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EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months
Mar 23, 2021 09:37Britain’s Covid vaccine programme faces a two-month delay in the event of an EU export ban, derailing the government’s plans to reopen the economy this summer, an analysis for the Guardian has revealed.
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Peace-building suffers during pandemic obsession
Mar 17, 2021 10:45Evidence suggests that committed foreign aid being redirected from peace-building programs into efforts to deal with COVID-19 is likely to have even more of an impact on the ground than a decrease in foreign aid. A further reduction in funding and troops for UN peacekeeping missions is also likely.
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Police clash with mourners at Sarah Everett vigil in London
Mar 17, 2021 10:18London police faced a backlash from the public and an official inquiry into their actions after using heavy-handed tactics to break up an outdoor vigil for a woman whose suspected killer is a police officer.
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White monarchy nearly killed Meghan Markle. It has killed countless others
Mar 12, 2021 05:23Meghan Markle’s recent interview points to a larger issue of racism in the British monarchy, both contemporary and historical.
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Supporters of detained Saudi princess call for UK to help secure release
Mar 03, 2021 11:50Supporters of a prominent Saudi Arabian princess detained with her daughter in Riyadh have appealed to the British government to help secure their release.
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Labour MPs dismayed at orders to maintain ‘radio silence’ on Brexit
Feb 24, 2021 14:08Labour MPs are being asked by the party’s high command not to focus on problems caused by Brexit when asking questions in parliament, dealing with the media, or posting on social media, according to sources in the parliamentary party.
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Massive losses should be a warning to Big Oil that its bonanza is over
Feb 13, 2021 02:34The crushing decline of the oil industry during the COVID-19 pandemic may be unprecedented, but it is also a foreseeable outcome for fossil fuel producers in the years ahead. The race to create clean-burning biofuels and hydrogen to propel aircraft and seaborne tankers is gaining pace. At the same time, electric vehicles are accelerating into the mainstream.
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Swathes of England's vital flood defenses ‘almost useless’
Jan 28, 2021 07:04Just near half of England’s 59,000 vital flood defenses are managed by a complex array of third parties, including government departments, local authorities and private landowners.
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Why your face could be set to replace your bank card
Jan 28, 2021 02:29Welcome to the futuristic world of facial recognition payment. It might sound like something from a science fiction movie, but this kind of transaction is already happening millions of times a day across China's major cities.
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Brexiters are waking up to the damage they've done
Jan 21, 2021 17:43Expect a lot more shocked Brexiters to discover what they have done, the Brexit cabinet itself is on a steep learning curve. Here’s one Telegraph columnist: “We Brexiters are being blamed for the problems we warned about. In reality, the fault lies squarely with the UK government and poor planning.”