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Britain takes 'precautionary' steps after Paris terror attack
World | Jan 09, 2015, 08:42 AM ISTLondon: Britain has taken "precautionary" steps to boost security along its border with France, following the terror attack on the office of a magazine in Paris, British Home Secretary, Theresa May, said Thursday.On Wednesday, gunmen
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New Ebola vaccine trial begins in Britain
World | Jan 07, 2015, 07:38 AM ISTLondon: Oxford University doctors and scientists are starting the first safety trial of an experimental preventative Ebola vaccine, aiming to have vaccinated all 72 healthy adult volunteers by the end of January.Volunteers for the trial,
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Scotland Yard foils Sydney-style siege in the UK: police chief
World | Dec 17, 2014, 08:40 PM ISTLondon: Britain was just "days away" from a terrorist attack similar to the recent siege in a Sydney cafe before Scotland Yard foiled it, the head of the Metropolitan Police said today.Scotland Yard foiled a
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Britain pledges more support for children affected by Ebola
World | Dec 17, 2014, 07:29 AM ISTLondon: Britain has pledged a 2.5 million pounds fund to help children affected by Ebola. The fund will go to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, according to the Department for International Development."Ebola not
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Britain condemns Pakistan school attack
World | Dec 17, 2014, 06:24 AM ISTLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday condemned the attack on a school in Pakistan which reportedly killed more than 130 people, mostly children.The deadly attack took place on Tuesday morning when a group
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Lindsay Lohan finds new man, keen to settle in Britain
Hollywood | Dec 15, 2014, 08:46 AM ISTLos Angeles: Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who has found a new man - a banker, wants to settle in Britain permanently.One of her friends said that the 28-year-old has left US for good and is
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Obama meets Prince William at White House
World | Dec 09, 2014, 07:31 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama today met Britain's Prince William, who is on a whirlwind three-day visit to the United States, at the White House.William, the second in line to succeed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II,
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Spotlight on Britain at 39th Kolkata book fair
Lifestyle | Dec 09, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTKolkata: Pegged to be a 'festival of ideas', the 39th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair that begins here Jan 28 will focus on literary works from Britain and will be graced by the
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US, partners continue airstrikes against IS
World | Dec 04, 2014, 12:20 PM ISTWashington: The US and its partner nations continued to attack Islamic State (IS) forces over the past three days using fighters and bombers to conduct 14 airstrikes.Separately, US and partner-nation military forces conducted 11 airstrikes
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Nigeria signs prisoner exchange agreement with Britain
World | Dec 03, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTLagos: Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Britain on prisoner exchange arrangements and immigration issues, an official said."The MoU would go a long way in fast-tracking the prison reform programmes and the
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Indian-origin IS member's sister urges him to return home
World | Dec 03, 2014, 12:35 PM ISTLondon: The sister of an Indian-origin man who skipped bail in Britain to join the Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) in Syria has urged him to return to the country.Abu Rumaysah, 31, born Siddhartha
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'Up to 13,000 slaves' working in Britain
World | Nov 30, 2014, 04:03 PM ISTLondon: Britain's Home Office said that there could be up to 13,000 victims of slavery in the country, far more than previous estimates, media reported Saturday.Modern slavery victims are said to include women forced into
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Britain to curb EU migrants benefit to reduce immigration
World | Nov 29, 2014, 06:52 AM ISTLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that immigrants from the EU need to work in Britain for four years so they could claim benefits in the country.Cameron made the speech after the
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As king, Prince Charles intends to address serious issues
World | Nov 20, 2014, 08:54 AM ISTLondon: Prince Charles of Wales and the apparent heir to Queen Elizabeth has decided to make a "heartfelt interventions" in national life when he becomes king.According to a report published in the Guardian, Prince Charles,
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10 facts to know about World War I
World | Feb 25, 2015, 10:58 AM ISTThe World War I that started in 1914, marked a centenary this year. A war that shook the world, caused destruction of life and property began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on
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Bird flu strain in Britain confirmed as H5N8
World | Nov 19, 2014, 06:56 AM ISTLondon: The strain of bird flu found at a British farm in north England has been identified as H5N8, the same as the one recently identified in the Netherlands and Germany, authorities said on Tuesday.The
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Mobile transaction users to surpass 2 bn by 2017: Report
Nov 18, 2014, 07:15 AM ISTLondon: Over two billion mobile phone or tablet users will make some form of mobile commerce transaction globally by the end of 2017, up from 1.6 billion this year, a report by Juniper Research said
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RCPCH holds exam in India for the first time
India | Nov 06, 2014, 11:53 AM ISTKolkata: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), conducted its Diploma Examination in Child Health (DCH) for the first time outside Britain this year following a collaboration with the AMRI Hospitals here.The two-day
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Britain holds out hope for Eurofighter winning over France's Rafale
India | Oct 30, 2014, 10:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Britain Thursday held out hope that the European consortium could bag the multibillion Indian deal for 126 fighter jets with its Eurofighter Typhoon in case the Narendra Modi government's negotiations for the French
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End ungenerous, ill-informed advice to India: Lord Paul to UK
World | Oct 24, 2014, 01:37 PM ISTLondon: NRI industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul told Britain that it should end a stream of ungenerous and often ill-informed advice that is directed to India on matters including human rights, corruption and Kashmir and take