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Before vote, UK says ‘Plan B’ measures vital to understand COVID variant

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes new measures to tackle the spread of...

13th December, 2021

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Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited

By Stephanie Nebehay and Ludwig Burger GENEVA (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant, rep...

13th December, 2021

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Cricket-England’s Broad and Anderson fit for Adelaide test, says Silverwood

(Reuters) – England fast bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson are fit and available for the...

13th December, 2021

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UK’s Johnson accelerates booster programme to fight Omicron

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday launched a campaign to accel...

13th December, 2021

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Motor racing-Verstappen wins first F1 title in last lap drama

By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) -Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Formula One championship, denying...

13th December, 2021

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NHS website hit by technical problems amid rush to book COVID-19 booster doses – The Independent

(Reuters) – The UK’s NHS website crashed as people rushed to book COVID-19 booster doses...

13th December, 2021

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ECB to halve bond purchases from April, say economists

By Swathi Nair BENGALURU (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is set to halve the amount of a...

13th December, 2021

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Willkommen: Oscar-winner Redmayne stars in London revival of ‘Cabaret’

By Edward Baran LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne makes a return to London...

13th December, 2021

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Plan C? UK PM Johnson not planning further COVID rules despite Omicron growth

By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

10th December, 2021

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China not worried about any ‘domino effect’ of Olympic boycotts

By Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China is not worried about a “domino ef...

10th December, 2021

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Cricket-England openers survive to lunch but Australia in command

By Ian Ransom (Reuters) – England’s opening batsmen survived a tense half-hour before lu...

10th December, 2021

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Starbucks workers vote to unionize at Buffalo, New York, store

By Hilary Russ and Lindsay DeDario BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp employees on Thurs...

10th December, 2021