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EU Parliament set to vote on stricter limits for air pollutants

Lawmakers backed the Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), proposed in 2022 by the European Commission, with 381 votes in favour and 225 against, during the last plenary session of this EU mandate…reports

25 April 2024

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UK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP

Last month, Sunak faced calls from three former defence secretaries to pledge an increase to 3% of GDP on the armed forces in the Tory election manifesto…reports Asian Lite News Britain will

24 April 2024

Economy·UK News

Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned from sale

According to DEFRA’s Beach Litter Monitoring Data for 2015-2020, an average of 20 wet wipes were found per 100 metres of beach surveyed across the U.K…reports Asian Lite News Wet wipes containing

24 April 2024

UK News

UK Parliament passes Rwanda asylum law

The home secretary, James Cleverly, says it was a “landmark moment in our plan to stop the boats”…reports Asian Lite News Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill will become law after peers eventually

23 April 2024

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‘Israel-style iron dome defence system needed in UK’

The UK currently spends just over 2 per cent of GDP on defence, but there are growing calls for this to be increased to at least 2.5 per cent, with some figures

22 April 2024

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Sunak set for week-long blitz of announcements

Sunak is undertaking a week-long blitz of activity and announcements at home and abroad in a bid to convince a sceptical party he has the ideas to continue as PM…reports Asian Lite

22 April 2024

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UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years

Nigeria is also negotiating the return of thousands of 16th to 18th-century metal objects looted from the ancient kingdom of Benin and currently held by museums and art collectors across the United

21 April 2024

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UK says Palestinians in Gaza facing imminent risk of famine

Woodward stressed the vital importance of UNRWA’s role in aid delivery within Gaza and called upon Israel to grant unhindered access to UNRWA and other humanitarian agencies operating in the region…reports Asian

18 April 2024

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Britain facing food shortages, price rises after extreme weather

One major retailer said the wholesale price of potatoes was up 60% year on year as much of the crop had rotted in the ground…reports Asian Lite News The UK faces food

17 April 2024

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UAE, UK FMs discuss regional developments

The two top diplomats reviewed international efforts to enhance the response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip…reports Asian Lite News UAE Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al

17 April 2024

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