YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - Dressed up and ready for battle, around 10,000 Pokemon fans have descended here this weekend, looking for fun but also collector's item cards potentially worth serious money. Since the launch of Pokemon cards in 1996 following the hit computer game of the same name - meaning "pocket monsters"...
UK launches first postal deliveries by drones
Royal Mail said the drone service expected to improve service levels and delivery times to Graemsay and Hoy, where weather and geography can cause delivery disruptions
Turkey, Italy seek joint hosting of Euro cup 2032, says UEFA
Paris, France - Italy and Turkey have asked to jointly host the 2032 European Championship, UEFA announced on Friday. European football's governing body said it had "received a request" from the Italian (FIGC) and Turkish (TFF) football federations "to merge their individual bids into one joint bid". In 2021, UEFA initiated...
Scotland’s first Muslim leader’s rise underlines ‘new norm’ in UK
The newly-elected head of the Scottish National Party (SNP) joins the growing ranks of leaders from Britain's old imperial possessions who are remaking the face of UK politics. Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is the Hindu son of parents whose familial roots lie in India.
UAE looks to deepen renewable energy partnership with Scotland
Dubai, UAE--A UAE delegation led by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade is on a visit to Scotland to discuss renewable energy projects and other potential areas of cooperation, such as science. The delegation included Rashid Abdul Karim Al Balooshi, Under-Secretary of Abu Dhabi...
Libya’s Dbeibah defends extradition of alleged Lockerbie bomber
Dbeibah has come under heavy criticism from political opponents and rights activists since the extradition. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, 71, who allegedly worked as an intelligence agent for the regime of former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, appeared in a US court on Monday to face charges for the terror attack...Queen Elizabeth II sets off on last journey
The odyssey of mourning over Britain's longest-reigning monarch in history will culminate in her state funeral in London on September 19.Queen Elizabeth II funeral on September 19 in London
The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) on Monday September 19, royal officials said on Saturday. Buckingham Palace also confirmed that the queen, who died on Thursday aged 96, will then be taken to St George's Chapel...
Elizabeth II wants Camilla to be Queen Consort
Four days of festivities are planned for early June, coinciding with the anniversary of her 1953 coronation.
Shell exits North Sea oilfield project
Royal Dutch Shell has exited the planned Cambo oilfield project off the Scottish coast because of insufficient financial gain, as energy firms face fierce pressure to switch to greener fuels.
For one week, Oman center-stage at T20 World Cup
The grass pitches of the 3,000-seat Al Amerat site are a long way from the days when cricket was first played in the sultanate, often on waste ground.
