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Canada sanctions 4 Chinese officials, 1 entity over human rights abuses in
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], March 23 (ANI): Canada has imposed sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity in coordination with the United States and the United Kingdom, citing human rights violations in Xinjiang province.
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Pakistan bans flights from 12 African countries
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases, Pakistan has placed a travel ban on 12 African countries under the COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) and eased the restrictions on flights coming from the United Kingdom, The Express Tribune report
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Uber agrees to classify drivers in UK as 'workers'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 17 (ANI): Uber on Tuesday said that it is reclassifying its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom as "workers" -- a classification unique to employment law in the UK that falls short of "employee" -- drivers will be entitled to minimum wage, vacation time, and a pension.
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UK to build more nuclear weapons to counter challenges posed by China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 17 (ANI): Calling out the challenges posed by China, the United Kingdom will build more nuclear weapons and expand its presence in the fields of space and cyberspace, announced Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a review of British military and foreign policy on Tuesday.
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Business leaders' confidence rises in resilience of their organisations de
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 15 (ANI): Despite the challenges of 2020, business leaders' confidence in the resilience of their organisations has risen, according to the British Standards Institution's (BSI's) fourth annual organisational resilience index report released on Monday.
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China non-compliant with joint declaration on Hong Kong: UK
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 13 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Saturday said it considers China to be in a "state of ongoing non-compliance" with the Sino-British joint declaration after Beijing approved sweeping changes for tighter control over Hong Kong.
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Uyghurs write to UK Parliament against Chinese human rights atrocities
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group on Friday (local time) wrote a letter to the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament calling attention to the most horrific human rights atrocities committed by China against the Uyghur people.
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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in UK trial, but drops against S
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 12 (ANI): Novavax on Thursday said that final data from a trial in the United Kingdom shows its COVID-19 vaccine is almost 90 per cent effective, but the vaccine was far less effective in a separate trial in South Africa, given the virus variant there that has raised co
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UK becomes fifth country to cross 125,000 COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 12 (ANI): Coronavirus deaths in the United Kingdom topped 125,000 on Thursday.
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UK MP calls for much tougher action on China's human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 10 (ANI): Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom Iain Duncan Smith has called for "much tougher action" to combat human rights abuses in China as Beijing continues to impose severe crackdowns on Uyghurs and the citizens of Hong Kong.
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'Domestic matter' of India: Minister Nigel Adams in UK Parliament debate
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Monday reiterated that agricultural reform laws are a "domestic matter" of India and that security forces in a democracy have the right to enforce law and order.
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Myanmar's ambassador to UK calls for release of Suu Kyi, President Myint
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): Myanmar's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Kyaw Zwar Minn on Monday called for the release of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, and said that the current crisis in his native country should be resolved with diplomatic efforts.
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