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November 14, 2021 at 7:21 am

Queen Elizabeth misses remembrance service because of sprained back

Queen Elizabeth II has sprained her back, Buckingham Palace said Sunday, forcing her to miss a remembrance service that she had planned to attend after...

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September 20, 2021 at 5:45 pm

U.S. to lift pandemic travel restrictions, easing tension with Europe

The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions starting in November for foreigners who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, reopening the country to thousands of...

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Members of the public at the Reading Music Festival, England, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Garfitt)

August 29, 2021 at 6:01 am

Britons, unfazed by high COVID rates, weigh their ‘price of freedom’

In Britain the public has moved on from the pandemic, even though the virus has not. Given that Britain has been at the vanguard of...

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August 24, 2021 at 5:53 pm

Biden Sticks to Afghan Deadline, Resisting Pleas to Extend Evacuation

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States intended to withdraw completely from Afghanistan at the end of the month as planned, rebuffing pleas...

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Ed Wellard, from Withington, tapes bin liners across offensive wording on the mural of Manchester United striker and England player Marcus Rashford on the wall of the Coffee House Cafe on Copson Street, which appeared vandalised the morning after the England soccer team lost the Euro 2021 final against Italy, in Withington, Manchester, England, Monday, July 12, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the racist abuse directed at three Black England players who missed their penalties in the teamâ€™s shootout loss to Italy in the final of the European Championship on Sunday. Johnson tweeted that â€œthose responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.â€ Marcus Rashfordâ€™s penalty hit the post and spots kicks from Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were saved by Italy’s goalkeeper. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) AMB802 AMB802

July 12, 2021 at 12:17 pm

After defeat, England’s Black soccer players face a racist outburst

London’s Metropolitan Police will investigate “offensive and racist social media comments being directed towards footballers” following the European championship game in which England lost to...

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A visitor wears a face covering to curb the spread of coronavirus as requested whilst inside the Floral Marquee during the press day for the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in East Molesey, south west London, Monday, July 5, 2021. The annual event was cancelled last year due to Britain’s Coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) LMD118 LMD118

July 6, 2021 at 5:00 am

England to Lift Most Virus Restrictions, Including Those for Masks

As Britain forges ahead with reopening its economy, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a backlash over an issue that has vexed the country’s response to...

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June 30, 2021 at 12:57 pm

Britain and the EU defer action on Northern Ireland

LONDON — Britain and the European Union have called a truce in the “sausage wars.” But far from being settled, this bitter dispute over breakfast...

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June 27, 2021 at 3:40 pm

Royal Yacht or Fishing Trawler? Either Way, Even the Royal Family Isn’t Interested.

LONDON — The naval architect who designed the Queen Mary 2 likened it to a “1950s fishing trawler, ” while a retired admiral sniffed that...

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June 6, 2021 at 12:54 pm

Harry and Meghan Announce Birth of Second Baby, Lilibet Diana

LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, on Sunday announced the birth of a daughter, whose name, Lilibet, pays tribute to Harry’s grandmother, Queen...

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May 6, 2021 at 11:30 am

Britain and France call in the Navy in Channel Islands fishing dispute

LONDON — It wasn’t another Falklands War, let alone a modern-day battle of Trafalgar. Yet, when naval ships from Britain and France converged in the...

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