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Facebook, Twitter face British fines if they fail on harmful content

Tech platforms will also need to do more to protect children from being exposed to grooming, bullying and pornography, the government said

Britain needs EU to move for mutually beneficial trade deal, minister says

'Whether there is a deal is not simply down to the actions of the Prime Minister. It needs the EU to move'

Britain, EU agree 'extra mile' deadline for post-Brexit deal talks

Both sides are hoping for a last-minute "eleventh-hour" compromise in order to have arrangements in place before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31

Britain to end government support for fossil fuel sector exports

The announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson comes a day before he co-hosts a virtual summit with more than 70 world leaders to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord

No deal on Brexit trade more likely than agreement - EU Commission chief

Britain quit the EU in January but remains an informal member until Dec 31

UK to suspend retaliatory tariffs on US goods to ease aircraft trade row

Britain will suspend retaliatory tariffs imposed on US goods as part of a dispute over aircraft subsidies from Jan. 1, the trade department said

Time is very short: Britain rules out any more Brexit talks next year

Prepared to negotiate if we think an agreement is still possible: PM's spokesman

Vaccine day in Britain; Americans await regulator's nod for vaccine

Vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech could be in use in the US by Friday if the FDA approves emergency use

Brexit crunch time: EU and Britain remain divided over trade deal

Britain formally left the EU on Jan. 31 but has been in a transition period since then under which rules on trade, travel and business remain unchanged.

UK ready for roll-out; Pfizer CEO not certain if shot stops spread

US, China also set to start process of inoculating their citizens from this week

Modi's dilemma: Will farmer protests be his Thatcher or Anna Hazare moment?

Modi can retreat like Manmohan Singh did under pressure from Anna movement, or push farm reforms in Thatcher style. His choice will determine national politics going ahead

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Fears of vaccine nationalism in Britain

Facebook vows to remove false claims about vaccines, Wuhan novelist chronicles city's first lockdown, California to impose its strongest virus measures and other pandemic-related news around the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine volunteers say the risk was worth it

Is the Pfizer vaccine the right fit for India, celebrity ambassadors to drum up interest in vaccinations, how herd immunity works-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

59% people say won't rush for coronavirus vaccine: LocalCircles survey

The survey received more than 25,000 responses from citizens across 262 districts of India

Covid vaccination debut

The UK's experience could provide some pointers

Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules

Google and Facebook dominate digital advertising, accounting for around 80% of 14 billion pounds spent in 2019, Britain's competition regulator the CMA said

Britain asks regulator to assess AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine amid questions

The British government said it has formally asked the country's medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorised for use

Rishi Sunak allocates funds for UK's Counter Terrorism Operations Centre

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced to set aside millions of pounds to establish a world-leading Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) based in London

UK will suffer its deepest recession in more than 300 years: Rishi Sunak

Says health emergency not over yet & economic emergency has only just begun

Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

Meghan described the experience in an opinion piece in the New York Times on Wednesday