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By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Corporate distress levels in Britain accelerated in the three months to February to their highest since June 2020, an index compiled by law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges shows. But corporate distress across other big European countries slowed marginally as expectations of a deep and prolonged recession eased according …

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By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Survivors of Roman Catholic clergy sex abuse from Britain and Ireland said on Thursday they finally felt vindicated after “transformative” meetings with Pope Francis and leaders of the Comboni Missionary order. The survivors were abused as teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s, while studying to be missionary priests …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. A TikTok spokesperson called the action “misguided”, saying it was based on fundamental misconceptions about the company. “Following the government’s decision …

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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – Britain’s Northern Ireland minister said on Thursday that London will not renegotiate any part of its reworked post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland amid calls from the region’s largest unionist party for changes. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won the overwhelming backing of parliament on Wednesday for a key element …

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(Reuters) – British foreign minister James Cleverly on Wednesday said the country will review security at the Indian High Commission in London following “unacceptable acts of violence” towards the mission’s staff. Earlier this week, India summoned the most senior British diplomat in New Delhi to protest at the actions taken by “separatist and extremist elements” …

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NAPLES (Reuters) – Gareth Southgate has challenged his England players to shake off the disappointment of losing in the World Cup quarter-finals by claiming a rare victory away to Italy on Thursday. Southgate’s side’s first game since bowing out to France in Qatar is a clash with the European champions in Naples as the two …

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