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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it had imposed sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik and a second Bosnian-Serb politician for what it described as their attempts to undermine the legitimacy and functionality of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia has been going through its worst political crisis since the end of the Balkan wars …

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By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro insisted they won’t fall into the trap of believing their Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea is already wrapped up after they dominated to win 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was very critical of his team after last week’s …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said COVID-19 had left “one very tired and exhausted” as she talked to health workers and a former patient about her own experience of “this horrible pandemic”. Britain’s 95-year-old monarch tested positive for COVID in February and was described as having had mild, cold-like symptoms. She later returned to …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy slowed more sharply than expected in February, reflecting a hit to car production from component shortages, storm disruption and reduced health spending as households braced for a tighter cost-of-living squeeze. Monthly gross domestic product growth was just 0.1% in February compared with 0.8% in January, the Office for …

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(Reuters) – Passenger numbers at London’s Heathrow Airport returned to the highest level since the pandemic began in March, driven by outbound leisure travel and the removal of all COVID restrictions. Heathrow said in a statement on Monday that inbound leisure and business travel had remained weak however due to high levels of coronavirus in …

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By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – More European Union sanctions on Russia are an option, the bloc’s top diplomat said on Monday when asked if the EU was ready to consider a Russian oil embargo in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Sanctions are always on the table,” he told reporters as he arrived for …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he had asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a review to determine whether he had stuck to the rules on ministerial declarations following criticism over his family’s financial arrangements. Sunak said he had written to the prime minister asking him to refer Sunak’s ministerial declarations to …

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By Simon Evans and Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City remained one point clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings after the highly-anticipated clash of the giants ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The match lived up to its billing right from the off …

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