Millionaire slams ‘pedantic and ineffective’ Covid-19 policies still in effect at the college The UK’s Durham University has lost its biggest individual donor, multimillionaire Mark Hillery, who pulled his financial support over Covid-19 rules he slammed as “ridiculous.” A former hedge fund manager and university alumnus, Hillery donated almost £7m to the university’s Collingwood College […]
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France withdraws invitation to UK minister over Johnson letter
France has withdrawn UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s invitation to a meeting in Calais, following the publication of a letter by PM Boris Johnson to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, regarding migrant crossings. In a message seen by the news agency AFP on Friday, France’s interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, said he was “disappointed” by a […]
Libyan general elections in limbo after eastern-based faction withdraws support from unity government
One of the two dueling parliaments in Libya passed a motion of no confidence in the unity government. The UN earlier warned that a civil war could resume if rivals don’t agree on a legal framework for the December election. The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) said its members voted to withdraw confidence in the […]


