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Nicolas Whitehead: "Zerah Business School is the only business school in Europe specializing in lobbying and PR"
Education is becoming an increasingly crucial component of contemporary European life. New skills and higher qualifications become necessary elements of the -
Black year for European beekeepers
– ‘Worst on record’ – Italy’s main agricultural union Coldiretti said 2019 has been a “black year”, with “a harvest almost halved” from the 23,300 tonnes of honey collected -
EgyptAir says wreckage from plane found
EgyptAir said wreckage from its passenger plane that crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday with 66 people on board has been found. "The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation has just received... -
Wave of terror batters fragile Turkish economy
Six suicide attacks in eight months and a spat with Russia have added to concerns for the Turkish economy as tourists flee, taking billions of dollars in spending elsewhere, and foreign investors skirt... -
Japan's top court to rule on 19th-century family lawsJapan's top court will rule this week on a pair of 19th century family laws that critics blast as sexist and out of touch. The Supreme Court will weigh in on the legality of a six-month ban...
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East Asia Pacific ageing faster than anywhere else in history: World BankThe East Asia Pacific region is ageing at a faster rate than any other place in history, the World Bank warned Wednesday, a demographic shift likely to cramp public services and economic growth.
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Zuckerberg: from Harvard dropout to Silicon Valley legendMark Zuckerberg has grown from a Harvard dropout who changed what it means to be social into a billionaire philanthropist bent on shaping a better world for his daughter.
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Syria could be 'weeks away' from transition: KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Syria could be weeks away from a "big transition", following on from international talks in Vienna at the weekend.
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Iranian Navy Captures Marshall Islands Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iran's navy has captured an oil tanker with a Marshall Islands flag in the Gulf of Oman amid ongoing tensions over Tehran's nuclear program. The tanker, named -
Fiat Chrysler y Peugeot Citroën confirman su fusión pese al coronavirus
El grupo francés PSA (Peugeot Citroën) y el ítalo-estadounidense Fiat-Chrysler confirmaron su voluntad de fusionarse entre fines de 2020 y principios de 2021, a pesar -
El desempleo en España sube al 14,4% en el primer trimestre debido a la pandemia
La tasa de desempleo en España aumentó al 14,4% de su población activa en el primer trimestre, un periodo en el que ya comenzó a sentirse el impacto de la pandemia -
China dona 30 millones de dólares a la OMS tras la retirada de EEUU
China anunció este jueves la donación de 30 millones de dólares a la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) para la lucha contra covid-19, para intentar paliar la retirada de Estados Unidos,
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China se convierte en líder de pedidos internacionales de patentes
China se convirtió en 2019 en el principal solicitante de pedidos internacionales de patentes, desplazando por primera vez a Estados Unidos, indicó la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad -
Protesters target Polanski film at cinemas in Brussels
Feminist activists defaced cinemas in Brussels with angry condemnations of director Roman Polanski's latest film overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday. -
London Latino heartlands struggle for survival
Whenever London's South Americans go looking for a job, a helping hand, the flavours of home or a party with their compatriots, they head to the Latino indoor market -
Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry
A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun — the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut — goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo. -
Four top British authors in novel anti-Brexit European crusade
Ken Follett, Lee Child, Kate Mosse and Jojo Moyes, four heavyweights of British literature, are launching a "Friendship Tour" of Europe to represent the 48 percent who -
Zombies and women: London Men's Fashion Week wraps up
Models in zombie make-up and a growing number of women on the catwalks were among the eye-catching features of Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up in -
'Britain's Notre-Dame' tells fiery tale of restored glory
A bolt of lightning pierced its tower and flames licked across its thick oak roof. Thirty-five years ago it was York Minster in northern England that went up in flames. -
Elton John joins call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
British pop legend Elton John has joined "friend" George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate's new death-penalty laws for -
Ed Sheeran marries girlfriend in 'tiny wedding': report
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has married his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn in a "tiny winter wedding", The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday. -
Death-defying free climb lifts Honnold into Oscars contention
Alex Honnold, a big wall climber who has conquered a series of intimidating rock faces on his own and almost without equipment, could on Sunday add the Oscars to his conquests for his
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Los jugadores del Real Madrid volvieron este lunes al trabajo tras pasar la pasada semana las pruebas de detección del nuevo coronavirus, sin que se encontraran casos positivos, dos meses
In Belgium's version of the Oscars this weekend, a film about Guatemala's civil war is an unusual nominee -- telling a story set more than two decades ago and 9,000 kilometres (5,000 miles)
If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.
The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour party Jeremy Corbyn -- criticised for failing to take a clear position on Brexit -- on Wednesday said the only way out of
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she was preparing to make a "bold offer" to MPs in one final attempt to get them to back her Brexit deal.
Former England footballer David Beckham was on Thursday disqualified from driving for six months after using his phone while behind the wheel.
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday urged main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to work with her to break the Brexit deadlock, telling him:
Britons are increasingly choosing package holidays outside of the European Union this summer as Brexit uncertainty shakes the pound, tour operator Thomas Cook said
Social media giant Facebook on Thursday banned various far-right British groups including the English Defence League from its network for promoting hate and violence.
The ‘fighting against so called “persecution” of the Russian language in Latvia’, ‘the violation of human rights’ in Odessa, etc… Who do you think might have been behind this thrust of
A London-based international court has ordered Djibouti to pay $385 million in compensation to UAE global ports operator DP World over a breach of contract, the
Santander's UK banking division has been fined £32.8 million for failing to process accounts and investments of deceased customers, regulators said Wednesday.
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India to seek new bids for UAE gold import quotas with concessional duty
On Thursday, the Indian government announced that it will be seeking fresh bids for import quotas of gold from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a... -
F-35 hiccup on road to Israel-UAE accord
Amidst all the diplomatic back-slapping, the Israel-UAE accord faces its first hiccup: the possible sale of American F-35s to Abu Dhabi that could challenge... -
El exilio, una salida para los manifestantes de Hong Kong
Con 21 años, Crystal, una manifestante hongkonesa prodemocracia, se plantea pedir asilo en Canadá. Como muchos compatriotas suyos, quiere exiliarse... -
El plan de recuperación de la UE no es un programa de "rescate", dice el comisario de Economía
El plan de 750.000 millones de euros propuesto por la Comisión Europea para ayudar a los países europeos a salir de la crisis no es un programa de... -
España levantará la cuarentena para los turistas extranjeros el 1 de julio
El gobierno español indicó el lunes que la cuarentena impuesta a los visitantes extranjeros será eliminada a partir del 1 de julio, después de que... -
Una parte de Europa se va de tiendas con el desconfinamiento
De Bruselas a Estambul, miles de ex confinados redescubrieron este lunes sus tiendas o sus centros de belleza preferidos a la búsqueda de un delineador... -
Principal oleoducto de Ecuador fue reparado y está operativo
El principal oleoducto de Ecuador fue reparado y se encuentra operativo tras sufrir daños por un derrumbe ocurrido el 7 de abril que afectó a otras... -
12 hurt as arms depot blasts damage north Cyprus hotel
A string of nighttime explosions at a Turkish military base in northern Cyprus damaged a nearby seaside hotel and injured 12 people Thursday, prompting... -
Migrant drowns off Belgium while trying to swim to UK
The body of an Iraqi migrant who tried to swim across the Channel from France to Britain has been found off Belgium's coast, Belgian authorities said... -
London climate protests enter fourth day
London commuters faced further disruption on Thursday (April 18) as climate change protests continued to bring parts of the British capital to standstill,... -
Lithuania attracts London fintech firms as Brexit looms
Worried over Brexit uncertainty, dozens of fintech companies have applied for licences in Lithuania to secure access to the EU market, the Baltic state's...