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UK urges British citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government on Wednesday urged all British nationals to leave Ethiopia immediately "while commercial flights continue to operate," due to the worsening conflict between the government and the rebels, which could move closer to to the capital of A
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UK 'remains prepared' to suspend northern Ireland post-Brexit protocol
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UK's Brexit minister David Frost said on Friday that the UK government remains prepared to trigger the article in the withdrawal agreement that allows London and Brussels to temporarily abandon commitments, if current controversy over the implementatio
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UK confirms pledge for zero-emission heavy goods vehicle by 2040
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): All new heavy goods vehicles (HGV) in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, the UK government has confirmed on November 10, the British High Commission (BHC) said in a statement.
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UK to invest in low-cost nuclear reactors to reduce dependency on fossil f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government announced on Tuesday a USD 285 million investment in a public-private project led by British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce to design and build small nuclear reactors capable of powering one million homes apiece.
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Insulate Britain climate protesters block roads around UK parliament
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 60 people from Insulate Britain, an environmental movement demanding the UK government to insulate and retrofit homes to tackle climate change, blocked on Thursday two roads around Parliament, in central London, the group confirmed on social med
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UK Brexit Minister accepts France's invitation to discuss fisheries row in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's chief Brexit negotiator, David Frost, has accepted the invitation of France's secretary of state for European Affairs to discuss the fisheries dispute between the two countries, a UK government spokesman has said.
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LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in Britain
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 30 (ANI): The first group of LGBT Afghan refugees to be helped by the UK Government to leave Afghanistan arrived in Britain on Friday to start their new lives, UK Foreign Office said.
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Jaishankar, UK counterpart 'agree to facilitate travel between two nations
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): A day after the UK government announced that no quarantine will be required for vaccinated Indians travellers, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his British counterpart Liz Truss held talks on Friday and agreed to facilitate travel between the
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SII CEO Poonawalla thanks PM Modi, UK PM Johnson after no quarantine requi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): Serum Institute India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the UK Government announced no quarantine for fully vaccinated Indian travellers in the UK from October 11.
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Ex-British soldier arrested by Taliban rescued from Afghanistan: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 6 (ANI): A former British soldier arrested by the Taliban has been flown out of Afghanistan by a visiting delegation from the United Kingdom, Sputnik reported citing an international broadcaster.
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National ID cards no longer valid for most Europeans travelling to UK: Hom
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Most European citizens will need to show a valid passport to be allowed to enter the United Kingdom from Friday, as the UK government will stop accepting national identity cards as a travel document following the country's departure from the European Uni
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Confusion continues over UK's travel advisory nod to Covishield
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): There is still confusion over the United Kingdom's vaccine recognition process for Indian travellers.
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