Tower Hamlets Council has been awarded £7 million of funding by London Councils towards the delivery of South Dock Bridge, as one of eight major projects that will benefit London’s businesses. South Dock Bridge is a proposed new footbridge to provide a fully accessible link between South Quay and Canary Wharf. The bridge will unlock new housing and commercial developments ...
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People’s Vote march: Thousands expected for London protest
Protesters calling for a referendum on the final Brexit deal are gathering in London for what organisers say will be the “biggest, loudest and most important” demonstration of its kind. The event, organised by the People’s Vote campaign, will see a march ahead of a rally in Parliament Square. Young voters will lead the march, which organisers are expecting ...
Read More »Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
The Ariane 5 rocket carrying BepiColombo lifts off from its launch pad at Kourou in French Guiana, for the mission to Mercury, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Tokyo, Oct 20 : European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to ...
Read More »Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 60 dead
The body of a victim of a train accident lies covered in cloth on a railway track in Amritsar, India, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. New Delhi, Oct 20 : A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday evening, killing at least 60 people and injuring dozens more, police said. The ...
Read More »For 1st time, Saudis say Jamal Khashoggi killed in consulate
Photo: A man waits to enter Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Istanbul, Oct 20 : Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in a “fistfight” in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed early Saturday, admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post for the first time. Authorities said 18 Saudi suspects were ...
Read More »Jamal Khashoggi: Who’s who in alleged Saudi ‘hit squad’
Images of 15 Saudi nationals who are allegedly involved in the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photo: Collected Ankara, Oct 19 : Turkish media have named 15 Saudi nationals who Turkish officials suspect were involved in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist critical of the government who was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in the ...
Read More »Brexit: EU ready to extend transition period
The EU says it is ready to extend the proposed length of the post-Brexit transition period if the UK wants. The current plan is for a transition period of 21 months to smooth the path from Brexit to the UK and EU’s future permanent relationship. But with the two sides failing to reach a deal yet, UK Prime Minister ...
Read More »British woman held in Malaysia accused of killing husband
Malaysian police said Friday that a British woman has been detained on the resort island of Langkawi for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. Langkawi police chief Supt. Mohamad Iqbal Ibrahim said investigators found a 12 inch-long kitchen knife stained with blood in the couple’s home where John William Jones, 62, was found dead Thursday. He said police were called ...
Read More »Trump says Saudi journalist likely dead, warns of ‘severe’ response
President Donald Trump said Thursday he now believes journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and warned of “very severe” consequences should Saudi Arabia be proven responsible. “It certainly looks that way to me. It’s very sad,” Trump told journalists when asked if he believed that Khashoggi, who disappeared more than two weeks ago, is no longer alive. Asked about the ...
Read More »Chinese cars gain growing popularity at Qatar motor show
Chinese cars have attracted wide attention at the ongoing Qatar international motor show, which kicked off on Wednesday. The eighth edition of Qatar Motor Show 2018 (QMS), which will continue until Sunday at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, is held under the theme “Driving to Innovation” and showcases 165 models of top international car brands. Ali Najm al-deen, the ...
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