A cyber attack against the Electoral Commission of United Kingdom allowed “hostile actors” seize the data of millions of voters for more than a year, the institution reported on Tuesday. “We suffered a complex cyberattack through which hostile actors gained access to our systems,” the independent body tweeted, without saying who were the authors who […]
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Several countries ask the Marine Fund Authority to authorize deep mining
Several countries such as Norway, the United Kingdom, Russia either Japan, present at the meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which is held in Kingston (Jamaica), have requested greater agility in the elaboration of the regulation necessary for the authorization of the mining in the Ocean floors in international waters. The Council of the […]
The United Kingdom will enter the CPTPP: how does it benefit the Peruvian economy?
The United Kingdom will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP), an international union in which economies boost their trade ties. According to Jonathan Knott, Trade Commissioner for the Crown in Latin America, the signing of the United Kingdom’s accession to this bloc “will make it possible to reduce trade barriers, cut tariffs […]
Map of cardiac cells gives new clues about the heartbeat
A team scientist has developed the atlas of human cardiac cells “most detailed and complete to date”which includes the specialized tissue of the cardiac conduction system, where the heartbeat originates heart. The team is led by the UK’s Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London, and has […]
The UK presents new measures to support its financial sector
He british government will announce on Monday new measures to support his powerful financial sector after andl Brexitwhich will include provisions for “simplify” the financing of companies in the markets. The objective is “to make the United Kingdom the most innovative and competitive global financial center”said a statement from the British Treasury released before Chancellor […]
Bank of England raises rates half a point to 5%, its highest level since 2008
The Bank of England raised interest rates by half a point on Thursday, from 4.5% to 5%, the highest level since 2008, in order to control year-on-year inflation in the United Kingdom, which last May stood at 8.7 %. The entity announced its thirteenth consecutive rise in rates at the end of a meeting of […]
British MPs approve sanctioning Boris Johnson for lying to Parliament
British lawmakers on Monday approved a report that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied about illegal parties held during lockdowns, in an attempt to turn the page on a highly damaging scandal for the Conservative Party. The lengthy parliamentary debate took place on the day the former Conservative leader turned 59 and led to […]
The UK will suffer a greater net exodus of millionaires than Russia by 2023
It is expected that the United Kingdom see a net outflow of 3,200 HNWIs in 2023, higher than the projected net loss of 3,000 for Russiaaccording to the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2023. This will make the UK the third biggest loser of millionaires globally after China (net loss of 13,500) and India (net […]
A British retiree surprises mathematicians with an unprecedented geometric shape
A retired 64-year-old British fan of mathhas surprised experts in geometry with an unprecedented discovery: a polygon that can be assembled infinitely, without recreating the same shape on a larger scale. Any two-dimensional geometric shape, such as a rhombus, that is assembled on a flat surface, will end up forming a larger rhombus. But this […]
The UK will host the first global summit on artificial intelligence
The United Kingdom will host the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) this year, seeking a common approach to limit the potential risks of the technology without losing its benefits, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday. “Time and time again throughout history we have invented new paradigm-shifting technologies and harnessed them for the […]