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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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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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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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China denies entry to one WHO task force member who tested COVID positive
Wuhan: One member of World Health Organization (WHO) task force, who has tested COVID-19 positive, will not be allowed to enter the country, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday.…
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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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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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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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New Covid-19 strain in India: No fresh case in last 24 hours, tally stands at 90
New Delhi: No fresh case of the new strain of coronavirus was reported in the last 24 hours in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on…
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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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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 court rejects bail plea of Julian Assange
London: The Westminster London District Magistrates’ Court has rejected the bail application of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on the grounds that he had previously violated the bail conditions. According to…
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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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UK in tough new lockdown to tackle surging new COVID-19 variant
London: The UK entered a tough new stay-at-home lockdown on Tuesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it has been both frustrating and alarming to see the speed with which the…
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News
Apple temporarily closes all stores in UK as Covid surges
San Francisco: Apple has temporarily shut down all retail stores in the UK as Covid-19 pandemic continues to peak in the country. Apple has been shutting down several stores and…
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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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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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India-UK flights to resume from January 6
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation MinisterHardeep Singh Puri on Saturday announced that flights between the United Kingdom and India will restart from January 6 with a limit of 30 carriers…
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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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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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Hyderabad News
6 samples of UK returnees carry new COVID strain in India, two from Hyderabad
New Delhi: The samples of six UK returnees in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune have been found to be positive with the new variant genome, the central government said on Tuesday, adding…
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India
Bowl, cutlery used by Mahatma Gandhi to go under hammer in UK
Stockholm: A small, rusted metal bowl (called a katori in Hindi), two wooden spoons and a wooden fork — once used by Mahatma Gandhi — would be sold at an…
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India likely to extend suspension of flights from UK: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that he foresees a “short extension” of the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom to contain the…
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World
After UK, new strain of COVID-19 emerges in Nigeria
A new strain of the coronavirus dubbed the P681H variant has been discovered in Nigeria (Africa’s most populous country), Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. This new…
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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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Telangana: 7 UK returnees hospitalized after testing COVID positive
Hyderabad: Seven people who returned here recently from the UK tested positive for COVID-19 and their swab samples have been sent for screening to ascertain if they carry the new variant…
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Andhra Pradesh News
Swab sample of woman returnee from UK sent to Pune for new strain test
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday denied reports that a woman had fled a quarantine centre in New Delhi after testing positive for new variant of Coronavirus following her arrival…
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1,200 passengers arrived in Telangana from UK since Dec 9
Hyderabad: A total of 1,200 passengers had arrived in Telangana since December 9 to date from the U.K., where a new strain of COVID-19 virus has been detected, a senior health…
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