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Amnesty International: UK government violated older people’s human rights during coronavirus pandemic
Oct 05, 2020 10:21A leading human rights organization has accused the British government of violating elderly citizens’ human rights at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March.
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Zarif: UK conditioning Iran debt payment on prisoner's release amounts to theft
Oct 04, 2020 16:35Foreign Minister said if the British government makes payment of Iran’s outstanding debt conditional on the release of the dual British-Iranian national, Nazanin Zaghari, it would be tantamount to stealing the Iranian nation’s money.
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High winds and heavy rain hit UK as Storm Alex arrives
Oct 03, 2020 02:45Britain faces a period of bad weather after Storm Alex made landfall on Friday (October 2).
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UK eyes tougher COVID-19 restrictions for England as outbreak spreads
Sep 28, 2020 10:36The British government is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a swiftly accelerating second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, possibly outlawing more inter-household socializing, a junior health minister said on Monday.
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Protesters in London condemn US meddling in Iraq
Sep 28, 2020 04:48A group of protesters have gathered outside the Iraqi embassy in London to condemn the United States’ meddling in the Arab country’s internal affairs.
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Johnson calls for global unity against Covid-19 despite questionable performance at home
Sep 27, 2020 05:46Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has called for global unity against the coronavirus pandemic by admonishing what he styled as “selfish” behavior by nation-states in the face of a universal threat.
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Coronavirus pandemic scuppers Treasury's Autumn Budget
Sep 24, 2020 05:05The Treasury (the UK’s economic and finance ministry) has abandoned plans to present an Autumn Budget later this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Tehran: Guradian report meant to paint black picture of Iran rights situation
Sep 24, 2020 03:57Tehran has denounced a recent report by Britain’s Guardian newspaper about Iran’s treatment of duly convicted prisoners in the country, saying such “commissioned” reports are an attempt to portray the human rights situation inside the Islamic Republic in a negative light.
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London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for coronavirus restrictions on capital
Sep 22, 2020 02:56London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has called for new coronavirus restrictions in the British capital as the UK struggles to contain an imminent second wave of the pandemic.
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UK Home Office plans to evict asylum seekers despite warning of second wave of coronavirus
Sep 20, 2020 04:41Thousands of asylum seekers currently accommodated in hotels across the UK are becoming homeless despite warnings of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.