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World
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International
10/25/2022 12:11:09 PM
Rishi Sunak will on Tuesday be installed as Britain's third prime minister this year, after the humiliated Liz Truss left office after just 49 days, with the new premier inheriting a daunting array of problems.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
10/24/2022 3:58:57 PM
European stocks and the pound climbed Monday as markets awaited confirmation that former finance minister Rishi Sunak would become Britain's new prime minister.
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World
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International
10/23/2022 10:48:34 PM
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending intense speculation about a comeback.
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World
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International
10/23/2022 5:50:26 PM
Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak was the frontrunner Sunday in the Conservative Party's race to replace Liz Truss as prime minister. Sunak garnered the public support of over 100 Tory lawmakers to forge ahead of his two main rivals: former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt.
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Egypt
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Defence
10/22/2022 8:21:53 PM
High-level delegates from Egypt, Germany, Britain, and Greece participated on Saturday in an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of El-Alamein, which marked the beginning of the end for the Axis in North Africa during WWII.
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World
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International
10/22/2022 1:24:00 PM
Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunak reached the minimum threshold to contest the UK's top job.
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World
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International
10/20/2022 10:11:53 PM
British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating the British economy and putting it on the path to long-term success.
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World
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International
10/19/2022 10:47:35 AM
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her tax-slashing economic agenda, as she seeks to reassert her waning political authority.
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World
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International
10/19/2022 10:05:02 AM
U.K. inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in September as the soaring cost of food squeezed household budgets.
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World
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International
10/18/2022 8:07:16 PM
The UK's foreign office on Tuesday summoned a top Chinese diplomat in London over footage of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester being assaulted in the grounds of a Chinese consulate in Britain.
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World
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International
10/18/2022 4:08:06 PM
As the sun beat down on Tuesday on the English seaside resort of Brighton, gathering union leaders warned of mass winter strikes in the face of Britain's cost-of-living crisis.
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World
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International
10/17/2022 11:36:50 AM
Britain's new Treasury chief will announce details of his tax and spending plans Monday, two weeks ahead of schedule, in a bid to calm markets roiled by the government's economic policies.
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World
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International
10/16/2022 5:15:55 PM
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday vied to reboot her economic programme, but Conservative critics warned the party faces electoral oblivion under her crippled leadership.
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World
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International
10/16/2022 1:31:18 PM
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss insisted on her devotion to "sound" economics heading into crisis talks Sunday with her all-powerful new finance minister, and a tense week of plotting by Conservative critics.
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World
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International
10/15/2022 11:09:47 AM
Britain's new finance minister warned Saturday of tax hikes to come as he admitted to "mistakes" made by his short-lived predecessor in a disastrous budget.
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World
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Region
10/13/2022 5:39:27 PM
Britain said Thursday that a recent visit to Tehran by a foreign ministry official was hosted by Iran, dismissing a report by an Iranian newspaper linking it to ongoing unrest.
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World
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International
10/11/2022 9:18:45 PM
China's growing technological dominance "is an increasingly urgent problem" for Western countries, who must act to defend their values and influence, the director of Britain's GCHQ spy agency warned Tuesday.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
10/9/2022 3:15:23 PM
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool, the BBC said Friday, after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of designated host country Ukraine.
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World
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International
10/5/2022 8:05:56 PM
Train travel in Britain was disrupted on Wednesday by the latest in a string of strikes by railway workers over wages.
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World
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International
10/4/2022 6:26:26 PM
Liz Truss should be celebrating her first month as Britain's prime minister. Instead, she's fighting for her job.
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