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By Muvija M CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) -The Church of England named Sarah Mullally on Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to serve as ceremonial head of Anglican Christianity worldwide, prompting immediate criticism from conservative church leaders in Africa. The 63-year-old bishop, who once served as England’s top nurse, will, like her …

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By Sam Tabahriti MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -In the wake of a deadly attack outside a synagogue in the northern English city of Manchester on Thursday, both Jewish and Muslim residents said they feared a rise in retaliatory violence and deepening divisions. Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British man of Syrian descent, drove a car into pedestrians …

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By Catarina Demony and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government and police have called for a pro-Palestinian protest in London on Saturday to be cancelled following a deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester that has shone a light on rising religious hatred. Thursday’s attack follows a politically charged summer where incidents of antisemitic and …

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By Cassell Bryan-Low LONDON -Britain is building sensors to counter lasers that adversaries might use to blind satellites or intercept and interrupt communications, the UK government said on Friday.  The government said it will spend about £500,000 ($672,750) on the project, which involves UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency.  A UK-government commissioned security review …

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By Phil Noble MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Two men were killed on Thursday when a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, British police said. Greater Manchester Police said the man who carried …

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