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10th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
To Food with Love
by Jane Burner Jane Burner lived in Bulgaria between 1970-1972 and 1984-1987 – during the two postings of her husband Alan Burner to Bulgaria as 3rd Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission respectively. “The old stories about joining a queue to see what was at the end of it are all true!” – Jane Burner […]
10th April 2014
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Guest Blog: “Winning the bet” by Lt. Enas Salem Sheyyab
I am happy to host a blog written by Lt. Enas Salem Sheyyab who is a Lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces currently undergoing initial officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in UK. Women are slowly creeping into combat positions across the Jordanian military and that has encouraged me after I got my […]
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10th April 2014 Sana’a, Yemen
Human Rights and Wrongs: Why are they important?
Today the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes its Annual Human Rights Report, which details our efforts to promote human rights globally in 2013. But while Yemen faces daily struggles against conflict, poverty, corruption, food and water insecurity, and terrorism why should we worry about human rights? Why should this be a priority? Yemen has […]
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10th April 2014
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British ships help in Australian-led search for MH370
Anyone who has ever boarded an aeroplane must have felt a sense of personal engagement as the sad story of Malaysian Airlines MH370 has unfolded. Our hearts go out to the families of the passengers from many nations, and particularly China which had over 150 citizens on board. In the last couple of weeks the […]
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9th April 2014 Calgary, Canada
Personal Reflection on our Universities and Science Ministerial Visit to Ottawa
Working long and hard, the SIN team was able to put together an intense and thorough program for MP David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science, along with his accompanying delegation of renowned Nottingham professor and scientist, Royal Society Foreign Secretary and Vice-President, and YouTube sensation Professor Martyn Poliakoff, and Vice Principal of the […]
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9th April 2014
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British Week Guatemala 2014 – which bit did you like best?
The public events are the most obvious ones to start with and we kicked off in February with a Battle of the Bands to show that British Music is GREAT and so is Guatemalan musical talent. Singing along to British songs from bands as different as Coldplay, Led Zepplin and the Beatles is always a […]
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9th April 2014 Oslo, Norway
Welcome to The British Embassy Oslo blog
This is a new blog set up for the British Embassy in Oslo. The team have started blogging. Please check back for further updates.
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9th April 2014
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Britain and Ireland: a shared future
A joint blog with the Irish Ambassador to Australia, HE Noel White When the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, this week pays the first State Visit to Britain by an Irish Head of State, it will be an historic and joyous occasion, mirroring that by Her Majesty the Queen, to Ireland, in 2011. The […]
8th April 2014 Washington DC, USA
Big Data: More Than Just a Pretty Face
Buzzword alert: If you haven’t heard the phrase big data, you may have been living under a rock for quite some time. It’s everywhere. When people are talk about ‘working in the cloud’ and making ‘predictions about elections,’ they’re talking about using big data. Sounds impressive, right? Well… if you don’t know what the phrase […]
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8th April 2014
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Turks and Caicos in the international limelight
Turks and Caicos’s Moment in the Limelight Turks and Caicos will be in the international spotlight again next week, when we welcome an international team bringing to our islands the Queen’s Baton relay. This is the curtain raiser to the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland this July, when TCI will be among 70 countries […]
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