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Israel says Covid vax fears ‘inaccurate’ after many test positive
London: After the man coordinating Israel’s Covid-19 response reportedly said that a single vaccine dose against the disease appeared less effective than expected and also lower than Pfizer had suggested, the…
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World
UK lawmakers debate ‘genocide’ clause to China trade deals
London: Lawmakers in Britain were set to vote Tuesday on a proposal aimed at preventing the U.K. from making trade deals with any country deemed by the British High Court to…
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World
10 new mass vaccination centres to open up across UK
London: Ten new large-scale centres, including a rugby ground, racecourse, food court and a cathedral, will open up next week across Britain to join the seven already delivering vaccines to immunise…
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World
UK temples, mosques help combat COVID-19 vaccine fake news
London: Temples and mosques are among the community organisations being rallied by the UK government to combat worrying instances of fake news around COVID-19 vaccines, including unsubstantiated WhatsApp messages, claiming the…
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World
Vijay Mallya denied permission to appeal in UK bankruptcy case
London: Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya was on Wednesday denied permission to appeal against a UK High Court order refusing to dismiss bankruptcy proceedings brought by a consortium of Indian banks led…
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World
UK cracks down on Chinese imports over Uyghur Muslim rights violations
London: The UK government on Tuesday announced sanctions on sourcing from Chinese businesses in retaliation of the harrowing human rights violations being perpetrated in the Xinjiang province of the country against…
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World
UK court denies release of substantial funds for Vijay Mallya’s legal fees
London: A UK court hearing an urgent application on Monday refused to sanction the release of substantial sums held with the Court Funds Office (CFO) as part of bankruptcy proceedings being…
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Top Stories
Nirav Modi’s extradition trial concludes, verdict expected on Feb 25
London: A UK Judge on Friday stated that the ruling in fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi extradition case will be made on February 25. The extradition trial of Nirav Modi…
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World
Nirav Modi was heading up ponzi-like scheme, UK court told
London: Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi is responsible for overseeing a “ponzi-like scheme” that caused enormous fraud to India’s Punjab National Bank (PNB), the UK court hearing final submissions in the…
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Bollywood News
Priyanka Chopra lands in trouble for violating Covid norms in London
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas recently landed in trouble for flouting the norms of ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in London. Reportedly, she visited a salon along with her mother Madhu…
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Entertainment
Priyanka Chopra caught breaking London’s tough COVID rules
London: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been caught on camera in London apparently breaking the British capital’s strict new COVID-19 lockdown rules. The Daily Mail newspaper has revealed photographs of…
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World
UK daily COVID death toll hits 1,041 as MPs vote on new lockdown
London: The UK recorded 1,041 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest since the peak of the pandemic in April last year, as Members of Parliament retrospectively voted on a…
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World
UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time
London: The number of new daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has topped 60,000 for the first time since the pandemic started, according to official figures on Tuesday. The…
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World
UK pledges USD 6.2 bn in grants to businesses after announcing COVID lockdown
London: The United Kingdom’s Treasury announced on Tuesday earmarking 4.6 billion pounds (USD 6.2 billion) in grants for businesses to cushion the blow from the new lockdown. On Monday, UK…
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World
UK judge rejects US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
London: A British judge on Monday rejected the United States request to extradite WikiLeaks founder and whistleblower Julian Assange. UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser indicated that extradition would have a…
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World
UK PM Johnson warns COVID lockdown may get tougher
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned that the current tiered system of lockdown to arrest the spread of COVID-19 may have to be toughened further as the UK grapples…
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World
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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World
UK approves Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
London: The UK on Wednesday approved a cheaper and easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University and produced by AstraZeneca for human use, the second coronavirus vaccine to be…
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World
UK Parliament to vote on ‘historic’ Brexit trade deal with EU
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recalled Parliament from its Christmas break on Wednesday to get the Brexit free trade agreement (FTA) struck with the European Union cleared through all parliamentary…
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India
London reports biggest rise in new Covid-19 cases
London:Â London has seen the highest increase in case rates per 100,000 population among various regions in England with 602.2 in week 51 compared to 361.8 in the previous week, according…
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Top Stories
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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World
British Sikh charity helps feed truckers stranded by COVID variant
London: British Sikh charity Khalsa Aid has been delivering hundreds of hot meals to truckers stranded as the border with France was sealed to try and contain a new fast-spreading variant…
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Hyderabad News
Hyderabad is safer than New York and London, claims city police commissioner
Hyderabad: Even as Hyderabad is on par with cities like London, Paris and New York in terms of population, it is relatively safer compared to them and many other Indian…
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India
Strong political patronage in the UK stalling Mallya’s extradition to India
New Delhi: Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya’s extradition is developing into a complex interplay of political connections, which helps him to continue to live in the UK, despite exhausting all avenues of…
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India
Indian banks pursue UK bankruptcy order against Vijay Mallya
London: A consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) returned to the High Court in London for a bankruptcy application hearing against liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya,…
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Hollywood
Star Wars original Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies at 75
London: English actor Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, has died after health complications, including several years living with Parkinson’s disease. He was 75.…
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World
New variant of coronavirus emerges in UK as London move to Tier-3 restrictions
By Hanie Abdul Razak A new variant of the coronavirus is believed to be the cause of a very sharp spike in infections, the UK government said in Parliament on Monday.…
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World
Twitter hit with $547,000 fine in Ireland’s first major GDPR case
London: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Tuesday imposed a fine of 450,000 euros (around $547,000) on Twitter for failure to promptly notify and properly document a data breach under Europe’s…
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World
UK sees record number of job losses during 3- month period
London: The number of people in the U.K. who lost their jobs hit a record high in the three months through October during the run-up to the planned ending of a…
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Science
Remdesivir may be highly effective against COVID, case study finds
London: Remdesivir may be a highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new single-patient study that contradicts previous research which found the drug had no…
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