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Sunak Takes Over As UK Prime Minister, Tasked To Put Nation In Order

Indian-origin Sunak is the youngest and first brown prime minister of Britain after Liz Truss resigned after 44 days in office

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Rishi Sunak Set To Become UK Prime Minister As Rivals Quit Race

He defeated centrist politician Penny Mordaunt, who failed to get enough backing from lawmakers to enter the ballot. His rival, former prime minister Boris Johnson, withdrew from the contest, saying he could no longer unite the party

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UK Working To Stop Chinese From Recruiting Its Ex-Air Force Pilots

"Recruiting pilots to comprehend our Air Force's capabilities is certainly a worry for us and the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence”

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Tax-free Shopping To Be Re-Introduced By Britain For Overseas Visitors

Britain will bring back sales tax-free shopping for overseas visitors to boost the country's flagging retail sector.

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Britain And Ukraine Initiate Talks On Digital Trade

Britain in May removed all tariffs on Ukrainian goods, and is now looking to smooth trade in the digital sphere

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Britain Sets Out Roadmap For Self Driving Vehicle Usage By 2025

Some vehicles with self-driving features could be allowed on large roads by next year

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As Party Members Decide, Truss Has Upper Hand In Contest To Be Britain's New PM

Few members of the governing Conservative Party supported foreign secretary Liz Truss when the leadership contest began this month, but now there's a sense of inevitability that she will become Britain's next prime minister

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Here's Why Britain's Infrastructure Cannot Withstand 40°C

UK infrastructure has typically been designed to retain heat during the winter, but it must become effective at keeping the heat out in the summer. As things stand, roughly 20 per cent of existing UK infrastructure is at risk of overheating - and this threat is projected to rise as average temperatures climb

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Why Russia Drives European And British Gas Prices

Europe has historically relied on Russia for around 40 per cent of its natural gas, most delivered through pipelines including Yamal, which crosses Belarus and Poland to Germany, Nord Stream 1, which runs directly to Germany, and pipelines through Ukraine

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Economic Fugitives Not Welcome In UK: PM Johnson

Asked about the extradition of economic offenders Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya to India, Johnson said "legal technicalities" have made it "very difficult"

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Russia Seeks Indian Investment In Its Oil And Gas Sector

The United States this week banned Russian oil imports and Britain said it will phase them out by year end, decisions expected to further disrupt the global energy market, where Russia is the second-largest exporter of crude

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Cairn Withdraws All Lawsuits Against India, To Get Rs 7,900 Cr Tax Refund

The critical lawsuit in a French court, which had attached Indian properties on the petition of Cairn, was withdrawn thereafter and the one in the Netherlands too was dropped.

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UK Blames ''Heavy-Handed'' EU For Brexit Deal Problems

The crisis straining U.K.-EU relations stems from trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that has a land border with the 27-nation bloc.

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AUKUS Alliance With Australia, Britain Not Against Any Country: White House

Unveiling the ambitious security initiative virtually, US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in a joint statement said their move will promote stability in the Indo-Pacific and support of their shared values and interests.

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Britain's Economic Growth Slowed More Than Expected In July

The economy expanded 0.1% in the month, down from 1% in June. Economists had expected gross domestic product to increase by 0.5%, according to a survey conducted by Pantheon Macroeconomics.

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