3 h. ago Government lifts ban on developing land reserved for bridge project axed in 2008

The Thames Gateway Bridge scheme in east London would have connected Newham to Greenwich.

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15 h. ago Rochdale grooming gang ringleaders 'to finally be deported' to Pakistan after UK lifts ban on flights

Until now Pakistan has refused to accept Qari Abdul Rauf, 55, and Adil Khan, 54, after the pair renounced their Pakistani citizenship before the Home Office took away their British citizenship.

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26 h. ago UK to lift ban on Pakistani airlines after years of restrictions

The UK’s Air Safety Committee imposed the ban in 2020 after a plane crash killed 97 people

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28 h. ago Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says export controls on advanced chips require companies to adapt

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31 h. ago Nvidia chief vows to ‘accelerate recovery’ of China sales as H20 chip ban lifted

Jensen Huang tells Beijing press conference it takes nine months to restart supply chain

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50 h. ago Trump permits Nvidia to sell advanced chips in China, CEO says

Chipmaker’s CEO, Jensen Huang, recently met with Donald Trump as US-China trade rivalry deepensNvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, says the chipmaker has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China.“Today, I’m announcing that the US government has approved for us filing licenses to start shipping H20s,” Huang told reporters in Beijing. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Nvidia's CEO says it has approval to sell its H20 AI computer chips in China

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used for artificial intelligence to China

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5 d. ago US state department issues first of 1,350 termination orders after court lifted ban

Career diplomats and other staff begin receiving notices amid Trump administration cull of about 15% of workforceUS politics – live updatesThe US state department has begun issuing the first of more than 1,350 termination notices as part of a huge reorganisation of America’s diplomatic corps under the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, according to internal documents and US diplomats at the state department on Friday.Career diplomats and other staff began to receive the notices on Friday morning, days after the supreme court lifted a ban on the Trump administration moving forward with mass firings of government employees that will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bid to lift 'football booze ban' rejected despite MP's call to 'end the nanny state'

Football fans have been banned from drinking alcohol in view of the pitch in the top five tiers of the men's game in England for the last 40 years. MP Louie French said it "made sense in the 1980s" but doesn't now

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9 d. ago Booze ban to be lifted at Scots football stadium for first time in 40 years

The pilot scheme is taking place during two Premier Sports Cup matches later this month, which will allow a small number of supporters to drink within the stadium.

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9 d. ago Prince Andrew to be ‘Air Miles Andy’ as travel ban lifted after ‘FBI ends Epstein probe'

The FBI has dropped its probe into Prince Andrew over his links to Jeffrey Epstein and the Duke of York could now be considering a return to international travel

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2 w. ago Ban on black taxis crossing Bank junction in heart of Square Mile to be lifted after eight years

Weekday ban will end on July 28, with changes being trialled for 18 months

Economics

2 w. ago China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater row

Exporters will require certificates from Japan’s government confirming inspections for radioactive materials

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3 w. ago Brit stuck in Turkey 'can't come home' despite £10k offer to lift 'mistake' ban

Georgia Harrison, 32, from Greater Manchester, claims she has wrongly been given a travel ban preventing her from leaving Turkey after she admitted smashing up a hotel room following a boozy night

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4 w. ago A Spree change: from Berlin to Oslo, Europe’s urban swimmers take the plunge

Parts of the Seine are opening to bathers and Berliners are pushing authorities to permit river dips, while other hotspots continue to delight city dwellersThe last time there was full-scale river swimming in Berlin’s city centre, before access was outlawed a century ago, there were probably fewer inflatable unicorns and fluorescent pool noodles.But this week, a “Dip-Dip-Hurrah” demonstration to push for the lifting of the roaring 20s-era ban saw about 300 people, many with colourful swimming caps and assorted flotation devices, bob down the Spree river as the golden-hour sun bathed the old Prussian monuments of the historic Mitte district in a warm light. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Australia lifts ban preventing gay men from donating blood and plasma

Lifeblood will no longer ask men if they had sex with men in the past three months

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4 w. ago AI robots are being brought in to make Wimbledon tennis cool for tech

The AI information, powered by technology giant IBM, is also being provided to the players' boxes so it can be used to change tactics following a lifting of a ban on in-game coaching

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