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Former MI6 man suspected of selling information to Chinese spies: Report
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 20 (ANI): A British businessman, formerly of British Secret Intelligence Service MI6, is under investigation for allegedly selling information to undercover spies from China, British media reported citing a White Hall official.
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UK experiencing start of COVID-19 pandemic's second wave: Boris Johnson
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom is currently experiencing the start of the COVID-19 pandemic's second wave, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday, hinting that tougher social distancing restrictions could be introduced.
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Oxford vaccine phase 3 trials resume after halt over safety concerns
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 12 (ANI): The third phase of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine trial has resumed in the UK, days after it was halted over safety concerns.
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UK govt announces new 'points-based' student visa route
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): The United Kingdom has introduced a new visa route for international students that will open on October 5. It will be a new points-based immigration system that will replace the previous tier 4 visa route, making the process more streamlined for student
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AstraZeneca CEO says COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by end of year despite
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot on Wednesday expressed hopes that a vaccine against the novel coronavirus developed by the pharmaceutical company would be ready by the end of 2020 or early 2021, despite having to pause clinical trials.
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AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine trial paused due to unexplained illness
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 9 (ANI): UK-based biopharma giant AstraZeneca has said that the phase 3 testing of its COVID-19 vaccine being developed with Oxford University has been put on hold, due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom.
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UK's COVID-19 cases rise by over 2,400
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A further 2,420 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed by laboratory tests in the United Kingdom over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 352,520, the Department of Health and Social Care reported on Tuesday.
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UK foreign secretary summons Russian ambassador over Navalny's case
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 07 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has summoned Russian ambassador over the situation with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who is currently being treated in a clinic in Germany for alleged poisoning, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Monday.
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Johnson sets October 15 as deadline for UK, EU to negotiate post-Brexit tr
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London [UK], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom and the European Union have until October 15 to agree on terms of a free trade agreement after Brexit, otherwise both parties better abandon the talks and "move on," UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to say on Monday, accor
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UK records 2,988 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily number since May
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A further 2,988 people tested positive for the coronavirus over the last 24 hours in the United Kingdom, the highest number of daily infections since May 22, when 3,287 cases were confirmed, the Department of Health and Social Care announced on Sunday.
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1 killed, 7 injured in Brimingham's stabbing attack
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], September 06 (ANI): At least one person was killed and seven other suffered injuries in a stabbing attack in the UK city of Birmingham, the West Midlands police said on Sunday.
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UK flies rainbow flag to mark second anniversary of Section 377 repeal
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): To celebrate the second anniversary of India's historic judgement to repeal Section 377 and decriminalise homosexuality, the United Kingdom (UK) is flying a rainbow flag at its British Council premises this week.
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