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Uber loses long-standing case in UK on drivers’ status
London: Ride-hailing major Uber has lost a long running employment tribunal challenge in the UK’s Supreme Court — with the court dismissing its appeal and reaffirming earlier rulings that drivers who…
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EU launches bio-defence preparedness plan against Covid
Brussels : The European Union (EU) has stepped up its efforts to detect and fight Covid-19 variants by bringing together various stakeholders to develop new and adapted vaccines. A new…
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Japan lawmakers demand effective sanctions against Myanmar military coup leaders
Tokyo: Japanese lawmakers have planned to urge the government to work with the US and the European Union (EU) to impose effective sanctions against the military leaders in Myanmar following…
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China is home to world’s most calamitous mining situations: Report
Brussels: China is not only the world’s biggest coal producer but is also a home to the world’s most calamitous mining situations, and a large amount of coal produced in…
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China strips license of lawyer for Hong Kong activist
Taipei: A Chinese lawyer who represented a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was stripped of his law license on Friday amid efforts by Beijing to crush opposition to its tighter control over…
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Envoy calls Indian Embassy in Estonia ‘new year gift’ for citizens
New Delhi: Expressing happiness over the announcement of a new Indian embassy in Estonia by Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, the Estonian envoy said the move was proof of bilateral relations…
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Over 100K people vaccinated against COVID in France
Paris: More than 100,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in France over the past two weeks, media reported on Monday, citing sources in the French government. On December 27,…
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PM Modi assures German Chancellor of India’s commitment to deploy vaccine capacity for world
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a video-teleconference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed key issues of mutual importance including India’s commitment to deploy its capacities…
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EU leaders sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK
Brussels: The European Union (EU) leaders formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain on Wednesday. EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads of the European Commission…
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EU nations eagerly kick off mass COVID-19 vaccinations
Rome: European Union nations kicked off a coordinated effort on Sunday to give COVID-19 vaccinations to the most vulnerable among the bloc’s nearly 450 million people, marking a moment of hope…
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UK, EU reach post-Brexit trade deal after months of arguments
London: With just a few days to spare for the Brexit transition period to end, the British Government on Thursday announced that it has finally struck a post-Brexit trade agreement…
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EU-UK leaders seek way out of Brexit trade impasse
Brussels: Leaders and negotiators from the European Union and the United Kingdom continued their struggle Tuesday to get a trade deal past the New Year’s Day finish line as EU nations…
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Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant
Berlin: The German government said on Sunday it was planning to restrict travel to and from Britain because of the new coronavirus variant. A government spokesman said Germany is working on…
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Will US and EU sanctions make Erdogan toe the line or make him more defiant?
Nicosia: The past week must have been one of the worst for Turkey’s arrogant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as both the US and the EU, showing their frustration with his…
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Strong possibility of no-deal Brexit, warns Boris Johnson
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued the starkest warning yet that the UK could be out of the EU on January 1, 2021, without a trade agreement in place…
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Middle East
Iran’s Parliament advances bill to stop nuclear inspections
Tehran: Iran’s Parliament on Tuesday advanced a bill that would end UN inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to boost its uranium enrichment if European signatories to…
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EU urges reforms in Bosnia on 25th anniversary of peace deal
Sarajevo: The European Union’s foreign policy chief used the 25th anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the Bosnian War to urge Bosnia’s political leaders to overcome their persistent ethnic…
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EU, UK enter tension-filled week seeking post-Brexit deal
Brussels: European Union and British negotiators on Monday entered yet another tension-filled week as they sought a belated post-Brexit trade deal that needs to be vetted and get legislative approval…
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EU negotiators clinch deal tying rule of law to fund access
Brussels: European Union negotiators clinched an agreement Thursday that could tie the use of EU funds to democratic standards in the bloc’s member countries and unlock hundreds of billions of…
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French doctor warns his country has ‘lost control’ of virus
Paris: A French doctor warned on Monday that his country has lost control of the epidemic, a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases as nations…
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Tensions between EU and Turkey escalate over Erdogan insults
Brussels: Tensions between the European Union and Turkey have risen further after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned the mental state of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. Several EU officials…
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World
UN council urges speedy halt to Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
United Nations: The UN Security Council called on Armenia and Azerbaijan Tuesday to immediately halt fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and urgently resume talks without preconditions. The UN’s most…
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France sticks to school openings despite a jump in infections
Paris: France’s president insisted Thursday that the country will send millions of students back to school starting September 1, despite the biggest weekly spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the height…
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EU leaders reach a deal on the COVID-19 recovery package
Brussels: Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of marathon negotiations over a massive COVID-19 recovery fund and a budget for the next…
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US imposes travel ban on Europe; EU warns ‘economic disruption’
Washington: The EU will on Thursday assess the travel ban on Europe imposed by US President Donald Trump, European Council President Charles Michel said, adding: “Economic disruption must be avoided.”…
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Brexit: Britain quits European Union
London: Becoming the first country, Britain on Friday (local time) officially left the European Union (EU). The historic day, which marks an official end of 47 years of Britain’s membership…
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New Brexit coin to go into circulation from Friday
London: Around three million of the new 50 p Brexit coins will go into circulation from Friday, ahead of the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU) later in the…
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Voting in European Parliament on CAA put off till March
NEW DELHI: There will be no voting in the European Parliament on the resolution on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Thursday, government sources told ANI. The voting in the…
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EU moves resolution against ‘dangerously divisive’ CAA
NEW DELHI: In a scathing denouncement of the Citizenship Amendment Act, a powerful group of 154 European Union lawmakers proposed a resolution that terms contentious law “discriminatory” and “dangerously divisive” and may…
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World
Maduro invites UN, EU for conciliation talks with oppn
Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro invited delegates from the European Union (EU), UN and the governments of Argentina, Mexico and Panama to accompany his government’s conciliation talks with the opposition.…
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