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Oxford University students vote to ban lamb, beef from campus canteens to
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 17 (ANI): Students at Oxford University in the UK have voted to ban beef and lamb from campus canteens, arguing that the decision has been taken to tackle the issue of climate change.
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Reason behind Game of Thrones' popularity -- mix of realism and unpredicta
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Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): Researchers from the UK and Ireland universities have come together to examine A Song of Ice and Fire, the book on which the much-loved TV series Game of Thrones is based and unravelled some fascinating secrets behind it.
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UK govt, social media networks agree measures to tackle COVID-19 vaccine d
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London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government and leading social media platforms have agreed on a set of new measures to tackle the spread of disinformation and misinformation related to vaccines against COVID-19, according to a joint press release published by the Department for
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UK's COVID-19 tracing system missed 40 pc of close contacts in England fro
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London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government's NHS Test and Trace COVID-19 tracking service missed more than 40 per cent of close contacts of coronavirus-positive individuals in England from October 22-28, the Department of Health and Social Care said in a new statistical update
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UK in India network launches Pledge for Progress campaign to promote gende
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New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): With the aim of promoting gender equality and bringing about real-world change, the UK in India network and over 100 partners on Thursday launched a Pledge for Progress campaign.
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UK police to get tougher on COVID-19 rule-breakers as England enters anoth
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London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Police will strengthen the enforcement of the new COVID-19 lockdown rules being imposed in England as of Thursday, and people who "recklessly" ignore the regulations will be fined, the chair of the National Police Chief's Council (NPCC), Martin H
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AstraZeneca misses target for delivery of COVID-19 vaccine: UK Government
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London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has missed its target of delivering 30 million doses of its vaccine against COVID-19 to the UK by September, as the producer is predicted to only hand over 4 million doses by the end of the year, Kate Bingham, the he
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UN, member states regret US withdrawal from Paris agreement on climate cha
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New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with UN member states Chile, France, Italy and the UK, have expressed regret over Washington's decision to exit the Paris accord on climate change but said they would continue t
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FS Shringla, Philip Barton discuss regional issues, terrorism; agree to st
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London [UK], November 5 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held talks with Philip R Barton, Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during which they agreed to strengthen the UK-India partnership and work together to tackle global challenge
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US Elections 2020: UK gambler bets one million pound on Biden win
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New York [US], November 3 (ANI): Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden's greatest admirer is not in the US but in the UK where somebody has placed a one million British pound or USD 1.29 million on the former Vice President to clinch the White House on Election Day.
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US, UK call for release of 'political prisoners' in Belarus
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Washington [US], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the United Kingdom urged Belarus to release "political prisoners" and all those detained for participation in the anti-government demonstrations in the East European country, representatives of the US and the UK at the UN Human
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UK firemen union joins push to make London demand probe into Beirut blast
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London [UK], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Fire Brigades Union has joined the Amnesty watchdog group's initiative to make the United Kingdom demand an international investigation into the August 4 explosion in Beirut, the group announced on Monday.
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