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Through international theater collaboration, new Japanese plays are being put on in London.
In January, three plays by Japanese women were put on in London as a way to show people from other countries some of the best new dramatists from Japan. Foreign theatregoers may know more about Japan's kabuki dramas than its modern plays, but the British and Japanese theater companies behind ...
A Novel of the Emigre Gets a Fresh Start Thanks to a British author of Serbian descent
Vesna Goldsworthy has moved from Belgrade to London, from writing in Serbian to writing in English, from literary criticism to memoir to poetry, and finally to the book. She has added three works to the genre in question, the most recent being "Iron Curtain: A Love Story" (Norton), whic...
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after only six weeks in office due to chaos.
On Thursday, British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned following the shortest, most chaotic term in history. She was removed from office because her economic agenda had damaged the country's image for financial stability and had caused many people to fall into poverty.
Britain will ...
More aggressive UK policy against China under new British PM Truss
On Tuesday, Liz Truss, a self-described defender of the post-World War II western order, succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister. Johnson's attitude toward Beijing has been criticized by many in his party for not hardening quickly enough.
The previous ten years have seen a deterio...
In Australia, LIV Fears Rise
Cameron Smith was hailed as a real winner on Monday in Australia, but his triumph at the British Open was overshadowed by suspicions that he would soon defect to Greg Norman's dissident LIV circuit. Smith won the tournament by a score of 13 under par. Smith was victorious in the competition t...
British citizen arrested in Germany for Spying
On Wednesday, a man was suspected for spying for Russia, and was arrested in Germany. This is not the first such case, earlier also people have been arrested for spying in the recent years, but arresting a citizen of a NATO ally is very rare.
Heiko Maas, the Foreign Minister of Germany ...
BT TO PHASE OUT 3G BY 2023
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- BT is set to phase out 3G by 2023 to make space for 5G in the British airwaves.
- Plan is to bring 5G to the UK by 2028.
- After the launch of iPhone 12, the use of 5G network rapidly increased in UK.
BT, the owner ...
UK: RYANAIR AND BRITISH AIRWAYS INVESTIGATED OVER CORONAVIRUS REFUNDS
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- The British Airways and Ryanair are investigated over the novel corona virus refunds
- The CMA is going to be writing to both the airline companied as a part of the investigation
The companies Ryanair and British Airways ha...
UK: BRITISH LITHIUM APPLIED FOR A PATENT WITH EXTRACTION INVENTION
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- The company ‘British Lithium’ has applied for a patent with the extraction invention
- Andrew Smith said that, they are very delighted that, their first patent is now pending
The company British Lithium has achi...
THIS IS WHY PRINCE HARRY MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES
Recently Prince Harry along with his wife and son moved to the US state of California. While there were several speculations about his visit to the US, in an interview released on Thursday, Prince Harry revealed that this move was to break a family cycle of "pain and suffering" after re...
CHINA CRITICIZES BRITAIN’S MOTION WITH REGARDS TO XINJIANG REGION
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- China criticizes Britain’s motion with regards to Xinjiang region.
- China says the move by the British House of Commons violates international law and their relations.
- Britain said the treatment against Uygurs in Xin...
MENG’S DEFENSE TEAM TO ASK CANADIAN COURT TO DELAY UPCOMING HEARINGS
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- Meng’s defense team to ask Canadian court to delay upcoming hearings.
- The Huawei CFO’s case lasted more than two years.
- Meng’s upcoming hearing is scheduled to be in the British Columbia Supreme Court on...
TOSHIBA CORP. PRESIDENT & CEO RESIGN OVER INTERNAL MANAGEMENT CONFLICT
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- Toshiba Corp. President & CEO resign over management conflict.
- Chairman Satoshi Tsunakawa takes up the posts of Kurumatani.
- The conflict happened over a proposed buyout of the company by CVC Capital Partners. <...
BRITAIN’S CVC CAPITAL LIKELY TO BUYOUT TOSHIBA CORP. IN A PRIVATE DEAL
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- Britain’s CVC Capital likely to buyout Toshiba Corp. in a private deal.
- The terms of the deal will be discussed between the two companies and also the government.
- Toshiba received the initial proposal by CVC on Tues...
ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE APPROVED FOR 65 AND OLDER IN S. KOREA
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- AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine approved for 65 and older in S. Korea.
- Approval of the vaccine for the age group was based on data released in England and Scotland.
- The vaccine is said to be 70% effective by British ...
BRITAIN’S AMBASSADOR TO CHINA SUMMONED OVER AN ARTICLE ON INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
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- Britain’s ambassador to China summoned over an article on international media.
- Caroline Wilson’s article was posted on the official WeChat account of the British embassy.
- China’s Foreign Ministry made a...
UN CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN APPOINTS BLACKPINK AS ITS ADVOCATES TO RAISE AWARNESS
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- UN Climate Change campaign appoints BLACKPINK as its advocates to raise awareness.
- The k-pop girl group received a personal letter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
- The group has been invited to serve as advocate...
MYANMAR DISSENTERS WELCOMED SANCTIONS FROM BRITISH AND CANADA
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- Rivals of Myanmar's coup invited new sanctions from Britain and Canada as dissidents rioted, making it fourteen days protest against the Southeast Asian country's military for coming to power.
Adding to the pressures fr...
JAPAN AND BRITAIN AGREE TO PROMOTE FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC REGION
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- Japan and Britain agree to promote free and open Indo-Pacific region.
- The countries also agreed to strengthen security ties due to China’s rise in assertiveness.
- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi had a vid...
HONG KONGERS FLEE UK UNDER NEW VISA SCHEME, CHINA SAYS UK IS BACK WITH COLONIAL BEHAVIOUR
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- Another visa scheme offering a large number of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship went live on Sunday as the city's ex-colonial ruler UK makes its ways for those needing to get away from China's imposition of national security law