UK interest rate rise predicted as cost of living crisis deepens

The Bank of England has warned inflation could peak at close to 6% by April. Photograph: Thomas Krych/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock The Guardian By Phillip Inman Bank of England to vote on potential rate change while inflation soars to 30-year high Britons are braced for the Bank of England to increase interest rates on Thursday as the

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Tourists in UAE shrug off Houthi missile attacks

A general view of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 2, 2022. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi By Reuters Tourists who flock to the United Arab Emirates in search of winter sun appear undeterred by recent missile attacks on the Gulf State by Yemen’s Houthi group that have prompted travel warnings from the

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Euro area inflation hits record high of 5.1% in January

By Anadolu Agency Energy has highest annual rate last month with 28.6%, according to preliminary Eurostat data Annual euro area inflation hit a new record high of 5.1% in January, according to a flash estimate of preliminary data from Eurostat on Thursday. The figure, above market forecasts of 4.4%, was up from 5% in December

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Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS By Reuters Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday but said many members of the security forces had been killed repelling an attack on democracy that may

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Somali Informant Roble meets Mohammed bin Zayed

A Photograph appear on the Internet The government of the United Arab Emirates has officially welcomed Somali Informant Mohamed Hussein Roble. Mohammed Bin Zayed is believed to be the most powerful person in the UAE, and is said to be the country’s indirect leader. The meeting between Roble and Sheikh Mohamed focused is. Somali Times

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Somali Informant Roble meets with UAE Al Maktoum family

A Photograph appear on the Internet Somali Informant Mohamed Hussein Roble met with UAE Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to Inform as usual Roble informing Somalia government lead by decent President Mohamed Abdullah Farmajo. Sources say Roble sharing sensitive information with UAE exchange millions of dollars. Somali Times reported Roble left for the United Arab

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Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs

File – A 2021 Model 3 sedan sits in a near-empty lot at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo. June 27, 2021. Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 vehicles because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt. Documents posted Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, by U.S. safety regulators

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Ethiopian Airlines to fly 737 MAX with passengers for first time since deadly crash

Grounded Ethiopian Airlines planes are seen in the airfield at the Bole International Airport amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri By Reuters Ethiopian Airlines is due to resume flying the Boeing 737 MAX plane on Tuesday, but opinions are divided on the airline’s

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Is Africa Gradually Returning to Military Rule-One Country After the Other?

By African Exponent The resurgence of military rule in Africa has extensively occupied the African political space over the past decade. Coups coupled with unconstitutional subversions of constitutionally elected governments have been the order of the day. From the period 2020-present, coups and coup attempts in Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sudan and Guinea have been

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UK’s Johnson cannot answer party questions because of police, minister says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens after making a statement on Sue Gray’s report regarding the alleged Downing Street parties during COVID-19 lockdown, in the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 31, 2022. UK Parliament/UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Reuters By Guy Faulconbridge British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cannot answer specific questions over lockdown

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