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Burger King UK under fire for 'Women belong in kitchen' tweet
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): Fast-food chain Burger King's United Kingdom division sparked an outcry on Monday as critics accused the brand of using a sexist trope as a clickbait.
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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
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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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Brothers of US-based journalist detained after Xinjiang coverage, in appar
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Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Two brothers of US-based Journalist Eset Sulaiman have been detained by the authorities in China's Xinjiang as part of an intimidation campaign aimed at preventing him from reporting on rights abuses, according to Radio Free Asia.
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California Walnuts launches global marketing initiative with coordinated "
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): The California Walnut Commission announced today the second annual "Power of 3" global marketing campaign, which builds on the successful 2020 campaign. "Power of 3" will launch on March 3rd with a first-ever global event celebrated in the USA, Germ
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Brazilian variant of COVID-19 might be 2.2 times more transmissible: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): A new modelling study by researchers in Brazil and the United Kingdom suggested that the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, known as P1, may be up to 2.2 times more transmissible and could evade immunity from previous COVID-19 infection by up to 61 per cent.
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UK records another 7,434 coronavirus cases, 290 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 7,434 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,170,519, according to official figures released Saturday.
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UK records another 8,523 coronavirus cases, 345 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 27 (ANI/Xinhua) Another 8,523 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,163,085, according to official figures released Friday.
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UK Supreme Court bans entry to Shamima Begum who joined ISIS
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London [UK], February 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled on Friday that "ISIS bride" Shamima Begum cannot return to the country to appeal the revocation of her UK citizenship.
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UK further sanctions Myanmar military figures for role in coup
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London [UK], February 25 (ANI): The United Kingdom, on Thursday, sanctioned another six military top-ranking officers of the Myanmar army, including Commander in Chief General Min Aung Hlaing, for human rights violations following the February 1 coup against President Win Myint and State Cou
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UK PM faces backlash for 'journalists abuse people' remark
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sparked criticism after telling children on Tuesday that journalists "are always abusing people," with a Labour lawmaker urging him to apologize and the head of the National Union of Journalists saying that such rema
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UK urged to pressure Pakistan to hold those responsible for forced convers
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Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Underlining that Pakistan government narrative and policies have consistently been anti-Hindu, the World Sindhi Congress, an NGO, urged the United Kingdom to pressure Islamabad to hold all parties and community members accountable for forced conversions an
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