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Biden to meet UK royals Prince William and Kate Friday in Boston, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to meet British royals William and Kate during a trip to Boston on Friday, the White House said. “The president intends to greet the Prince and Princess of Wales when he is in Boston. We are still finalizing and working through the details,” White House Press Secretary …

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Intel staff in Ireland offered unpaid leave in cost-cutting drive – Business Post

(Reuters) – Up to 2,000 staff at Intel Corp’s Irish operation have been offered three months’ unpaid leave as part of cost-cutting measures, the Business Post reported on Thursday. According to the report, workers at Intel’s manufacturing division have been offered the unpaid leave as part of a “voluntary time off” program which is being …

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Rishi Sunak says racism must be confronted after Buckingham Palace aide controversy

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that the country had made progress in tackling racism but that it was “never done” and must still be confronted, following a controversy involving Prince William’s godmother. On Wednesday, a member of the British royal family’s household left her role after making “unacceptable and …

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‘Hear it from us’: Netflix documentary of UK royals Harry and Meghan to air

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – “When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear the story from us?” says Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in a trailer released on Thursday for the Netflix documentary series about Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife. The first clip from the much-awaited documentary was issued …

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Quebec parties want vote to end mandatory oath to King Charles

By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) -Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday his government would introduce legislation next week to end elected officials’ required oath to Britain’s King Charles, as pressure mounted in the Canadian province to cut such ties with the monarchy. Fresh legislation from the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) would follow a …

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One in eight UK firms hit by knock-on impact from October strikes

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – One in eight British companies suffered disruption in October from strikes which affected public transport, postal services, telecoms and other sectors, a survey showed on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 13% of businesses reported some kind of impact from industrial action – most commonly through being …

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