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Ukraine declares state of emergency, summons citizens home from Russia

23 Feb 2022

By Pavel Polityuk and Polina Nikolskaya KYIV/DONETSK (Reuters) -Ukraine declared a state of emergency on Wednesday and told its citizens in Russia to immediately come home, while Moscow began evacuating its Kyiv embassy, in the latest ominous signs for Ukrainians who fear an all-out Russian military onslaught. Shelling intensified at the line of contact in …

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COVID-hit Queen Elizabeth spoke to UK PM Johnson by phone

23 Feb 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth spoke with Prime Minister Boris Johnson by phone on Wednesday as she continued to carry out official duties days after testing positive for COVID-19, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that Elizabeth, 95, was suffering mild cold-like symptoms but was expected to carry on with …

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Soccer-Deeney lobbies British government over teaching Black history

23 Feb 2022

By Peter Hall LONDON (Reuters) – Birmingham City striker Troy Deeney has launched a petition and sent an open letter to the British government calling for the teaching of Black, Asian and minority ethnic history to be mandatory in English schools. An anti-racism campaigner who helped to design the Black Lives Matter logo that featured …

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Boots in store for $10-billion sale as bid deadline looms

23 Feb 2022

By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s largest drugstore chain Boots has set a Feb. 24 deadline to receive indicative bids from a series of deep-pocketed investors that could value the 173-year-old firm at up to 8 billion pounds ($10.88 billion), two sources told Reuters. The sale will see U.S. drugstore giant Walgreens, which has …

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West unveils sanctions with more ready if Russia launches full-scale Ukraine invasion

23 Feb 2022

By Tom Balmforth, Polina Nikolskaya and Steve Holland MOSCOW/DONETSK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Western nations and Japan on Tuesday punished Russia with new sanctions for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and threatened to go further if Moscow launched an all-out invasion of its neighbour. The United States, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Canada and Japan …

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FTSE 100 climbs as Barclays, consumer staples boost sentiment

23 Feb 2022

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK shares rose on Wednesday aided by strong earnings from Barclays and gains in consumer staples on the back of a weaker pound, while investors awaited Russia’s next move after Western sanctions were imposed on Moscow for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. The blue-chip FTSE 100 gained …

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Britain’s Johnson tells finance he wants toughest Russian sanctions possible

23 Feb 2022

By Elizabeth Piper and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told finance chiefs that he wants the next batch of sanctions against Russia to be the toughest possible, a government source said on Wednesday. Johnson met regulators and heads of top banks and financial sector industry groups to discuss the government’s …

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Britain’s Johnson tells finance he wants toughest Russian sanctions possible

23 Feb 2022

By Elizabeth Piper and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told finance chiefs that he wants the next batch of sanctions against Russia to be the toughest possible, a government source said on Wednesday. Johnson met regulators and heads of top banks and financial sector industry groups to discuss the government’s …

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UK media regulator says it will prioritise complaints about Ukraine news coverage

23 Feb 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – British media regulator Ofcom will prioritise complaints about any broadcaster’s news coverage of Russia and Ukraine due to the seriousness of the crisis, the watchdog said on Wednesday. When asked if it was looking at state-backed news channel Russia Today after comments from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss indicating as much, Ofcom said: …

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