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Academy To Host First Overseas Ceremony To Honour Young Filmmakers
The gala on October 14 in the British capital's Leicester Square will be an international first for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named
Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was originally named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial naval officer.
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Philippines President Takes Helicopter To Coldplay Concert, Sparks Row
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert by British rock band Coldplay in a province north of the capital, Manila.
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Amid War, UK PM Rishi Sunak To Visit Israel Today
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will arrive in Israel on Thursday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, before travelling on to other regional capitals, his office said.
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"World Leaders Of Tomorrow": Rishi Sunak Meets Children In Delhi
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who arrived for his maiden India visit on Friday, shared his delight at meeting the students and staff at the British Council in the national capital, calling them "the world leaders of tomorrow".
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"Even British Didn't Arrest Over Posters": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi
A 100 years ago, even the British did not arrest anyone for putting up posters, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) public rally at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Thursday.
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UK Artist Transforms A Dumpster Into A Little House
In order to highlight the "crazy" expense of renting a room in the British capital during a cost of living crisis, an artist constructed a home in a garbage skip in London.
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Samsung Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Settle Patent Lawsuits Over LED Technology
Samsung Electronics has agreed to pay $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,237 crore) to British nanotechnology company Nanoco Technologies to settle patent lawsuits over technology used in Samsung's LED televisions. Samsung and Nanoco told a Texas federal court on the eve of a trial last month that they had agreed to settle the dispute, but no terms were d...
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Vodafone CEO Nick Read to Step Down After Four-Year Tenure, Telecoms Firm Says
Vodafone CEO Nick Read is set to step down after 20 years at the British telecoms firm, and four years as the company's CEO. Read's tenure was marked by a steep fall in the company's share price, nearly 20 percent this year. The firm recently announced flat earnings for its first half, and is in talks to merge its rival Three UK, owned by Hong Kong...
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After Iran Threat, Armed Vehicles Outside UK-Based TV Channel
Armed vehicles have been deployed outside the Iran International television studios in the British capital after two of its journalists were threatened by Tehran, the channel said Saturday.
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What Crisis? High-Stakes Crypto Lending Looks Here To Stay
On May 11, Scott Odell, an analyst at British crypto lender Blockchain.com, instant messaged Edward Zhao of Three Arrows Capital asking that the Singapore hedge fund repay at least part of a $270 million loan.
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Fire Cases Surge In London Amid Heatwave
London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.
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Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Reportedly Enters Liquidation on British Virgin Islands Court's Order
Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has reportedly entered liquidation. 3AC is one of the higher profile crypto investors to have run into difficulties following the sharp sell-off in the market for digital currencies seen in recent months. Earlier, Bitcoin plunged some 37 percent in June, trading around $20,000 (nearly Rs. 16 lakh) on Wed...
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Boris Johnson Meets Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky In Surprise Kyiv Visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces on Friday as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia's invasion.
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Goldman Sachs Invests in Billionaire Alan Howard’s Crypto Trading Platform, Barclays Joins In
British bank Barclays has joined Goldman Sachs in investing in British billionaire Alan Howard’s crypto trading platform, Elwood Technologies. Down Capital as well as venture units of Commerzbank AG and billionaire Michael Novogratz Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, a crypto merchant bank, emerged as other investors who participated in the funding rou...
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Academy To Host First Overseas Ceremony To Honour Young Filmmakers
The gala on October 14 in the British capital's Leicester Square will be an international first for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named
Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was originally named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial naval officer.
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Philippines President Takes Helicopter To Coldplay Concert, Sparks Row
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert by British rock band Coldplay in a province north of the capital, Manila.
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Amid War, UK PM Rishi Sunak To Visit Israel Today
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will arrive in Israel on Thursday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, before travelling on to other regional capitals, his office said.
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"World Leaders Of Tomorrow": Rishi Sunak Meets Children In Delhi
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who arrived for his maiden India visit on Friday, shared his delight at meeting the students and staff at the British Council in the national capital, calling them "the world leaders of tomorrow".
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"Even British Didn't Arrest Over Posters": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi
A 100 years ago, even the British did not arrest anyone for putting up posters, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) public rally at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Thursday.
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UK Artist Transforms A Dumpster Into A Little House
In order to highlight the "crazy" expense of renting a room in the British capital during a cost of living crisis, an artist constructed a home in a garbage skip in London.
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Samsung Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Settle Patent Lawsuits Over LED Technology
Samsung Electronics has agreed to pay $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,237 crore) to British nanotechnology company Nanoco Technologies to settle patent lawsuits over technology used in Samsung's LED televisions. Samsung and Nanoco told a Texas federal court on the eve of a trial last month that they had agreed to settle the dispute, but no terms were d...
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Vodafone CEO Nick Read to Step Down After Four-Year Tenure, Telecoms Firm Says
Vodafone CEO Nick Read is set to step down after 20 years at the British telecoms firm, and four years as the company's CEO. Read's tenure was marked by a steep fall in the company's share price, nearly 20 percent this year. The firm recently announced flat earnings for its first half, and is in talks to merge its rival Three UK, owned by Hong Kong...
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After Iran Threat, Armed Vehicles Outside UK-Based TV Channel
Armed vehicles have been deployed outside the Iran International television studios in the British capital after two of its journalists were threatened by Tehran, the channel said Saturday.
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What Crisis? High-Stakes Crypto Lending Looks Here To Stay
On May 11, Scott Odell, an analyst at British crypto lender Blockchain.com, instant messaged Edward Zhao of Three Arrows Capital asking that the Singapore hedge fund repay at least part of a $270 million loan.
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Fire Cases Surge In London Amid Heatwave
London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.
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Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Reportedly Enters Liquidation on British Virgin Islands Court's Order
Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has reportedly entered liquidation. 3AC is one of the higher profile crypto investors to have run into difficulties following the sharp sell-off in the market for digital currencies seen in recent months. Earlier, Bitcoin plunged some 37 percent in June, trading around $20,000 (nearly Rs. 16 lakh) on Wed...
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Boris Johnson Meets Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky In Surprise Kyiv Visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces on Friday as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia's invasion.
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Goldman Sachs Invests in Billionaire Alan Howard’s Crypto Trading Platform, Barclays Joins In
British bank Barclays has joined Goldman Sachs in investing in British billionaire Alan Howard’s crypto trading platform, Elwood Technologies. Down Capital as well as venture units of Commerzbank AG and billionaire Michael Novogratz Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, a crypto merchant bank, emerged as other investors who participated in the funding rou...
