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EU accuses UK of banning coronavirus vaccine exports to bloc
Mar 12, 2021 04:21Faced with production problems with the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, the European Union has blocked shipments to places like Australia amid shortages.
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Survey shows 74% of UK firms hit by delays with EU markets
Mar 11, 2021 10:51Three-quarters of British manufacturers are experiencing Brexit-related delays in moving goods in and out of the European Union, according to a new survey by industry group Make UK.
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President Rouhani: US must honor commitments, lift sanctions for diplomacy to survive
Mar 11, 2021 03:19President Hassan Rouhani has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the US must honor its commitments and lift sanctions on Iran if it seeks a diplomatic end to the stalemate surrounding the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement.
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England's $32 billion COVID-19 test and trace not making a difference: Lawmakers
Mar 10, 2021 10:44England’s $32 billion test and trace system has not made a clear impact on the progress of COVID-19, the British Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said on Wednesday, decrying the “unimaginable” costs of the program.
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China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article
Mar 10, 2021 05:50China has summoned Britain's ambassador to Beijing over an "inappropriate" article that she published last week about freedom of the press in China.
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UK lost market share in US, Germany and China due to Covid and Brexit: Report
Mar 08, 2021 04:51The United Kingdom lost market share in the United States, Germany and China due to the coronavirus pandemic coupled with Brexit uncertainty, a report shows.
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Shake off your ill will, Britain tells EU over post-Brexit trade
Mar 07, 2021 08:41The European Union should shake off its ill will and build a good relationship with Britain as sovereign equals, Britain’s top EU adviser David Frost said on Sunday, promising to stand up for the country’s interests.
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Gordon Brown: 'Government complacency is betraying a generation of unemployed'
Mar 01, 2021 05:30Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has accused the government of being complacent about the issue of unemployment in the country.
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Oxfam calls on Britain to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi murder report
Feb 28, 2021 05:22International charity organization Oxfam has called on Britain to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia after a US intelligence report laid blame for the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the feet of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS).
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Palestinians hire UK-based law firm to prosecute Britain over 1917 Balfour Declaration
Feb 26, 2021 02:55The head of the Palestinian National Independent Assembly says a London-based law firm has been hired to prosecute the British government over the 1917 Balfour Declaration that paved the way for the creation of Israel.