Argentina has accused the UK of trying to use a UN maritime treaty to undermine its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, sparking new tensions between the two countries. Diana Mondino, Argentina’s foreign minister, recently signed a UN sponsored agreement known as the Convention on the Law of the Sea. The treaty aims to regulate fishing...
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India issues safety warning about travel to UK amid riots
LONDON: Noor Miah was a student when riots broke out in northern England in the summer of 2001, with angry young British South Asians clashing with police after a series of racist attacks and incidents.The northern town of Burnley was engulfed in the riots which began an hour away in Oldham, as the far-right stoked...
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Ditch stretchy leggings to help save the planet, says Great British Sewing Bee star
He told the StyleDNA podcast: “There’s almost no non-plastic in sportswear these days. “I think what’s been really interesting, having launched it a couple of weeks ago, is that so many people have said ‘Ooh, I never thought about it as being plastic’. “We’re very aware of plastic in lots of areas of our lives,...
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Riyadh set to host GREAT Futures Initiative Conference
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index wrapped up Monday’s trading session at 12,259.60 points, witnessing an increase of 42.55 points, or 0.35 percent. Nomu, the parallel market, ended the day at 26,859.37 points, shedding 336.56 points or 1.24 percent. Concurrently, the MSCI Tadawul Index grew by 5.34 points to close at 1,535.83, a 0.35 percent increase. TASI reported a trading volume of SR7 billion ($1.86 billion), with 85 stocks making gains and...
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Russia finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory
The EAC decided to challenge the Foreign Office’s management of the UK’s Antarctic interests following reports in the Daily Maverick, a South African online journal, which discovered Moscow’s activities after its survey ship docked in Cape Town. Such issues will likely come to a head in India later this month at the annual meeting for...
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‘Disgusted’ British fashion icon bins honor from late queen over UK’s Gaza stance
RIYADH: Farasan Islands’ Hareed festival, which concluded recently, marked the start of annual pearl fishing trips, an ancient skill and a major source of the islanders’ prosperity. Ships once carried 30 to 40 islanders in search of pearls, a lucrative source of income in previous centuries. Pearls played a major role in Farasan’s commercial and...