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Uber wins 30-month London taxi license
San Francisco: Ride-hailing company Uber has secured a 30-month license to continue operating in London, ending a protracted battle with city regulators over whether the ride-hailing app was “fit and proper”. “Uber…
- Technology
Apple alarmed at allowing 3rd-party app stores under new EU law
London: The upcoming European Union (EU) digital law has alarmed Apple as the tech giant would be forced to allow users to install apps from outside the App Store. In addition to…
- World
Two British Iranian prisoners return to UK after Iran deal
London: Two British Iranian dual nationals, who have been held captive in Iran for five and six years, have been allowed to fly back to the UK on Wednesday after a deal…
- Entertainment
Benedict Cumberbatch has voiced his support for Ukraine
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch says it’s impossible to ignore the war in Ukraine. Speaking before the BAFTA event at the Royal Albert Hall in London, he shared: “We have brothers…
- World
Man took Apple Store worker hostage, demanded $200 mn in crypto
London/San Francisco: A 27-year-old man held an Apple Store customer hostage for several hours at the company’s flagship store in Amsterdam and demanded $200 million in cryptocurrency. The suspect, in camouflage gear,…
- World
Assange granted appeal in UK to fight extradition to US
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s battle to avoid extradition to the US will go to Britain’s Supreme Court after he was granted the right on Monday to appeal a lower court ruling.…
- World
Estimated 4.3 mn people in UK had COVID last week
London: An estimated 4.3 million people in private households across the UK had Covid-19 last week, up from 3.7 million in the previous week, setting a new record, the Office for National…
- Business
‘Banarasi’ mangoes in London, Dubai
New Delhi: For the first time, Banarasi mangoes are being exported to London, Dubai and other parts of the world under Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) supervision, according…