LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will guarantee a further $50 million in financing to help Ukraine’s electricity provision, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday as he met his peers from the Group of Seven rich economies in Germany. The finance ministry also said in a statement that Sunak would urge the G7 on Friday …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday he believed there was a way to address Turkey’s concerns over Sweden and Finland joining NATO. Finland and Sweden formally applied on Wednesday to join NATO, a decision spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but Turkey has objected, accusing the countries of supporting groups …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union will not give a new mandate to renegotiate post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland agreed as part of the Brexit deal, the bloc’s ambassador to London said on Thursday. Britain is lining up a new law that would effectively override parts of a Brexit deal and has said that the …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – A smattering of monkeypox cases in Britain has prompted authorities to offer a smallpox vaccine to some healthcare workers and others who may have been exposed, as a handful more cases were confirmed in parts of Europe. Monkeypox is a usually mild viral illness, characterised by symptoms of fever …
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By Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Two climate-focused Dutch pension fund managers have been named to lead climate negotiations with Shell on behalf of a major group of investors that helped shape the energy company’s drive to cut greenhouse gas emissions. MN and PGGM will officially take the role on behalf of the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday discussed longer-term security proposals for Ukraine and ways to get grain exports out of the country, Johnson’s office said. “The leaders discussed progress in negotiations and agreed to step up work with allies, including the U.S., France and Germany, to …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s National Grid on Thursday reported a rise in its annual pre-tax profit, helped by higher prices of gas and electricity, but the energy distributor said rising inflation and a cost-of-living crisis posed a “significant” challenge. The industry’s regulator in April raised the cap on the most widely used tariffs by more than half, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mint unveiled a special new commemorative rainbow-coloured 50 pence coin on Wednesday as a tribute to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pride UK movement. The coin, designed by east London artist and LGBTQ+ activist Dominique Holmes, uses state-of-the-art printing technology to emboss it with the colours of the Pride …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British electricals retailer Currys said on Thursday that Ian Dyson would succeed Ian Livingston as chairman in September. Dyson, the current chairman of online fashion retailer ASOS, will join Currys’ board as a non-executive director on Sept. 1 and become chairman on Sept. 8. He is a former CEO of pubs group …
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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald on Wednesday said Britain’s proposals to override some post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland were “astonishing” and yet another move by London that only serves to boost the Irish nationalist party’s quest for a united Ireland. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss set out …
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