Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News EPA The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, taking the cost of borrowing to the lowest level for more than two years. The cut, from the previous rate of 4.25%, is the fifth since August last year, but was only narrowly backed by the Bank’s policymakers…
Islamabad –( Muhammad Saleem Bearue Report pakistan) Political tensions in Pakistan showed signs of easing on Wednesday after National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq postponed a vote on disciplinary measures against opposition lawmaker Sheikh Waqas Akram, in what is being viewed as a goodwill gesture toward the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The decision followed a meeting…
The scene before me appeared and disappeared and reappeared again with every breath I took, the hot air from my lungs fogging the gas mask that fit snugly over my face. My mother, father, and little sister stood in front of me wearing hazmat suits. It was October 2005, and we’d been among the first…
Washington — Syria’s Foreign Minister and an accompanying delegation have arrived in the U.S. capital, marking the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Washington in a quarter of a century, according to the Syrian News Agency. The trip is being viewed as a potential opening for renewed dialogue between Damascus and Washington after…
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Joe Pike Politics investigations correspondent Emma Rossiter & Adam Hale BBC News NurPhoto via Getty Images Motorists over 70 could be banned from the roads if they fail compulsory eye tests under a radical shake-up of driving laws in Great Britain. Plans also include reducing the drink-driving limit in both England and Wales to be…
