LONDON: Foreign diplomats in London owe nearly £150 million (US$186 million) in congestion charge debt, British government ministers have said, reported German news agency (dpa). It comes as new figures given to UK lawmakers showed that 15 serious and significant offences, including sexual assault and drink driving, were allegedly committed
LONDON: Manchester City defender Kyle Walker is targetting more trophies after signing a new contract with the treble winners just a couple of months after almost leaving for Bayern Munich. The 33-year-old, who had a spell out of favour last season and was left out of the starting line-up for
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia plays a significant role in the effort to counter Islamophobia, ignorance and hatred of others, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “The burning of Al-Quran due to ignorance, arrogance and neo-colonial mindset, should be countered through knowledge and understanding. “For the Muslims, it is of course through
THE HAGUE: The purchasing power of the Dutch population fell by 1.2 per cent year-on-year in 2022 due to high inflation, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) said on Thursday, reported Xinhua. This was the largest drop in 40 years. Over the past 10 years, purchasing power in the country has consistently grown,
BERLIN: As many as 1.5 million people in Germany have been affected by acute supply bottlenecks for certain medicines, the North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists said on Thursday. “Sometimes the supply is really on the brink because antibiotics are very scarce and… have to be supplied very quickly,” Xinhua quoted
RABAT: At least 50,000 houses have collapsed completely or partially in Friday’s deadly earthquake in Morocco. Following a meeting chaired by King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan Royal Court, in a statement, said the government would grant emergency assistance worth 30,000 dirhams (about US$3,000) to families affected by the earthquake, according
ANKARA: Fifa on Thursday announced nominees for the Best Fifa Football Awards 2023, with names having been chosen by a panel of football experts. The qualifying period for the women’s awards was from Aug 1 2022 to Aug 20 2023, the date of the Fifa Women’s World Cup Final. For
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened almost flat against the greenback as the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) is anticipated to maintain its hawkish monetary policy stance. At 9.05 am, the local note eased to 4.6835/6890 against the United States (US) dollar from Thursday’s close of 4.6825/6850. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges after a planned plea deal collapsed. Hunter Biden, 53, was accused of concealing his drug use during a gun purchase in October 2018, according to the indictment filed in a federal court in Delaware. Three
NEW YORK: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, at 19:58:40 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. According to Xinhua, the epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.13 degrees south latitude
