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Delegation of British businesspeople to visit Iran in May
Mar 26, 2016 00:16UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills Sajid Javid has expressed Britain’s support for Iran’s campaign to join the World Trade Organization, announcing his plans to lead a delegation of businesspeople to Tehran in April.
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Britain to introduce sugar tax on soft drinks
Mar 17, 2016 05:14Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne unveiled a new tax on sugary drinks at the House of Commons on Wednesday, with the aim of cutting down on increasing childhood obesity levels.
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Britain's annual budget shows more austerity
Mar 17, 2016 05:11Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne presented the British government’s annual budget, which contains more austerity measures, to the House of Commons Wednesday, saying the UK economy will grow more slowly than expected in 2016.
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Snoopers’ Charter clears first hurdle at UK parliament
Mar 16, 2016 04:46A bill controversially extending British authorities’ reach into people’s private lives in the UK has cleared the first major hurdle facing it in the country’s lower house of parliament.
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1 in 4 deaths worldwide in 2012 caused by environment-related factors: WHO
Mar 15, 2016 05:34The World Health Organization (WHO) says nearly a quarter of all deaths in 2012 were caused by environment-related factors such as air, water, and soil pollution, as well as unsafe roads and stressful work environments.
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US fears obstructing trade with Iran - UK
Mar 13, 2016 02:19British trade officials say fears from US punitive measures is preventing the country’s businesses to approach the Iranian market.
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Row over UK tabloid claim that 'Queen backs Brexit'
Mar 12, 2016 02:32The editor-in-chief of a British tabloid has defended his newspaper’s report that Queen Elizabeth II favored the UK’s exit from the European Union and described how she expressed euro-skeptic views.
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Iran urges banking restrictions removal
Mar 11, 2016 15:47Iran calls for the facilitation of its banking transactions and trade exchanges with world countries following the January removal of sanctions against Tehran, the chief of staff of President Hassan Rouhani says.
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Child sex abuse on the rise in Britain: Research
Mar 10, 2016 03:34A new survey shows recorded child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom surged by more than 30 percent in 2015.
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Junior doctors in Britain strike over wages, work conditions
Mar 10, 2016 03:26Junior doctors in the United Kingdom have begun their first 48-hour strike as part of their ongoing protests over wages and working conditions.