UK Government boosts no-deal Brexit planning with extra £2.1bn worth of funding – doubling the amount of money it has set aside this year. The plans include more border force officers and upgrades to transport infrastructure at ports. There will also be more money to ease traffic congestion in Kent and tackle queues created …
Business groups have stressed the importance of continued frictionless trade with the EU after Dominic Raab used his first overseas trip as foreign secretary to urge UK firms to “raise their game” and focus more on exporting to other regions. Organisations including the CBI and Make UK, which represents the manufacturing sector, said that …
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If you are seated in the middle of a flight it may not be the most convenient thing, especially if you are surrounded by strangers. But now an American company has introduced a new chair, which can make the trip more comfortable. It is enough that passengers sitting next to each other do not …
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Switzerland is the world’s most-innovative country followed by Sweden, the United States of America (U.S.), the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (U.K.), according to the 2019 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), which also identifies regional leaders India, South Africa, Chile, Israel and Singapore, with China, Viet Nam and Rwanda topping their income …
Boris Johnson has set up a “war cabinet” to deliver Brexit “by any means necessary” by October 31 as a senior cabinet minister warned that there was “now a very real prospect” of no deal. In a dramatic shift Michael Gove, the minister responsible for no-deal preparations, said the government was “working on the …
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Luxembourg is set to become the first country in the world to make all its public transport free. Fares on trains, trams and buses will be lifted next summer under the plans of the re-elected coalition government led by Xavier Bettel, who was sworn in for a second term as prime minister on Wednesday. …
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Boris Johnson is the UK’s new prime minister and will now begin the task of trying to deliver Brexit. The former foreign secretary has pledged the UK will leave the EU on 31 October, “do or die”, accepting that a no-deal Brexit will happen if an agreement cannot be reached by then. He has …
UK PM Boris Johnson’s new-look cabinet includes Sajid Javid as chancellor and Priti Patel as home secretary. Dominic Raab is foreign secretary and first secretary of state, while arch-Brexiter Jacob Rees-Mogg was made leader of the Commons. Michael Gove is moved to become the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and replaced as environment …
Boris Johnson is Britain’s next prime minister after winning a convincing victory over Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative party leadership race. The former mayor of London, who has long cherished an ambition to lead his country, won 66% of the votes – 92,153, to Hunt’s 46,656. Turnout was 87.4% among 159,320 party members.
Swedish Media is reporting that AI, artificial intelligence, is growing rapidly among both companies and authorities, accoriding to two new reports show. More and more Swedish companies make AI part of their business. AI is not any longer only a part of the companies’ experimental strategies, but is increasingly used to create day-to-day business, …
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Legendary fighter Manny Pacman Pacquiao, 40, yesterday beat previously unbeaten American Keith Thurman. The Philippine fighter thrpugh the win took the WBA belt in welterweight. The 40-year-old boxing legend is the fifth oldest boxer of all time to win a world champion title.
Another supergoal by Zlatan Ibrahimovic tonight when LA Galaxy beat LAFC 3-2 in the derby. Zlatan scored all three goals. Journalists had before the game asked Zlatan of he or Mexican international Carlos Vela from LAFC is the best player of MLS. I guess Ibra andwered that woth hattrick and three wonderful goals tonight, …
Today the Prosperity UK Alternative Arrangements Commission, which I co-chair with Nicky Morgan, has set out its road map to a Brexit deal, by finding a way to supersede the maligned Irish Backstop, while simultaneously ensuring there is no hard border in Ireland and the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement is upheld. Critically, our …
I have just re-read ’The Border’ by my favourite author Don Winslow. What do you do when there are no borders? When the lines you thought existed simply vanish? How do you plant your feet to make a stand when you no longer know what side you’re on? The war has come home. For …
In France we live in Boulouris-sur-mer, a small village on the edge of the beautiful city of Saint-Raphaël, Côte d’azur, Provance. Yesterday we took a morning walk in Frejus, the sister cuty of Saint-Raphaël. Frejus has a old city centre that just like Saint-Raphaël is restored and well preserved by the commune. It is …
Is our way of logistics sustainable enough and will the demands on speed even increase in the future? Very likely, yes. Intestesting article from CNN Business. “Search. Compare options. Click buy. Look out for a package on your doorstep the next day, or even that same day, without ever having to get in your …
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We had a wonderful day in Vieux Port Marseille earlier this week. We also visited Le Parnier, the old town. Lunch in the port. Marseille is one of the best streetart cities in the the world. I recommend you all to visit Marseille, despite its rumour of being rough and edgy. I like it.
As many as 421 attempts to smuggle in drugs to Dubai were foiled by the customs during the first quarter of this year, said a senior official. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs, said the drugs seized at various land, air and sea ports included tramadol, captagon, opium, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, cannabis …
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On the 3rd of July 2019, on occasion of the WTO Global Review of Aid for Trade, the WCO organized jointly, together with the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the World Bank Group (WBG) and the European Commission, a parallel session on Gender Integration in Aid for Trade …
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I am proud of living in a country, Sweden, that always is at the forefront when it comes to giving active capacity building and technical assistance to those who need it most. This time together with our friends. Last year Sweden made the largest contribution as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) in …
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