NATO plans to mobilize 90,000 soldiers for a manoeuvre aimed at deterring Russian aggression, in the biggest exercise staged by the alliance since the end of the Cold War, dpa learns.
Ski star Kilde to undergo second surgery after crash in Wengen
Alpine skiing star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will have to undergo a second surgery following his serious crash during a downhill World Cup race in Wengen, Switzerland last Saturday. An operation was scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Innsbruck, Austria …
Initial results point to natural cause of death of Hertha’s Bernstein
The public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt an the Oder found no signs of any outside involvement in the death of Hertha Berlin president Kay Bernstein and “most likely assumes a natural death” after the preliminary result of the autopsy on the body of…
Delhi LG approves draft notification for amendment in Delhi Prison Rules for pre-mature release of infirm prisoners
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the draft notification for amendment in Delhi Prison Rules 2018 that will pave the way for pre-mature release of “incapacitated prisoners” undergoing a fixed-term imp…
Just the TCKT as Quantinuum’s $300m raise values quantum company at $5bn
The closure of a $300million fundraise for Cambridge-based quantum computing company Quantinuum is a triumph for the Hills Road company and for Honeywell, which remains the company’s majority shareholder. The new equity values Quantinuum, which is deve…
France denies Russia’s claims that it has mercenaries in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – France denied on Thursday claims made earlier by Russia that there were French mercenaries in Ukraine, as it responded to a statement made earlier this week by Russia’s defence ministry that Russia had killed French mercenaries in Kha…
SME business activity returns to growth, but priorities are changing
By Jennifer Sieg Business activity for UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has reached its highest since May of last year, the latest data shows, but one particular challenge remains clear. The Natwest SME PMI Business Activity Index recorded a scor…
Polish parliament approves Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s budget
Poland’s parliament approved the budget for the current year at the first reading on Thursday. The centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk is assuming state revenues of the equivalent of €155 billion ($168 billion), with expenditure am…
Train drivers vote for more strike action in early February as dispute escalates
By Guy Taylor The UK’s train drivers’ union has announced further strikes in February, escalating the long-running dispute over pay and conditions. ASLEF members from LNER will walk-out from 5 February for five days, tacking onto the end of seven days …
British MPs table motion to mark 34th anniversary of ‘genocide’ of Kashmiri Pandits in J-K
London [UK], January 18 (ANI): Marking the 34th anniversary of attacks and displacements of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, three UK members of parliament, including Bob Blackman, Jim Shannon and Virendra Sharma tabled the Early Day Mo…