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U.K., Canada, Switzerland pledge to donate $33.5m for Rohingya refugees
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom and Switzerland have pledged additional USD 24 million as assistance for the Rohingya refugees, who are fleeing to Bangladesh to escape the persecution of Myanmar's Rakhine State.
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UK, EU agree to 'accelerate' Brexit deal efforts
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] Oct 17 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to accelerate the pace of Brexit negotiations over the coming months.
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Mercedes to recall 400,000 cars in UK over faulty airbags
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 16 (ANI): Global automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz announced that it will recall over 400,000 cars from across the United Kingdom (UK), after incidents of premature deployment of airbags came to the fore.
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Uber U.K. head quits amid London licence row
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], October 3 (ANI): The United Kingdom head of the app-based cab aggregator, Uber, quit the company on Monday as its worldwide boss prepares to meet the head of the London transport authority, in an attempt to get the firm's licence reinstated.
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Former Thai PM Yingluck seeks asylum in UK
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], September 29 (ANI): Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who has been sentenced to five years in prison, has reportedly sought political asylum in the United Kingdom, CNN reported.
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TerraPay, bux partner to launch mobile app based cross border money transf
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI): World's first mobile payments switch TerraPay has announced its partnership with bux, a mobile app money transfer service to launch anywhere, anytime instant cross border money transfers from Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and Europe to India.
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U.K. to bring largest ever Agri-tech delegation to India at Agritex 2017
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): The United Kingdom's Department for International Trade (DIT) is bringing its largest ever Agri-tech delegation at Agritex India 2017 Conference from September 7-9.
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UK Govt. must act against British Pakistanis raping young white girls: Law
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Aug.11 (ANI): Child abuse is massive in the United Kingdom, and according to charities dealing specifically with children, one in four girls and one in six boys experiences some form of sexual abuse before they turn 18.
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UK homeless population may double by 2041: Crisis report
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 10 (ANI): A homelessness charity has warned the United Kingdom government that the rising number of homeless people may rise by more than half a million by 2041.
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Britain's Supreme Court gets first woman president
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [Britain], July 21 (ANI): Eminent law lord Baroness Hale of Richmond has become the first woman to head the United Kingdom's Supreme Court.
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No red carpet for Trump: London Mayor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], July. 18 (ANI): London Mayor Sadiq Khan has reiterated that US President Donald Trump will not be given an elaborate state visit when he comes to the United Kingdom next year for a state visit.
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UK to earmark £2m for scientific anti-terror research
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England] July 17 (ANI): The United Kingdom has decided to earmark £2m to fund research into technology and behavioural science projects that could identify possible terrorists in crowds.
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