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  • Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:51 UTC

    Woman power in Germany: the two most important leaders are female

    “Today, at this party congress, we're breaking through the glass ceiling in the SPD,” Ms Nahles told the convention. “And the ceiling will stay open.”

    Germany's junior partner in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats (SPD), has elected its first female leader in the party's 154-year history. Former Labour Minister Andrea Nahles was chosen to replace Martin Schulz, who resigned after the SPD's worst result since 1933 in last year's polls.

  • Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:46 UTC

    UK Project Guardian boosts air defense speed and accuracy

    The new technology is set to replace the current systems operating at RAF bases in the UK and Falkland Islands.

    The Defense Secretary has announced up to £80m will be invested in a new computer system to boost the RAF's speed and accuracy. Known as Project Guardian, the Air Command and Control System will support early detection and rapid response to potential hostile or suspect aircraft.

  • Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:41 UTC

    Bank of England likely to raise interest rates twice in 2018 and 2019

    UK interest rates currently stand at 0.5%. Many economists believe that the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, will vote for a 0.25% rate rise at its May meeting.

    The Bank of England is likely to raise interest rates twice this year and twice in 2019, despite a sluggish economy, says a forecasting body. Bank governor Mark Carney has said a rate rise is “likely” this year, but any increases will be gradual.

  • Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:33 UTC

    President Trump expected to visit London in “late summer”

    The Daily Mail report a visit from Mr Trump has been “penciled in” for July, while the Daily Telegraph quoted an unnamed US official saying in the “late summer”.

    United States president Donald Trump is planning on visiting the UK in the summer, it is reported. Mr. Trump has not visited the UK since he was elected to the White House in November 2016, with a potential visit to London to open the US Embassy in January not taking place.

  • Sunday, April 22nd 2018 - 13:08 UTC

    FAAlling standards: Is air travel still safe?

    Picture of the exploded engine after the plane landed safely. (AP)

    Within one week, 60 Minutes broadcasted an exposé on Allegiant Air’s poor safety record – and Southwest Airlines blew an engine at 30,000 feet. Throw in years of Boeing 787 engine troubles- which have affected Norwegian Airlines, Air India and others – and a lot of questions are raised:

  • Saturday, April 21st 2018 - 07:42 UTC

    Irish border remains stumbling block in Brexit negotiations

    UK plans for avoiding a hard border with Ireland were subjected to “a systematic and forensic annihilation”, during a meeting between UK and EU officials. (Pic BBC)

    Fresh doubts have been raised over Theresa May’s hopes for a deal on future relations with Europe, after reports that her proposals for the Irish border have been comprehensively rejected in Brussels. One report of a meeting this week between Britain’s lead negotiator Olly Robbins and senior EU officials suggested that the Prime Minister’s plans for avoiding a hard border with the Republic were subjected to “a systematic and forensic annihilation”.

  • Saturday, April 21st 2018 - 07:12 UTC

    King-in-waiting confirmed as the next head of the Commonwealth

    Commonwealth leaders meeting in London confirmed that the next chief of the 53-nation group “shall be His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales.”

    Prince Charles has spent a lifetime waiting to be king. On Friday the 69-year-old heir to the British throne got another position to wait for — he was approved as the next head of the Commonwealth made up of the U.K. and the countries that once were its colonies.

  • Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:51 UTC

    European Court of Justice rules airlines must compensate passengers for delays and cancellations

    From now on, airlines must compensate their passengers with up to US$ 700 per person if they were affected by flight delays or cancellations due to strikes by staff

    The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that airlines must compensate their passengers for flight delays and cancellations, even though the reason for this was a strike by airline staff. The airlines are now facing a wave claims, because this ruling applies to all previous airline strikes and new ones.

  • Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:46 UTC

    Salisbury nerve gas incident: Uruguay rejects US suggestion to expel Russian diplomats

    “Uruguay is an independent country and determines its relations with the world itself,” Nin Novoa said, “it is an improper request”

    Washington’s request that other countries also expel Russian diplomats is improper, Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa said. “I did not take this request well, I said it was improper and it should not have been made,” the top diplomat said as cited by the El Pais newspaper.

  • Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:39 UTC

    Facebook changes terms of privacy protection

    It is widely seen as a way of the social network avoiding having to apply the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to countries outside the EU

    Facebook has changed its terms of service, meaning 1.5 billion members will not be protected under tough new privacy protections coming to Europe. The move comes as the firm faces a series of questions from lawmakers and regulators around the world over its handling of personal data.