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Britam's half-year profit dips to Sh2.5b despite revenue growth
The Standard
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Britam Holding's Board Chairman Kuria Muchiri,on August 29th 2025, Release 2025 half year Financial results at Britam towers located in Upper Hill, Nairobi.[Edward Kiplimo, Standard]. Listed diversified financial services group Britam Holdings has...
UK's Wood Group Agrees to $291M Purchase by UAE-based Sidara
Engineering News Record
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August 29, 2025
After more than one year of multiple offers and protracted negotiations, engineer-contractor Wood Group agreed Aug. 29 to a $292-million acquisition from Dubai-based Sidara (formerly known as Dar Group), that the Scotland-based firm said will help...
UK, France, Germany urge Iran to accept three-condition deal to postpone UN sanctions
The Peninsula
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August 29, 2025
New York: UK, France, and Germany urged Iran on Friday at the United Nations in New York to meet three conditions to postpone the re-imposing UN sanctions, allowing talks on an agreement to address European concerns about Tehran's nuclear program....
UK, France, Germany urge Iran to delay UN sanctions
BDNews24
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Britain, France and Germany urged Iran at the United Nations on Friday to meet three requirements so their threat of reimposing UN sanctions can be delayed to allow space for talks on a deal to address their concerns about Tehran's nuclear...
UK households urged to not use common cleaning solution outside - 'could kill plants'
Daily Express
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August 29, 2025
As summer winds down and Britons prepare their gardens for late-season barbecues and bank holiday gatherings, many will be looking to spruce up their patios. But experts are warning that a number of seemingly harmless household staples could...
What Does The Latest Energy Policy Mean For Facilities Managers?
Facilities Management UK
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August 29, 2025
By Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer, npower Business Solutions. The past 12 months have seen the UK Government publish several policies and strategies related to the country’s energy future. These include the Clean Power 2030 Action...
Tuchel drops Trent Alexander-Arnold from England WC qualifiers squad but why?
OTTplay
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England manager Thomas Tuchel has made a surprising decision by dropping Trent Alexander-Arnold from the latest England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. This move comes shortly after Alexander-Arnold lost his...
Alex Pinfield Presents Credentials as New British Ambassador to Morocco
Morocco World News
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August 29, 2025
Marrakech – Alexander Pinfield OBE, the new British Ambassador to Morocco, presented official copies of his Letters of Credence to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat on Friday. Pinfield was appointed to the position in February,...
UK, France and Germany urge Iran to agree deal to delay UN sanctions
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany urged Iran at the United Nations on Friday to meet three requirements so their threat of reimposing U.N. sanctions can be delayed to allow space for talks on a deal to...
Farage defines a terrible ‘new normal’ for British politics, but he hasn’t created it
Counterfire
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August 29, 2025
As the summer draws to a close, British political news is dominated by a single story, and that is Reform UK’s bizarrely named ‘Operation Restoring Justice’, an anti-immigration policy that has been unveiled with more fanfare than almost anything...
Why British folk singer Deepa Shakthi believes music should be messy, raw and free from follower-driven rules
EasternEye
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August 29, 2025
Turn O Spinning Wheel fuses English folk, Indian ragas and Sufi improvisation. Deepa Shakthi slams the industry’s obsession with follower counts and clout. Producer Stuart McCallum guided the band towards minimalism and focus. The album spans...
Patrick Mahomes has an exchange with Brittany that caught the attention of fans
MARCA
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August 29, 2025
Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany made headlines once again, this time during a college football showdown hosted at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night. The Kansas City Chiefs' home turf was buzzing with energy as Nebraska took...
Arizona Corporation Commission discusses expansion plans for state's natural gas infrastructure
Grand Canyon Times - Arizona
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August 28, 2025
The Arizona Corporation Commission conducted a workshop on August 26, 2025, focused on the state’s natural gas infrastructure and storage needs. Vice Chair Nick Myers led the event, which aimed to examine both the costs and benefits of expanding...
DP World Launches UK’s First Low Carbon Truck Programme To Cut Road Freight Emissions
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 29, 2025
DP World has launched a new low carbon truck programme (LCTP) at its London Gateway and Southampton logistics hubs, offering truck operators access to low carbon fuel in a UK industry first. With more than 4,000 truck visits per day at its two UK...
Japanâs green energy fantasy collapses as Mitsubishi abandons $1.7B wind projects
Natural News
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August 29, 2025
Japan’s green energy fantasy collapses as Mitsubishi abandons $1.7B wind projects Mitsubishi abandons three massive offshore wind projects in Japan due to financial collapse from inflation, supply chain chaos, and soaring costs. The global green...
Gang who made £16.7m smuggling 91m laughing gas canisters into UK via fake catering companies are jailed
The Scottish Sun
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August 29, 2025
AN organised crime gang that imported 91million canisters of laughing gas via fake catering companies has been jailed. Twins Ben and Thomas Richardson, 38, and Carl Messen, 58, created bogus food firms in the UK and Europe to cash in. The trio...
France, Germany, UK Push to Reimpose UN Sanctions on Iran, Make War More Likely
Truthout
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August 29, 2025
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. France, Germany, and the UK (E3) have announced they will trigger snapback sanctions on Iran...
Tourists looking to discover the history of the Silk Road should visit Xinjiang: British travel agency head
Global Times
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Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi. Photos: VCG Editor's Note: Despite some Western political forces continuing to run smear campaigns against Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, they won't deter the people in the region...
Attard: Final decision on Mansetti running in Prince of Wales to be made next week
Brandon Sun
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August 29, 2025
TORONTO – All signs point to Mansetti and jockey Pietro Moran making a run for the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. Trainer Kevin Attard said Friday that Mansetti continues to train and eat well following his solid 2 1/2-length win...
Mapleton High School in Ashland County evacuated after dozens of students hospitalized due to illness
WKYC - Ohio
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August 29, 2025
Ashland County Sheriff Kurt Schneider said around 30 students were taken to seven hospitals in a five-county area. The high school and middle school were evacuated. ASHLAND, Ohio — First responders were called to Mapleton High School in Ashland...