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Two more Catholic churches burned down in Canada's British Columbia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
British Columbia [Canada], June 27 (ANI): Days after two Catholic churches were destroyed by fire in the British Columbia province of Canada, two more Catholic churches were burned down in the province's Interior on Saturday morning.
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Former UK chancellor named new health secretary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 27 (ANI): Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid was appointed health secretary after the resignation of Matt Hancock on Saturday, Downing Street said.
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UK health secretary quits after admitting breaking COVID norms
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 27 (ANI): UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has resigned after admitting that he broke COVID-19 social distancing guidelines when he was pictured kissing his adviser, which reportedly caused an outrage in the country.
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WTTC calls EU against reimposing quarantines on British travellers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 26 (ANI): The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has urged against European Union (EU) states reimposing quarantine measures on arriving British holidaymakers.
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Tokyo Olympics: Mo Farah misses qualifying time at British C'ship trials
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], June 26 (ANI): Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will not be able to defend his 10000m Olympic title at the upcoming Tokyo Games after missing the qualifying standard of 27 minutes 28 seconds at the British Athletics Championships and Olympic trials in Manchester.
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Baloch National Movement holds protest in London against enforced disappea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 25 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently organised a protest in front of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's residence in London on the occasion of the 12-year enforced disappearance of Dr Deen Muhammad Baloch.
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British Grand Prix to be staged in front of full capacity crowd in July
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 24 (ANI): Silverstone and Formula One on Thursday announced there will be a full crowd at this year's British Grand Prix after the event was included in the UK Government's event research programme.
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Former British-Pakistani peer to face retrial on child sex abuse charges
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 24 (ANI): A former British-Pakistani peer, will face trial over charges of child sex abuse after the Court of Appeal in the UK ruled criminal proceedings against him should continue.
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Antivirus entrepreneur John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison before ext
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 24 (ANI): John McAfee, the British-American antivirus entrepreneur and founder of McAfee Associates, was found dead in a Spanish prison, as he was awaiting extradition after being charged with tax evasion in the United States last year. He was 75.
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British scientist from WHO team in China's Wuhan recused from UN-backed co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): In a move that has thickened the plot surrounding the lab leak theory on COVID-19 origins, Dr Peter Daszak, the British member of the World Health Organization (WHO) mission in China's Wuhan, has been recused from the UN-backed Commission work on the origins o
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Russia fires warning shots at British Destroyer in Black Sea; UK denies
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 23 (ANI): Moscow on Wednesday said its warship fired warning shots after British Royal Navy destroyer, HMS Defender, violated Russia's maritime borders in the Black Sea.
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BAFTA announces date for 2022 film awards ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 21 (ANI): The British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) on Monday announced March 13 as the date for its 2022 film awards ceremony, which will be broadcast in the UK on BBC One.
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