Eurostar trains from Paris to London were hit by cancellations and “severe delays” on Sunday as French customs officers staged work-to-rule industrial action. The customs officers are demanding higher pay and better working conditions while seeking to demonstrate what might happen if full border controls are put in place once Britain leaves the European Union. […]
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Dollar set for biggest weekly drop in three months
The dollar slipped against its rivals on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly drop in more than three months before a U.S. Central Bank meeting next week. Policymakers will at the meeting shed more light on the outlook for interest rates. While no change in policy rates is expected next week after the […] …
Second HIV remission patient rekindles cure hope
For just the second time ever an HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was hailed by experts Tuesday as proof that the AIDS-causing condition could one day be curable. Ten years almost to the day since the first confirmed case of an HIV-infected person being rid of the deadly disease, […]
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UBA Expands Operations To London, Targets More Global Customers
The chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) group, Mr Tony Elumelu, has affirmed the bank’s resolve to ensure that its ‘growth campaign’ targets customers in the global market. Elumelu stated during the launch of the bank’s operations in London, United Kingdom, where he lited the achievements of the bank in February 2019. … Continue reading UBA Expands Operations To London, Targets More Global Customers …
London Stocks Jump On Weak Pound, Strong BP Profits
London’s stock market rallied Tuesday to a new two-month peak, supercharged by a Brexit-hit pound and energy giant BP’s surging annual profits, dealers said. Other European indices rose also by well over one percent as Wall Street built on the previous day’s gains in early New York business, ahead of US President Donald … Continue reading London Stocks Jump On Weak Pound, Strong BP Profits …
2019 elections: PDP sending delegation to London, Washington to reject outcome of polls – FG
The federal government has revealed plans by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to reject the outcome of 2019 upcoming election. Minister of Information, Lai Muhammad speaking during a press conference attended by DAILY POST said PDP has sent delegations to London, Washington alleging plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to rig the election. Mohammad noted that […]
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A London café conversation
I AM writing this piece from cold, wet London. Last night it rained cats and dogs. Yesterday late afternoon a friend invited me to a café in the old Borough of Richmond where I once lived and lectured in the nearby American University. As we sat to reminisce on the good old days over tea and scones, some two African guys next to our table picked interest in our conversation. Smiling, the younger of the two, turning in my direction, asked me point blank if I came from South Africa. Smiling, I answered No.
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Hundreds of ‘yellow vest’ protesters rally in central London
Hundreds of demonstrators wearing yellow vests took to the streets of London on Saturday, in the largest protest yet in Britain copying the “yellow vest” protests rocking France. Protesters opposed to the government’s austerity programme and demanding a general election marched through the centre of the capital before rallying in Trafalgar Square. They included two […]
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