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UK to Ban Of Petrol, Hybrid Cars Sale In 2035

February 5th, 2020 - 06:00 GMT

UK to Ban Of Petrol, Hybrid Cars Sale In 2035

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to use the announcement to elevate the United Kingdom's environmental credentials after he sacked the head of a Glasgow UN Climate Change ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that the threat of the Syrian crisis' spillover may affect the Soviet bloc. (AFP/File)

September 24th, 2013 - 07:03 GMT

Putin warns against foreign 'aggression' in Syria, fears Soviet bloc repercussions

President Assad told China TV that Syria has always been committed to upholding its treaties, and was "not concerned" with current UN talks about military force in Syria (AFP)

September 23rd, 2013 - 06:35 GMT

Assad tells China TV: "not concerned" with UN resolution talks

Palestinians in Gaza have previously used tunnels to Egypt to obtain construction materials under the Israeli ban (Courtesy of Eyad Baba/AP)

September 22nd, 2013 - 11:29 GMT

The benevolent blockader: Israel to allow construction materials into Gaza for first time in six years

A Kurd young boy cross a street under blue flags, emblazoned with a candle, of the Movement for Change (MC) (aka Goran) displayed in the streets as part of the campaign for Kurdistan's parliamentary elections on September 18, 2013 in Iraq's northern city of Sulaimaniyah. (AFP)

September 22nd, 2013 - 08:08 GMT

Iraqi Kurd election vote counting gets underway

Friday bombings in Iraq part of growing sectarian violence near Baghdad

September 20th, 2013 - 12:14 GMT

Sunni mosque bombing near Baghdad kills 15

Syrian officials publicly announce that its country's civil war has reached a stalemate (Courtesy of Sebastiano Tomada/Sipa USA)

September 20th, 2013 - 05:17 GMT

Syrian regime proposes potential calls for ceasefire, announces stalemate

Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed on Thursday that he is not entirely confident that Assad will go through with the chemical arms deal. (AFP/File)

September 19th, 2013 - 05:01 GMT

Putin 'not 100 percent sure' Assad will respect chemical arms deal

Syrian annual inflation rate hit 68% in May 2013 while prices continue to rise; announced the Syrian central bureau of statistics website on Wednesday.

September 19th, 2013 - 09:13 GMT

Syria's inflation rates skyrocketing

Olympics spending would have at least cost Turkey $20 billion.

September 19th, 2013 - 08:58 GMT

How Istanbul won by losing the Olympics 2020 bid

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Wednesday that eliminating Syria's chemical arsenal would take one year and cost $1 billion. (Getty/File)

September 19th, 2013 - 06:57 GMT

Assad: Syria's chemical weapons disposal will cost $1 billion, take one year

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization president Ali Akbar Salehi and Vice-President of Iran, delivers a speech during the 57th General Conference at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna. (AFP)

September 18th, 2013 - 04:39 GMT

Israel accuses Iran of false diplomacy over nuclear facilities

Syrian rebels. [thesun.co.uk]

September 18th, 2013 - 10:42 GMT

Russia receives "new evidence" implicating rebels on attacks in Syria