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Prince Harry and Meghan permanently quit royal life
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 10:14am on February 22, 2021
Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan have permanently quit royal duties, Buckingham Palace said Friday, just over a year after they rocked the British...
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UK considering sanctions on Myanmar
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 08:53pm on February 11, 2021
Britain is ‘urgently’ considering imposing sanctions on Myanmar over last week's coup, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Thursday after the US announced sanctions against the...
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Pogba fires MU back to Premier League summit
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 10:44am on January 21, 2021
Paul Pogba produced a moment of magic as Manchester United came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and reclaim the Premier League lead on Wednesday,...
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WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 06:34pm on January 06, 2021
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have to remain in custody in Britain, pending a US appeal of the decision to block his extradition to face...
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Brexit takes full effect as UK leaves EU market
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 10:42am on December 31, 2020
Brexit becomes a reality on Thursday as Britain leaves Europe's customs union and single market, ending nearly half a century of often turbulent ties with...
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British catwalk model Stella Tennant dies suddenly
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 09:36am on December 24, 2020
Stella Tennant, one of the most renowned catwalk models and cover-stars of the 1990s, has died aged 50, her family announced on Wednesday. ‘It is...
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Britain, France ease transport ban to keep supply chains intact
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 11:28am on December 23, 2020
France and Britain will reopen cross-border travel Wednesday after a snap 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant threatened UK supply...
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Fantastic beasts take over London’s Natural History Museum
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 10:28pm on December 09, 2020
Fans of J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ will already be familiar with nifflers, occamy and demiguise while unicorns, dragons and mermaids have been the stuff of...
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Indian educator wins $1 million global teaching prize
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 09:11pm on December 03, 2020
An Indian teacher was on Thursday named the winner of a $1 million (£774,700, €823,175) prize for his work transforming the lives of young girls...
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Unilever becomes wholly British company
Agence France-Presse. London | Updated at 06:29pm on November 30, 2020
Consumer goods giant Unilever said Monday that it has become a wholly British company, completing a historic merger of its Dutch and British corporate entities...