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HWPL Chairman to hold Peace Talks with : Mayor Ronnel Rivera of General Santos City and Mr. Manny Pacquiao

Contents: HWPL Peace Delegation’s peace tour in Philippines has been proceeding for eight full days, reaching its curtain call today on January 29. HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee and the peace delegation had peace talks with Mayor Ronnel Rivera of General Santos City at the Green Leaf Hotel. “The Mindanao Peace Agreement which was concluded in General Santos City was ...

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Tareena Shakil jailed for six years for joining IS

A mother who took her toddler son to Syria has been jailed for six years for joining the so-called Islamic State. Tareena Shakil, 26, is the first woman from the UK to return from the self-declared caliphate to be convicted of the offence. Sentencing her, Mr Justice Inman said she had shown no remorse and had known her son’s future ...

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Ryem Salim gets first class honours in architect

    Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Syed Ryem Salim has recently graduated from the East London University in architect. He acquired a first class second honours. Talented Ryem scored top marks in all subjects from the very beginning. Though Ryem is slightly disappointed as his tutors had predicted and he had hoped for a first class first. Ryem recently appeared ...

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MP Sadiq Khan and Dr Rupa Haq join GBnews

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: British MP Sadiq Khan and Dr Rupa Huq have joined London based popular online daily Great Britain News (GBnews24.com) as patrons. This was announced recently by GBnews’s chairman & Editor in Chief Rakib Ruhel. He said, ‘GBnews is dedicated to serve the community with a team of journalist, with the support of our patrons, from here ...

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Chinese New Year festivities

Don’t miss out on the colourful festivities to see in the Year of the Monkey. Chinese New Year is celebrated across the world, with the biggest celebrations outside of Asia taking place in London. Events to mark the Year of the Monkey include a grand parade in Trafalgar Square on Sunday, February 14 and in Tower Hamlets the council is ...

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Cambridge applicants to face new test

says AS-levels show if an application is likely to be competitive Would-be students at Cambridge University will have to sit written tests as part of the application process, the university’s admissions director has announced. The move will affect students applying for courses starting in autumn 2017. The tests will be tailored to each subject and will be taken before or ...

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I’m not Corbyn’s patsy, Sadiq Khan to tell Londoners

Sadiq Khan, the Labour candidate to be mayor of London, is to tell potential voters he is prepared to stand up to Jeremy Corbyn and not be his “patsy”. Khan has been targeted as the Labour leader’s “man in City Hall” by his Tory rival Zac Goldsmith, while David Cameron has warned Londoners they would be “lab rats” for the ...

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EU’s Donald Tusk to unveil proposed UK reform deal

A draft deal to meet David Cameron’s EU reform demands – including new powers for national parliaments to block unwanted laws – will be unveiled later. European Council President Donald Tusk will publish the text shortly. Mr Cameron is aiming to convince the rest of the EU to sign up to his demands at a summit on February 18-19. If ...

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