Anger from politicians as cost of repairing Big Ben rockets to 82 mln USD
ShareLONDON, Oct. 5 — The bill for repairing the world famous Big Ben clock tower at Britain’s Houses of Parliament has more than doubled to Continue Reading
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Moscow warns of retaliation if U.S. continues pressure on Russian media
ShareMOSCOW, Oct. 4 — Moscow may consider taking retaliatory measures if Washington keeps the pressure on the Russian media working in the United States, the Continue Reading
Moscow adds facial recognition to CCTV cameras for fast identification of criminals
ShareMOSCOW, Oct. 3 — Moscow is adding facial recognition technology to the city’s 170,000 surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify criminals faster, Bloomberg News Continue Reading
Animal abusers in Britian to face 5 years prison in get-tough policy
ShareLONDON, Oct. 3 — The maximum prison sentence for people convicted of animal cruelty in Britain is to be increased from six months to five Continue Reading
EU rolls out new plan to resettle 50,000 refugees in two years
ShareBRUSSELS, Sept. 29 — The European Commission rolled out a new scheme on Wednesday to bring at least 50,000 refugees to Europe over the next Continue Reading
Russia to build border fence in Crimea: report
ShareMOSCOW, Sept. 29– Russia intends to build a 50-km long fence on the border between Crimea and Ukraine, Russia’s Tass news agency reported Wednesday. Plans Continue Reading
British Airways plans to use jet fuel converted from household waste
ShareLONDON, Sept. 21– British Airways Monday announced that it has entered a partnership to design a series of waste plants that convert household waste into Continue Reading
Muslim asylum seekers allegedly switch to Christianity when applying for stay in Finland
ShareHELSINKI, Aug. 28– Asylum seekers of Islamic background have increasingly switched to Christianity in Finland, officials have said. Kari Kiesilainen, a head of section at Continue Reading
