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British ministers head to the GCC for talks on new trade deal

British ministers head to the GCC for talks on new trade deal

A free trade deal with the GCC region is expected to boost the UK economy by $2.10bn (GBP1.6bn) over the long run

Rishi Sunak becomes new Prime Minister of United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s first British Asian Prime Minister

He replaces Liz Truss, who resigned last week after serving just 45 days in office

UAE mourning

UAE declares three-day mourning over demise of Queen Elizabeth II

Britain’s longest serving monarch passed away on September 8, at the age of 96

Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, passes away

In June this year, Queen Elizabeth became the first monarch in British history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee

Boris Johnson

Brexit trade deal: All the main details as EU, UK avoid chaotic breakup

The agreement, which runs more than 400 pages with an additional 800 pages of annexes, will be put to a vote in the UK parliament on Dec 30

Abu Dhabi’s IHC invests in DNA sequencing tech pioneer Oxford Nanopore

The funds will support Oxford Nanopore as it scales up its rapid Covid-19 testing capability

Here’s why the global economy is headed for a recession in 2019

A hard landing is likely unless something happens to kickstart global growth, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp