Parliament drama has left Boris Johnson in limbo
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants new elections to be held on 15 October. He made that call shortly after a majority of the Lower House had agreed to…
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Slightly more activity of European service industry reported
Business in the European services sector grew slightly faster in August than in the previous month. That emerges from definitive figures from market researcher Markit. The purchasing managers’…
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British government loses majority
A British MP from the Conservative Party has defected to the Liberal Democrats. That means that Prime Minister Johnson’s government no longer has a seat majority in the…
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Pound has fallen below $1.20 mark
Pound fell further Tuesday against the dollar. The decline follows Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promise to hold elections soon if he loses an important vote in parliament later…
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In IT, Innovation and Startups
ZAO face swap: an instant hit, an instant bust
The ZAO face swap app was launched last Friday and instantly became the most popular app in China. Due to potential privacy violation, the app is now being…
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KLM scraps another 56 flights due to the ground staff strike
On Monday morning, KLM had to cancel 56 flights to and from Schiphol due to the ground staff strike. Eleven European return flights were already scrapped as a…
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Johnson asks parliament not to vote for ‘meaningless Brexit postponement’
During a speech on Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on the British Parliament not to vote for “new, meaningless postponement” of the Brexit. The opposition parties,…
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