INTERNATIONAL NEWS

London’s knife-terrorist released from jail few days ago

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2020

Sudesh Amman, the knife-terrorist shot dead by London police on Sunday after stabbing two persons in Streatham was freed from jail a few days ago, after serving just half of his three-year prison term for terror offences. Amman, who was 19, and from Harrow was convicted and jailed in December

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20 killed during ‘anointing service’ stampede in Tanzania

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2020

At least 20 people in Tanzania were trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in the north of the country, officials said on Sunday. Government official Kippi Warioba, District Commissioner in the northern town of Moshi, said he feared the number of dead could still rise from the accident, which took place […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

No membership, no benefits – EU leaders tell Britain

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2020

The leaders of the European Union’s three institutions warned Britain on Friday that it cannot expect “the highest quality access to the single market” unless it adopts the bloc’s standards on environment, labor, taxation and state aid.European Council President Charles Michel, EU Parliament President David Sassoli and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave […]

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Russia to shut border with China over Coronavirus

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2020

Russia said Thursday it was closing its border with China to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told a government meeting that the order had been signed “to take measures to close the border (with China) in the Far East,” Russian news agencies reported. The coronavirus epidemic has killed 132 […]

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Coronavirus: British Airways suspend all flights to China

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2020

British Airways has announced a suspension of flights between the United Kingdom and China in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. The airline released a statement on Wednesday morning, stating that all daily flights between Shanghai-Beijing and Heathrow, would be halted with immediate effect after the Foreign Office warned against ‘all but essential travel’ to the

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Brexit now sealed in law, 31 January point of no return

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2020

Britain’s departure from the European Union was set in law Wednesday as London returned a signed treaty and MEPs prepared to vote to ratify the divorce. After half-of-century of sometimes awkward membership, the United Kingdom will leave the EU at midnight Brussels time on Friday. The day began with Britain’s permanent representative — soon to […]