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UK to consider 'historic' bill to legalise assisted dying
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UK to consider ‘historic’ bill to legalise assisted dying

UK to consider ‘historic’ bill to legalise assisted dying LONDON: Nine years after rejecting the similar proposal, UK Parliament has decided to consider a proposal…

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UK government's new cabinet: Richard Hermer KC becomes new Attorney General
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UK government’s new cabinet: Richard Hermer KC becomes new Attorney General

The United Kingdom’s Keir Starmer-led government has appointed Richard Hermer KC as Attorney General on Friday. “Richard Hermer KC has been appointed Attorney General @attorneygeneral…

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Assam-origin Ayesha Hazarika creates history, appointed member of Britain's House of Lords
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Assam-origin Ayesha Hazarika creates history, appointed member of Britain’s House of Lords

GUWAHATI: In a first, a British-Indian person of Assamese origin, Ayesha Hazarika has been appointed as a member to the House of Lords, the upper…

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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan for migrants fails first test in House of Lords
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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan for migrants fails first test in House of Lords

LONDON: Four days ago, UK PM Rishi Sunak urged the House of Lords, the unelected upper chamber of parliament, not to block his plans to…

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‘British Asians have double proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to Caucasian counterparts’
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‘British Asians have double proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to Caucasian counterparts’

LONDON: British Asians have almost double the proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to the white UK population. In a debate on biosecurity and the…

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Sunak survives party rebellion on Rwanda policy
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Sunak survives party rebellion on Rwanda policy

LONDON: PM Rishi Sunak of Britain dodged a potentially dire threat to his leadership Wednesday, preserving for now his beleaguered government’s immigration plan to put…

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UK PM says controversial Rwanda plan is 'will of the people'
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UK PM says controversial Rwanda plan is ‘will of the people’

LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Thursday urged members of the UK’s unelected upper chamber of parliament to pass his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda,…

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UK had forced therapy, shock treatment on gay soldiers
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UK had forced therapy, shock treatment on gay soldiers

Gay British soldiers were subjected to electric shock treatment in an effort to “cure” them of their homosexuality, according to a damning investigation into historic…

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UK investment minister Jo Johnson begins India visit with focus on tech ties
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UK investment minister Jo Johnson begins India visit with focus on tech ties

UK’s Minister for Investment Lord Jo Johnson on Wednesday embarked on a visit to India to strengthen the bilateral investment partnership across technology and life…

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fta: Will have great FTA with India, negotiations going well: UK MP Baroness Verma
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fta: Will have great FTA with India, negotiations going well: UK MP Baroness Verma

United Kingdom House of Lords Member Baroness Verma on Saturday said the UK and India will have a great Free Trade Agreement (FTA) deal and…

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