LONDON (AFP) – Textile factories that operated normally at the height of the coronavirus pandemic could be responsible for a fresh lockdown in the central…
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Hong Kong's last British governor says Trump has made it harder for unified response to China
LONDON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump has made it harder to get a unified international response to China’s actions in Hong Kong, the last…
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UK's Boris Johnson toughens Huawei rhetoric, talks of 'hostile state vendors'
LONDON (REUTERS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson toughened his rhetoric on China’s Huawei on Tuesday (June 30), cautioning Beijing that he would protect critical…
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Assange surprised by timing of new U.S. indictment
LONDON (Reuters) – Julian Assange’s lawyer said on Monday he was surprised U.S. authorities issued a new and wider indictment last week against the WikiLeaks…
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Special Report: Into the fog – How Britain lost track of the coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) – On Friday, Feb. 21, Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England, was in a cheerful mood. It was near the end…
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Britain's Labour leader says PM Johnson is 'asleep at the wheel'
LONDON (Reuters) – British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said on Monday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been asleep at the wheel during…
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No need to have all-encompassing trade deal with UK initially, U.S. housing secretary says
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said on Sunday the United States and Britain could agree a trade deal that…
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British PM Johnson says: don't take too many liberties with COVID guidance
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday people in some parts of the world had taken too many liberties with COVID-19…
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UK won't agree to EU right to use retaliatory tariffs, says negotiator
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will reject any European Union proposal which gives the bloc the right to respond with tariffs to changes in British law…
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Britain will side with US over Huawei, ex-PM Blair says, as China's tech giant set to build research facility in England
LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain will ultimately have to side with the United States when it comes to a decision on allowing China’s Huawei Technologies a…
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UK retailers gloomy before June's lockdown easing
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers remained gloomy in the run-up to a relaxation of coronavirus lockdown rules earlier this month which allowed non-essential stores to…
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England's pubs and hotels set to reopen as curbs ease
LONDON • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that pubs, restaurants and hotels could reopen in England early next month when the social distancing…
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Abraaj founder fights U.S. extradition request over fraud charges
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group are urging a British court to refuse his extradition to the…
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Abraaj founder fights U.S. extradition request over fraud charges
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group are urging a British court to refuse his extradition to the…
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