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Britain labels Covid-19 virus first found in India a 'variant of concern'
LONDON (REUTERS) – British health officials on Friday (May 7) labelled a coronavirus variant first found in India a “variant of concern” due to evidence…
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Blaze rips through London tower with same cladding as Grenfell
LONDON (AFP) – Medics treated 44 people on Friday (May 7) after a fire tore through a London tower block covered in the same cladding…
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Scotland votes to decide the fate of independence movement
EDINBURGH (REUTERS) – Scotland votes on Thursday (May 6) in an election that could trigger a showdown with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over a…
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U.K. Vote Is Likely to Back Boris Johnson, and an Independent Scotland
LONDON — For an ordinary politician, heading into midterm elections on an unsavory plume of scandal over cellphone contacts with billionaires and a suspiciously funded…
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Britain builds new labs to bolster vaccines against Covid-19 variants
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Britain is setting up a Covid-19 testing centre aimed at speeding up the deployment of vaccines tailored to tackle new coronavirus variants.…
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UK and India announce $1.85b investment boost, step closer to trade deal
LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain and India announced 1 billion pounds (S$1.85 billion) of private-sector investment and committed to seek a free trade deal ahead of…
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UK on course to ditch social distancing rule in June: PM Johnson
LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain is on course towards the end of next month to ditch the Covid-19 social distancing rule requiring people to stay at…
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Petrol bombs, police patrols as Northern Ireland 'celebrates' 100th year
BELFAST (AFP) – Two weeks before Northern Ireland’s 100th anniversary, black smoke from a burning roadblock billowed into the Belfast sky, signalling the deep divisions…
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Climate finance targets top agenda for this week's G-7 meetings
LONDON (REUTERS) – Targets for climate finance and girls’ education will top the agenda at a meeting this week of foreign ministers from the Group…
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Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster to step down after party revolt
BELFAST (REUTERS) – Arlene Foster is to step down as Northern Ireland’s First Minister at the end of June, bowing to pressure from members of…
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EU lawmakers back Brexit trade deal with Britain
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, clearing the last hurdle towards its…
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US trade chief Tai, Britain's Truss discussed WTO reform in call: UK
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and British Trade Secretary Liz Truss discussed the need for substantive progress in reforming the World Trade…
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Police say two hurt after reports of gunshots near UK college; man detained
LONDON (REUTERS) – British police said a man had been detained and two people injured, but not seriously, following reports of gunshots near a college…
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