UK MP defects amid ‘partygate’ revolt against Johnson

London, Jan 19 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday suffered an embarrassing defection from his Conservative party over revelations of lockdown-breaching events in Downing Street, but vowed to fight on. Seven Conservatives said they had filed letters demanding a Tory vote of no confidence […]

UK freezes BBC funding for two years

London, Jan 17 (AFP/APP):The UK government came under fire on Monday for freezing the BBC licence fee, with critics accusing it of a politically motivated attack to save the prime minister’s job. The Conservatives’ Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said the £159 ($217, 190-euro) annual fee […]

Sudan revokes licence of Al Jazeera live TV unit

Khartoum, Jan 16 (AFP/APP):Sudan has revoked the licence of Al Jazeera Mubasher, part of the Qatar-based network, accusing it of “unprofessional” TV coverage of anti-coup protests, the channel said Sunday. “The Sudanese authorities announce they revoked the accreditation of Al Jazeera Mubasher and barred its […]

Strong quake rocks northern Greece

Athens, Jan 16 (AFP/APP):A strong 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Greece on Sunday near the country’s second city of Thessalonica, the National Observatory of Athens said. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 1150 GMT, was 23 kilometers (14 miles) south west of Orthodox spiritual […]

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