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(Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it was recommending that its citizens not travel to Britain, complaining that authorities there were making it “virtually impossible” for Russians to obtain visas. The Russian Foreign Ministry alleged Russian applications were being delayed because Britain was giving higher priority to Ukrainian refugees. It said Russians were also unable …

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(Reuters) – Manchester City unveiled a statue of former striker Sergio Aguero outside the Etihad Stadium on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of his winning goal that gave them their first league title in 44 years. Aguero netted a dramatic 94th-minute winner against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2011-12 season …

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BELFAST, May 13 – Sinn Fein’s leader in Northern Ireland said she would meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday amid a crisis in the British-run province’s power-sharing legislature. Michelle O’Neill told reporters on Friday she would tell Johnson to stop pandering to Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party when “he himself will be …

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BELFAST, May 13 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Northern Ireland on Monday amid a power-sharing crisis, Sinn Fein’s leader in the British-run province said on Friday. Michelle O’Neill told reporters she will ask Johnson to stop pandering to the DUP when “he himself is here on Monday”.

LONDON (Reuters) -British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on Friday told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that an incorrect comment he made as foreign secretary had a big impact on her six-year detention in Iran, saying she lived in the shadow of his error. Zaghari-Ratcliffe returned to London in March when she was released along with another …

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By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC has hired Robey Warshaw to assist an internal review into its strategy, after a push from its largest shareholder Ping An to spin off the lender’s Asian operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The London-based investment bank will work alongside HSBC executives …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Stoere on Friday, with both leaders agreeing that Nordic countries must be free to make their own choices on security arrangements. “Both leaders underscored their full support for any sovereign choice made by Nordic partners to enhance their security,” a statement …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his U.S. counterpart discussed next steps to help Ukraine, including military aid, in talks held in the United States this week, a statement published by the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. “We will continue to work with unity and resolve to provide Ukraine with what …

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