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LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers on Thursday triggered an investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament in his initial responses to reports that he and his staff broke COVID-19 lockdown rules. Lawmakers approved a motion calling for a parliamentary committee to determine whether Johnson’s denials of rule-breaking amounted to a contempt of …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain ramped up trade sanctions on Russia, targeting luxury goods including caviar, silver and diamonds through import bans and higher tariffs, seeking to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. Latest sanctions will include import bans on silver, wood products and high-end goods from Russia including caviar, Britain’s department for international trade said. …

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(Reuters) – England’s Joe Root has been named the ‘Leading Cricketer in the World’ in the latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack after scoring 1,708 test runs in 2021. Root, who stepped down as England captain earlier this month, scored six test centuries and finished 2021 with the third-highest ever total of runs in …

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AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – British police should be allowed to complete their investigation into potential COVID lockdown breaches in government offices before parliament launches its own investigation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. “I’m very keen for every possible form of scrutiny and the House of Commons can do, I think, whatever it wants …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is being honoured with a Barbie doll in her likeness to mark her Platinum Jubilee this year. Toy maker Mattel said on Thursday it was commemorating the monarch’s 70 years on the throne with a Tribute Collection Barbie doll. Dressed in an ivory gown with a blue sash adorned …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The 96th birthday of Queen Elizabeth will be marked on Thursday with gun salutes, the release of a Barbie doll and a new photograph showing Britain’s longest serving monarch with two white ponies at Windsor Castle. Government ministers joined members of the royal family in sending their best wishes to the queen, …

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By Andrew MacAskill AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said any peace talks over Ukraine are likely to fail, as he compared holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiating with a crocodile. Johnson said dealing with Putin was like “a crocodile when it’s got your leg in its jaws” and …

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By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and David Milliken WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Top officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out on Russia’s representatives at a Group of 20 meeting on Wednesday and many members spoke to condemn Moscow’s war in Ukraine, exposing deep divisions in the bloc of major economies. Indonesian Finance Minister …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – G7 finance ministers said they have provided and pledged together with international community additional support to Ukraine exceeding $24 billion for 2022 and beyond, adding that they were prepared to do more as needed. In a statement, the ministers said they regretted Russia’s participation in international forums, including G20, International Monetary Fund …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would fight the next election and could not think of any circumstances in which he would resign. Opposition parties, and some of Johnson’s own Conservative lawmakers, have said the prime minister must go after police fined him for breaking his own stringent coronavirus …

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