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New law allows first British minister to take maternity leave

mediabest 03/02/2021 BRITAINPregnancy

LONDON (AFP) – The British government’s most senior legal adviser on Tuesday (March 2) became the first Cabinet minister to go on maternity leave, following…

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Europe

UK study finds Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine jabs 'highly effective' in elderly

mediabest 03/01/2021 BRITAINcoronavirusVACCINES

LONDON (AFP) – The Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been “highly effective” in reducing coronavirus infections and severe illness among elderly people in Britain, with…

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UK’s Sunak to provide 5 billion pounds of grants to pandemic hit businesses in budget

mediabest 02/27/2021 BRITAINBudgetBUSINESSGRANUS

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce 5 billion pounds ($7 billion) of additional grants to help businesses hit hard by pandemic…

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Europe

Britain's Queen Elizabeth says Covid-19 jab 'didn't hurt' as she urges take-up

mediabest 02/26/2021 BRITAINcoronavirusVACCINES

LONDON (AFP) – Queen Elizabeth II said on Thursday (Feb 25) that her coronavirus jab “didn’t hurt at all” and urged those wary of receiving…

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Europe

Coronavirus mask-wearing may not be needed in summer, says English medical official

mediabest 02/24/2021 BRITAINcoronavirus

LONDON (REUTERS) – People in England may not need to wear face masks over the summer months if Covid-19 infections drop sufficiently, but they are…

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Britain's au pair system 'killed' by Brexit

mediabest 02/24/2021 BrexitBRITAINEU

LONDON (AFP) – Once a childcare mainstay for many working parents, Britain’s au pair system is under threat after Brexit – piling pressure on families…

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British PM Johnson sets out plan for full economic reopening in June

mediabest 02/22/2021 BRITAINcoronavirusInfectio

LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday (Feb 22) pledged to reopen England’s stores and outdoor hospitality from mid-April, as he set…

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'Real-world' British data shows 70% decline in Covid-19 infections after first Pfizer shot

mediabest 02/22/2021 BRITAINcoronavirusInfectio

LONDON (REUTERS) – England’s coronavirus vaccine campaign is significantly reducing cases of Covid-19, with a drop of around 70 per cent in infections among healthcare…

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Europe

G-7 to focus on rebuilding world economy, British PM Boris Johnson says

mediabest 02/19/2021 BorBRITAING-7 (GROUP OF 7)

LONDON (REUTERS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the Group of Seven (G-7) virtual leaders meeting on Friday (Feb 19) by calling for a…

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Europe

Britain, EU gear up for another fight over finances

mediabest 02/18/2021 BANKS ANDBrexitBRITAINEU

LONDON – British politicians always knew that London’s predominance as Europe’s biggest financial centre will be challenged the moment Britain left the European Union. Yet…

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Asia

One in four UK firms plan to fire staff if furlough ends soon – BCC

mediabest 02/18/2021 BRITAINcoronavirusHealthUS

LONDON (Reuters) – A quarter of British businesses expect to fire staff if finance minister Rishi Sunak does not extend a job furlough programme that…

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Europe

UAE should show Dubai's Sheikha Latifa is alive after 'deeply troubling' video: Britain

mediabest 02/17/2021 BRITAINUNITED ARAB EMIRATES

LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain on Wednesday (Feb 17) said it would like to see proof that Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai’s daughters,…

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UK identifies 1.7 million more people at high Covid-19 risk

mediabest 02/17/2021 BRITAINCOVID-19

LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – The UK government identified an extra 1.7 million people in England at serious risk of coronavirus after using a new computer model…

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Britain prosecuted Vietnamese child trafficking victims, court rules

mediabest 02/16/2021 BRITAINprosecutedVietnamese

Britain should not have prosecuted two Vietnamese child trafficking victims who were forced work on cannabis farms, Europe’s top rights court rules Britain to pay…

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Queen wants to protect royal ‘mystique’ as Meghan and Harry celebrity ‘chips it away’

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Queen ‘wants to protect mystique of monarchy’ says Piers Morgan When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes…

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Prince Philip health update: Latest as Duke spends 16th day in hospital for heart tests

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Prince Philip: Expert on possible 'bright light' for the Duke When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes…

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Some £14b needed to fix crisis-hit social care system over next two years, MPs insist

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Greece earthquake: Monster 6.2 magnitude quake rocks major city

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Iceland: Earthquake rocks country’s capital Reykjavik When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for…

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Asda refused to sell school uniform as it was a 'non-essential' item

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Asda refused to sell school uniform to grandmother for five-year-old who grew out of her old one during lockdown as it was a ‘non-essential’ item…

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Covid 19 coronavirus: Why virus variants have such weird names

mediabest 03/02/2021

B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but what’s the alternative, other than stigmatising geographical names? 20H/501Y.V2. VOC 202012/02. B.1.351. Those were the charming…

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Business

Goldman to swell to record size in Singapore with 100 tech hires

mediabest 03/03/2021

SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Goldman Sachs Group plans to add about 100 staff in Singapore, taking its headcount in the South-east Asian financial hub to a…

Business

Urban Outfitters CEO Sees Hope in ‘Going-out’ Fashions

mediabest 03/02/2021

Urban Outfitters Inc. just barely eked out a profit last year, but cofounder, chairman and chief executive officer Richard Hayne is seeing signs of a…

Business

Navigating Post-COVID-19 Opportunities at WWD’s 2021 Tokyo Retail Forum

mediabest 03/02/2021

LONDON — The rise of the e-commerce titans, sustainable fashion and the future of retail, post-pandemic, were among the many themes that emerged during the…

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Life

Dialog Semiconductor Q4 Profit Rises – Quick Facts

mediabest 03/03/2021

Volvo to sell only electric cars by 2030 with all sales going online VOLVO has pledged to sell only electric cars by 2030 — and…

Life

PayPal can now provide digital payments in China

mediabest 03/03/2021

Roblox sees revenue doubling in first quarter (Reuters) – Roblox Corp expects its revenue to double year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021, the company…

Life

What we know about police raid at FC Barcelona’s stadium in relation to ‘Barçagate’

mediabest 03/01/2021

US probing engine fires in nearly 1.9M Toyota RAV4 SUVs DETROIT — The U.S. government is investigating complaints of engine compartment fires in nearly 1.9…

Life

HNI Corp. Q4 Profit More Than Halves, But Tops Estimates – Quick Facts

mediabest 03/01/2021

What’s on TV This Week: ‘Soul of a Nation’ and ‘Ghostbusters’ A newsmagazine featuring a look at Black life in America premieres on ABC. And…

Life

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces new court charges, lawyer says

mediabest 03/01/2021

Paytm achieves 1.2 billion monthly transactions Digital financial services firm, which has over 150 million monthly active users, said that it had made deep inroads…

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