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UK demands China grant UN access to Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:41pm on January 17, 2021
Britain’s government on Sunday pressed China to allow UN rights inspectors to visit Xinjiang after raising anew allegations of ‘appalling’ human rights abuses against the...
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Britain to host first G7 summit of Biden era in June
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:26am on January 17, 2021
Britain will host a G7 summit in June, the government said on Friday, announcing what will be the first face-to-face meeting of the group since...
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WHO battles new COVID-19 strains
Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 10:40pm on January 15, 2021
Global health experts gathered on Thursday to tackle new coronavirus strains blamed for a fresh surge in infections as countries including Britain and France tightened...
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BBCCI gets two directors
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 06:11pm on January 13, 2021
The British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries got Mizanur Rahman Mizan and Mustafa Ahmed Lucky as new directors. A BBCCI on January 5 elected...
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England’s lockdown could last into March
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 10:35am on January 05, 2021
England on Tuesday entered a strict national lockdown aimed at stemming a steep rise in virus cases that a senior government minister warned could last...
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UK Brexit plans face test as 1st working week of 2021 begins
Agence France-Presse . Dover | Updated at 12:29am on January 05, 2021
Britain faced Monday a true test of its post-Brexit preparations as lorries began making Channel crossings on the first working day since it left the...
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On Indo-Pacific cooperation between India and Great Britain
Vladimir Terehov | Updated at 12:00am on January 05, 2021
IN MID-DECEMBER, the political and geographical category ‘Indo-Pacific region’ was discussed twice and in different aspects by Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who drew on...
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UK begins post-Brexit future
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:50pm on January 01, 2021
Britain on Friday began a new year and life outside the European Union after leaving the bloc’s single market, with the first trucks crossing the...
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New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:55am on January 01, 2021
Britain on Friday began a new year and life outside Europe, after leaving the bloc’s single market trading rules to go it alone for the...
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China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant
Agence France-Presse . Shanghai | Updated at 04:56pm on December 31, 2020
China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The new strain, which experts...