Cornwall is one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations – Getty Images The UK is set to lose up to £22bn in tourism revenues this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, an industry body has predicted. Spending by visitors from overseas could fall by as much as 78%, equivalent to £60m a day, said…
Melinda Simmons stressed the need to extend sanctions against Russia and also noted the readiness of Western countries to provide Ukraine with not only humanitarian aid but military support as well. Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to Ukraine Melinda Simmons – RBC-Ukraine Melinda Simmons, Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to Ukraine,…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain must implement the Withdrawal Agreement on its exit from the European Union, regardless of the outcome of ongoing trade talks between the two sides, a senior European Commissioner said on Wednesday. “Deal or no deal, the Withdrawal Agreement must be respected,” European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic told the European Parliament….
Undated photo of the Cameron Peak Fire burning in Larimer County. BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – The U.S. Forest Service has closed hundreds of thousands of acres in Colorado as wildfires continue to burn across the state. 2020 has become one of the worst fire years on record for Colorado. The year has seen two…
Facing major losses after the 2018 Camp Fire, insurance companies dropped Californians in wildfire-prone Sierra foothills communities at an accelerating rate last year. Carriers sent non-renewal notices to 42,088 homeowners in the foothill counties in 2019, compared to 23,925 the year before, Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant Henley announced Monday. Almost every one of these homeowners…
PARIS (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Gerarld Darmanin said on Wednesday he had asked local authorities to put mosques in the cities of Bordeaux and Beziers in southwestern France under police protection following threats or acts of violence. “Such actions are unacceptable on the soil of the Republic” the minister said in a tweet. Reporting…
The Trump administration intends to admit up to 15,000 refugees into the U.S. in the 2021 fiscal year down from a cap of 18,000. Central American migrants ride atop a freight train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border, in Ixtepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico, in April 2019. Moises Castillo / AP file The Trump administration has…
Russia has criticized Washington’s approach on sanctions against Tehran, stressing that Moscow will keep up its international trade ties with Iran despite US potential sanctions. “The wrong approach again… The United States playing a ‘world policeman,’ substituting the UN Security Council is an unwelcome role,” Deputy Russian Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy tweeted on Monday 20…
The UN arms embargo on Iran has expired as part of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement covering Iran’s nuclear programme. The JCPOA set an expiry date for the arms embargo of 18 October 2020, after five years after the adoption of the agreement. Other restrictions, such as financial transaction and travel restrictions, have…