Tag: United Kingdom
UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs
LONDON — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on...
Benteke heading to Euro 2020 with new contract at Palace
LONDON — Belgium striker Christian Benteke is heading into the European Championship with a new contract at Crystal Palace.
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UK halts trials of new tanks that vibrate and can’t go fast
LONDON — The British military said Thursday that it paused trials of its new fleet of tanks, after a newspaper reported the vehicles can’t...
Judge: UK broke law by housing refugees in run-down barracks
LONDON — Britain’s High Court ruled Thursday that the Conservative government broke the law when it housed asylum-seekers in overcrowded, run-down conditions in a...
Queen Elizabeth II to meet with Joe Biden at Windsor Castle
LONDON — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will meet U.S. President Joe Biden at Windsor Castle during his visit to the U.K. to...
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort
LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
Princess Diana’s wedding dress goes on display in London
LONDON — The dress Princess Diana wore at her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles went on public display Thursday at the late princess's former...
Biden tax proposal in focus at Group of 7 ministers’ meeting
FRANKFURT, Germany — U.S. President Joe Biden's proposals for deterring tax avoidance by multinational companies will be a major theme Friday when finance ministers...
EURO 2020: Scotland aims to banish blight of sectarian songs
The most anticipated summer in Scottish soccer in a generation started with a public outbreak of perhaps its deepest-rooted problem.
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Workers win round in equal pay lawsuit against Tesco
LONDON — Workers at Britain’s largest grocery chain won the latest round in their equal pay lawsuit Thursday, when the European Union’s Court of...