a 12 December general election on Tuesday - despite MPs rejecting his plan. The prime minister will publish a bill that would only need a simple majority to succeed...

EU agrees to Brexit extension to 31 January

BBC 2019-10-28 15:43:15

The EU has agreed to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020, according to a tweet from the European Council president. Donald Tusk said the bloc would allow for a so-called "flextension" - meaning the U...

British MPs to vote on Johnson’s 12 December election call

-- 2019-10-28 12:46:03

British MPs are due to vote later on the government's call to have an election on 12 December. Boris Johnson said if the motion was approved, his Brexit bill would resume its progress through Parliam...

'Speculation may hinder lorry investigation'

Xinhua 2019-10-26 17:21:37

British police warned on Friday that press and social media speculation about the identities of the 39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex may hinder the investigation. "This is a fast-moving inves...

Brexit: EU to consider extension as MPs mull election

-- 2019-10-25 10:54:58

EU ambassadors are to meet to discuss what length of Brexit extension to offer the UK, as MPs consider Boris Johnson's call for an early election. Most EU states are understood to favour a three-mont...