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UK should be concerned at Chinese gene data harvesting, lawmaker says
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain should be concerned about the harvesting of genetic data from millions of women by...
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Briton accused of Twitter hack is jailed in Spain pending US extradition hearing
By Jon Nazca ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) -A 22-year old Briton who was detained in Spain over a Twitter hack that...
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UK sanctions Equatorial Guinea leader’s son over “lavish lifestyle” spending
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president for misappropriating millions of dollars which London said...
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UK’s Johnson urges EU to consider post-Brexit proposals seriously
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday...
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Britain tells EU on Brexit deal: it wasn’t going to last forever
LONDON (Reuters) -British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Thursday the European Union had been inflexible over renegotiating the Northern...
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Fourth COVID wave to impact French hospitals in second half of August -scientist
PARIS (Reuters) - The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections should hit French hospitals in the second half of August, professor...
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Britain’s Prince George marks eighth birthday with a grin
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William and his wife Kate released a new photograph of their son Prince George with a...
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UK citizen arrested in Spain for role in 2020 Twitter hack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested in Spain on Wednesday in connection with a...
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EU rejects UK demand for new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland
By Michael Holden and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain demanded on Wednesday that the European Union agree to rewrite a...
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Factbox-What is Britain demanding on Brexit?
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is demanding the European Union agree to rework the post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland,...
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UNESCO strips English city of Liverpool of its world heritage status
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The English city of Liverpool was removed from UNESCO's list of world heritage sites...
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Rio Tinto reaches deal to review Bougainville copper mine impact
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Rio Tinto Ltd said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with stakeholders of the Bougainville community to...
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UK home secretary outlines steps to tackle violence against females
(Reuters) - UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was publishing a new strategy to tackle violence against women and...
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Britain to permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters
TOKYO (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft...
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British ministers cut off funding to chip factory after sale to China -Telegraph
(Reuters) - British ministers have cut off taxpayer-funded payments to Britain's biggest microchip factory after its sale to a Chinese-owned...
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France, Britain beef up patrols, crack down on illegal migration
PARIS (Reuters) - France and the United Kingdom have agreed to deploy more police and invest in detection technology on...
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Banker Mark Carney decides not to enter Canadian politics for now
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Mark Carney, who has led central banks in two Group of Seven countries, dismissed speculation he would...
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Israel PM warns Unilever boss over Ben & Jerry’s boycott
By Dan Williams and Siddharth Cavale JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel warned consumer goods giant Unilever Plc on Tuesday of "severe consequences"...
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UK concerned by Erdogan’s announcement on partial reopening of Varosha
(Reuters) - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britain was deeply concerned by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's announcement on the...
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UK tells EU to think again over bloc’s plan for Gibraltar talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain told the European Union to "think again" after the bloc published a plan for post-Brexit negotiations...
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