Britain
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British government rejects petition for second European Union referendum
World | Jul 10, 2016, 02:39 PM ISTThe British government on Saturday rejected an online petition signed by 4.1 million people calling for a new referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
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Britain to get second female PM: Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom in Conservative runoff
World | Jul 08, 2016, 06:31 AM ISTLondon: Conservative lawmakers chose Home Secretary Theresa May and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom on Thursday to fight a runoff contest for leadership of Britain’s governing party. The winner will become the country’s second female prime
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Barack Obama heads to Europe amid British referendum's aftershocks
World | Jul 07, 2016, 03:57 PM ISTPresident Barack Obama is slated to embark on a five-day, two-country mission to buck up a beleaguered Europe and brush back an aggressive Moscow on what is expected to be his last presidential visit to the continent.
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Britain's inquiry report slams Tony Blair over botched Iraq war
World | Jul 06, 2016, 06:35 PM ISTLondon: In a report released today by the head of Britain's Iraq War inquiry, the Iraq war was said to be mounted on flawed intelligence, executed with "wholly inadequate" planning and ending "a long way
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'Britain to woo Indian companies with tax breaks, lesser Regulation'
World | Jul 06, 2016, 11:23 AM ISTLondon: With Britain deciding to leave the European Union, one can expect the country attracting Indian firms to invest there with bigger incentives in terms of tax breaks and lesser regulation, an RBI official has
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In Britain, every eighth woman, tenth man is infertile: Study
World | Jul 02, 2016, 11:09 AM ISTLondon: In what will be serious matter of concern for Britain, a new research has found out that at one in eight women and one in ten men in the country have experienced infertility, yet
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Britain discards 2020 government finance surplus target
World | Jul 02, 2016, 09:13 AM ISTBritain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said here in a speech on Friday he has abandoned his target to restore government finances to a surplus by 2020.
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Nearly 2.3 million Britons regret voting for Brexit: Survey
World | Jul 01, 2016, 09:13 PM ISTNearly 2.3 million people in the UK regret voting for Britain's exit (popularly called Brexit) from the European Union or EU in last week's historic referendum, a trend which has come to be referred to as "Bregret", a new survey said today.
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60-yr-old UK woman wins legal battle to use dead daughter’s eggs to give birth
World | Jun 30, 2016, 11:20 PM ISTA British woman today won a legal battle to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild.
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Boris bows out: UK in shock as Johnson avoids leadership bid
World | Jun 30, 2016, 09:56 PM ISTLondon: The race to become Britain's next prime minister took a dramatic, unexpected turn Thursday as former London Mayor Boris Johnson — popular with the public and widely considered to be a front-runner — ruled
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Brexit might not happen, John Kerry says after meeting David Cameron
World | Jun 29, 2016, 05:33 PM ISTUS Secretary of State John Kerry has said that United Kingdom might not ever leave the European Union despite Britain having voted to leave the 28-nation bloc last week.
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No 'Cherry-Picking' in Brexit talks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells Britain
World | Jun 28, 2016, 05:32 PM ISTGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel today told Britain that it should not expect any special treatment in 'Brexit' talks with European Union (EU).
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If you're leaving, get moving: EU lawmakers tell UK
World | Jun 28, 2016, 04:42 PM ISTIndignant European Union lawmakers pressed Britain to end the uncertainty that has gripped European and global markets, saying Tuesday that if it intends to leave, it should start the process immediately.
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Pound plunges to new 30-year low on uncertainty over Brexit fallout
World | Jun 27, 2016, 06:57 PM ISTLondon: As concern grew over the potential economic costs of Britain's vote to bring its country out of the European Union, European stocks and the pound fell further today, adding to Friday's record one-day decline.
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Brexit fallout: Scotland mulls independence from UK, Londoners demand separate country
World | Jun 26, 2016, 04:47 PM ISTScotland is so desperate to stay with the 28-nation bloc of European continent that it has decided to breakaway from the Great Britain.
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Not so smooth divorce: Britain, EU at odds over timing of exit talks
World | Jun 26, 2016, 06:59 AM ISTLondon: After Britain voted to seek an exit from European Union, the two are at loggerheads over the timeframe of divorce. The EU wants a quickie divorce, but Britain wants time to think things over.
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Amancio Ortega, world’s second richest person, lost over Rs 4073 crore over Brexit
World | Jun 26, 2016, 12:06 AM ISTLondon: As British voters elected to leave the European Union on Friday, the founder of Zara, Amancio Ortega, who is the second richest person in the world, registered a loss of over Rs 4073 crore.
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Barack Obama loses reliable partner, faces uncertainty after Brexit
World | Jun 25, 2016, 01:26 PM ISTFor the first 7½ years of his presidency, Barack Obama could rely on the United Kingdom to back him up at nearly every turn, knowing British leaders had both the global clout and shared perspective to be powerful U.S. partners.
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Global stocks tumble after Brexit vote, Rs 140 lakh crore lost in record trade
Jun 25, 2016, 09:06 AM ISTNew York: Markets worldwide responded with selloff and stocks plunged on Friday after after Britain voted to leave the European Union. The result stunned investors, who reacted by rushing to the safety of gold and
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India will support companies doing business in UK: Jayant Sinha
Jun 24, 2016, 08:28 PM ISTGovernment will support Indian companies operating in the UK to help them do business with the European Union post-Brexit, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said today.