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Britain

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Rishi, Suella fuel ‘outsider’ fears to remain in power?

The spectacle of two ethnic Indian politicians swearing to keep out foreign migrants isn’t modern Britain’s only inconsistency

07 Jun 2023 12:05 AM

DC Edit | Coronation party in Britain

Charles III who became king the day his mother Queen Elizabeth II died, was anointed King of Britain

09 May 2023 12:20 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Who’ll atone for slave trade, all the loot? Who’ll pay reparations?

History is full of injustices, transgressions and genocide. Are the descendants of the victims of those injustices entitled to reparations.

08 Oct 2022 1:01 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Ukraine is a better fit for EU than Britain ever was

Unlike Britain, Ukraine, which feels that it has paid in blood for membership, sees Europe as its political and cultural home

17 Aug 2022 12:00 AM

China's president Xi warns against 'Cold War' in Indo-Pacific

Xi also said the region should make sure to keep supply lines functioning and to continue liberalising trade and investment

11 Nov 2021 10:18 AM

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Farrukh Dhondy | All changes not a ‘revolution’: History can’t be just swept aside

Bloody Myanmar today is not a revolution, it is an imposed change of regime, best described as a fascist military coup

10 Apr 2021 12:05 AM

AA Edit | Soul-search for Sarah

In India, or in countries outside Western Europe and North America, such happenings will be criticised but will not be unusual

17 Mar 2021 9:00 AM

From Hampstead To Dubai: Here’s Lorna Florence’s Story

Lorna admits that her success routes from her personality, she says that she has a way with people

19 Aug 2020 5:16 PM

Britain considering a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi

As part of a global reassessment of history triggered by the death of George Floyd, UK also seems to be re-examining their past

02 Aug 2020 9:23 AM

China threatens 'forceful counter-attack' after Britain suspends Hong Kong

UK had suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and blocked arms sales to its former territory after China imposed security law

21 Jul 2020 5:50 PM

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Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations

Andrei Kelin said that there was no sense in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain and Canada

19 Jul 2020 3:33 PM

UK and China fight over Hong Kong security law

Britain’s decision to offer refuge to millions in Hong Kong, UK's former colony, was met with a stern telling-off by China

12 Jul 2020 1:00 PM

Brazil now unenviably the second in virus deaths

Brazil's health ministry recorded 909 deaths in the past 24 hours, putting the total at 41,828, and has now surpassed Britain's death toll

13 Jun 2020 10:37 AM

Europeans soak up the sun but travel rules cause confusion

European countries aim to open their borders for European travel in mid-June, but it isn’t clear when intercontinental travel will resume

25 May 2020 9:47 AM

UK confident COVID-19 tracking system will be in place before lockdown eased

Health workers have warned that any failure in tracing people with the virus and their contacts would result in a second deadly wave

22 May 2020 4:23 PM

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Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000

The US had reported more than 85,000 deaths from the new coronavirus, while the Britain and Italy have reported over 30,000 fatalities each

15 May 2020 8:40 AM

Work and exercise restrictions ease in England

The pandemic has killed more than 36,000 people in Britain, according to official statistics

13 May 2020 2:52 PM

French coronavirus death toll overtakes Spain's

France now stands as world's fourth-highest number of fatalities after the United States, Britain and Italy

13 May 2020 11:33 AM

Russia reports 10,899 new coronavirus cases, surpasses UK tally

Russia puts the continued daily rise in cases down to widespread testing

12 May 2020 2:41 PM

No end to lockdown yet: Boris Johnson

Britain has, however, announced a limited easing of restrictions as the death rate and hospital admissions keeps falling

11 May 2020 11:12 AM

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