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By Martyn Herman ROME (Reuters) -Europe resisted a fierce American fightback to secure the four points required to reclaim the Ryder Cup with England’s Tommy Fleetwood sealing the deal in a nerve-jangling climax on Sunday. The Americans, attempting the biggest final-day comeback ever in the biennial event, found their mojo after being outplayed and outfought …

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By Andrew MacAskill MANCHESTER (Reuters) -There are no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, rowing back from comments by his defence minister who had suggested troops could carry out training in the country. To date, Britain and its allies have avoided a formal military presence …

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain has awarded BAE Systems a 4 billion pound ($4.9 billion) contract as part of the AUKUS programme with Australia and the United States to build attack submarines, defence minister Grant Shapps and the company said on Sunday. The U.S., Australia and Britain in March unveiled details of the AUKUS plan to …

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By Martyn Herman ROME (Reuters) – Europe were galloping towards reclaiming the Ryder Cup as they turned the scoreboard blue with a burst of birdies in the early singles matches against the United States on Sunday. With the Marco Simone course again bathed in sunshine and thousands lining the fairways, Europe set about taking the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British housing minister Michael Gove said on Sunday the government needed to look closely at the cost of the HS2 high-speed railway, a project Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is looking at scaling back. HS2, or High Speed 2, is a planned high-speed railway project – billed as Europe’s largest infrastructure project. “We …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known to global audiences for playing the wise professor Albus Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” movie franchise and whose career was launched by his mentor Laurence Olivier, died aged 82 on Thursday. He died peacefully in hospital, PA Media reported citing a family statement. Gambon began his acting on the stage in the …

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