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G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations

CABRIS BAY (UK): Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out…

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UK, US back ‘timely, transparent’ WHO-convened Covid-19 origins study

LONDON: The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday extended support to a "timely, transparent and evidence-based independent process"…

5 years ago

Plastics tax urged for UK fast fashion brands ‘fueling runaway climate change’

LONDON: Half of fast fashion items sold by popular British online brands including Boohoo and Missguided are made entirely from…

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UK economy grows as virus lockdown eases

LONDON: Britain's economy grew 2.3 percent in April as the government eased a lockdown, official data showed on Friday, with…

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For Cornwall, G7 summit brings mix of disruption and hope

FALMOUTH: Towering steel fences, masses of police, protests on the beach: The Cornish seaside's turquoise waters and white sandy beaches…

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Total UK cases of Covid-19 Delta variant spike to 42,323

LONDON: Total British cases of the Delta coronavirus variant of concern first identified in India have jumped by 29,892 to…

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UK digs in over N Ireland in Brexit trade row

LONDON: Britain on Friday hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron's uncompromising stance on Brexit, in a simmering row over…

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G7 opens in Cornwall amid huge security operation

LONDON: The G7 summit opens in Cornwall on Friday when leaders from seven of the world’s most democratically and technologically…

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Covid-19: EU advises adding condition to AstraZeneca label

LONDON: The European Medicines Agency says it's recommending that people who have had a rare blood vessel syndrome not be…

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosts Joe Biden at G7 reception

ST BLAZEY, ENGLAND: Britain's Queen Elizabeth hosted a reception for the leaders of some of the world's richest nations on…

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