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  UK

  U.K. rubbishes reports its planes are returning empty from Afghanistan

  No plane sent for evacuating Britons and Afghans has left empty from Kabul Airport - UK Secretary of State for Defence

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  560

  UK

  U.K. announces Afghan Citizen’s Resettlement Scheme for 20,000 Afghans

  First priority of UK to settle Afghans will be women, girls and religious and other minorities, who are at most risk

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  764

  European Union

  Germany to evacuate 10,000 people from Afghanistan, Macron calls for protecting E.U. from migrants

  France criticised after Macron warned of rising number of migrants entering Europe

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  510

  Afghanistan

  E.U. scrambles to rescue its nationals after Taliban seized power in Afghanistan

  The Afghan people deserve to live in safety, security and dignity. We in the international community stand ready to assist them -EU

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  500

  UK

  England to offer COVID-19 vaccine to 16- and 17-years old kids

  UK kids aged 16 years and above do not need parental consent to get a vaccine

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  492

  Afghanistan

  U.K. deploys troops to rescue its nationals stuck in Afghanistan

  U.K. will send 600 troops to Afghanistan to rescue its nationals after Taliban captures Kandahar

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  European Union

  Poland passes controversial media bill, forcing Discovery to sell majority stake

  The contentious media bill passed by Poland will curb foreign ownership of Media companies

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  464

  Germany

  Germany arrests British man suspected of spying for Russia

  Germany arrests British National working at U.K. Embassy in Berlin for sharing information with Russia

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  419

  European Union

  European Commission disburses € 4 billion to Greece under RRF

  Greece to receive € 4 billion from European Commission under RRF. The disbursed amount is 13% of € 30.5 billion, which Greece...

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  411

  China

  Renault Group forms JV with Geely Holding to make and sell hybrid cars

  China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd has formed a joint venture with Renault Group to sell hybrid cars in China and...

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  555

  European Union

  Poland to dissolve Disciplinary Chamber to meet E.U. terms

  Poland will do away with the controversial system for disciplining judges as European Union (E.U.) believes it violates the E.U. laws

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  515

  European Union

  Poland and Lithuania urge the E.U. to help deal with illegal migrants sent by Belarus

  Poland has accused Belarus of sending illegal migrants to Warsaw

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  425

  Germany

  German industrial output fell by 1.3% from the previous month to 6.8% below pre-pandemic levels

  German industrial output continued to drop for the third month in a row, below pre-pandemic levels.

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  555

  European Union

  European Commission to buy 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by Novavax

  European Commission approves APA with Novavax for buying 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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  428

  UK

  Boris Johnson assures exiled Belarusian opposition leader of helping in her fight against the Government

  Johnson confirmed that U.K. will provide further help to the people of Belarus, amidst a crackdown on those opposing the Government.

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  542

  European Union

  Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg receive 1st disbursement of funds under RRF

  European Commission has disbursed € 2.2 billion to Portugal, € 770 million to Belgium and € 12.1 million to Luxembourg under RRF

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  Economy

  Eurozone rebounds from recession, reports 2% growth for April-June quarter 2021

  Economists expect Eurozone economy to continue to expand over the rest of the year despite the spread of the Delta variant

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  440

  European Union

  CNPD fines Amazon with $ 886.6 million for violating E.U. data protection laws

  CNPD stated that Amazon did not comply with the E.U. rules and used the personal data of users without their consent for...

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  462

  UK

  Boris Johnson and Uhuru Kenyatta raise U.S. $ 4 billion for Global Partnership for Education

  The fund raising is part of GPE’s target of achieving U.S. $ 5 billion to transform education for millions of children

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  494

  UK

  Boris Johnson welcomes Kenyan President, announces £ 132 million for investment in Kenya

  UK's £ 132 million investment in Kenya will unlock new opportunities for U.K. and Kenyan businesses

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  595

  Economy

  IMF warns of increasing gap between advanced economies and emerging economies

  The global economy will grow at 6% in 2021 and at 4.9% in 2022, making the gap between advanced economies and developing...

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  415

  UK

  Britain eases out SPAC rules to attract more listing to London

  The easing of SPAC rules come as Britain fears losing out to Wall Street or European Union

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  422

  Russia

  Russia denounces Japanese protest over Russian Pm’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands

  Russia has denounced the Japanese protest following Russian Prime Minister - Mikhail Mishustin’s visit to a disputed land on Kuril Island

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  433

  Germany

  Merkel’s Chief of Staff warns of restrictions for unvaccinated people

  German Chief of Staff suggests that cases will rice further unless more people get vaccinated

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  22.5K

  European Union

  EMA approves Spikevax COVID-19 jab for children between 12 to 17 years

  Spikevax is the second vaccine which the EMA has approved for adolescents