LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people in Europe with undiagnosed HIV has risen as testing rates fell during the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening a global goal of ending the disease by 2030, a report said. The joint World Health Organization (WHO) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report said that in 2021 …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – A man wanted by France for involvement in the deaths of at least 27 migrants who drowned trying to cross the Channel last year is also accused of trying to bribe the victims’ families to stay quiet, a London court was told on Wednesday. Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 32, who …
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(Reuters) -England’s preparation for the opening test against Pakistan has been thrown into disarray by a virus sweeping through the camp, which could delay the start of the match scheduled in Rawalpindi from Thursday. Captain Ben Stokes is among several England players who skipped Wednesday’s optional training session after being laid low by the bug. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy watchdog has proposed price controls for electricity distribution network companies for the next five years that it said would deliver cheaper and cleaner power at no extra cost to consumers. The controls, which will run from April 1, 2023, to 2028, require six electricity distribution network companies to focus investment …
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MADRID (Reuters) – British fashion retailer Primark said on Tuesday it planned to invest 100 million euros ($103.5 million) to open new stores and refurbish existing ones in Spain, its second largest market after Britain. The clothes retailer, owned by Associated British Foods, will open eight new stores throughout the country, including on the island …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England confirmed on Wednesday that the rollout of remaining global bank capital rules would start in January 2025, with smaller lenders not required to apply them. Known as Basel III, the rules were agreed globally after taxpayers had to bail out undercapitalised lenders in the global financial crisis over …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prudential Regulation Authority on Wednesday published revised criteria for determining which firms would be in scope of the ‘strong and simple’ prudential framework it is developing. At the same time the PRA published a consultation paper setting out its proposed rules and expectations covering the parts of the Basel III financial …
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(Reuters) – England’s first test tour of Pakistan in 17 years will also be the first chance to see how their ‘Bazball’ brand of cricket fares away from home, and they signalled their attacking intent by picking Liam Livingstone for the opening match in Rawalpindi. Coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have championed England’s …
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By Martyn Herman AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) -England marched into the last 16 of the World Cup as Group B winners after Marcus Rashford’s double and a Phil Foden strike justified their first starts of the tournament in a 3-0 hammering of an outclassed Wales on Tuesday. Wales, who needed a four-goal victory in a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday said it had agreed in principle a digital trade deal with Ukraine, the eastern European country’s first such agreement as it seeks support for its economy following Russia’s invasion. Britain has sought to support Ukraine during the war, providing weapons but also taking economic steps, such as cutting tariffs …
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