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COVID-19 crisis could revive as infections surge in UK, govt. adviser warns
Jul 17, 2021 01:12The United Kingdom’s coronavirus outbreak could worsen again surprisingly quickly and the country is not yet out of the woods, the British government’s chief medical adviser says, as infections surge ahead of the lifting of legal restrictions.
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UK police officer pleads guilty to Sarah Everard's murder
Jul 11, 2021 06:44A British police officer on Friday admitted murdering Sarah Everard, whose killing sparked anger, protests and soul-searching across the country about what the authorities and society could do to stop male violence against women.
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Leading British doctors warn government against lifting Covid-19 measures
Jul 11, 2021 02:53Barely a week after the British Medical Association (BMA) warned the government against the full lifting of Covid-19 measures, now the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) has sounded additional alarm bells by warning the pandemic will “get worse before it gets better”.
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Troop withdrawal proves failure of US' twenty-year-long mission in Afghanistan: Russian FM
Jul 09, 2021 01:41Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan means the United States has recognized the failure of its two-decades-long mission in the country.
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Kremlin vows appropriate measures in case of border violations in Black Sea
Jul 08, 2021 04:46Moscow will take all necessary measures if its state border in the Black Sea is violated, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, commenting on a remark of British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab that UK Royal Navy ships would continue entering Ukrainian territorial waters.
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UK COVID-19 cases could hit 100,000 a day: Health secretary
Jul 07, 2021 11:04Coronavirus infections in the UK are likely to double in the next two weeks as the country lifts remaining COVID-19 restrictions, Health Secretary Sajid Javid says.
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Iran’s new envoy to UK says economic ties will be high on his agenda
Jul 07, 2021 01:02Iran’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom says his top priority will be to work to improve economic relations between Tehran and London.
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Yemeni court sentences to death five people found guilty of spying for Britain’s MI6
Jul 06, 2021 13:46A local court in the Yemeni capital has handed down death sentences to five individuals found guilty of spying for the British intelligence service MI6 as well as perpetrating acts of sabotage in the war-ravaged Arab country.
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US, UK attempted to hijack Russia’s coast guard system in Black Sea encounter: Official
Jul 06, 2021 11:45A senior Russian diplomat says the United States and the United Kingdom attempted to hijack Russia’s coast guard system through provocation during an encounter in the Black Sea last month.
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PM to confirm 19 July end to Covid rules in UK despite scientists’ warnings
Jul 05, 2021 03:45British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is slated to announce that the lifting of most remaining Covid-19 restrictions in the UK will go ahead on 19 July despite warnings from health experts against doing so.