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UK watchdog launches probe into makeover of PM's flat

Britain's Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced a formal investigation into how Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid for a lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat, seriously escalating a simmer

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Russia fines Apple $12.1m for 'abuse of market dominance'

The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service on Tuesday imposed a $12.1 million fine on Apple Inc. for abusing its dominant position on the iOS application distribution market.The anti-monopoly watchdog

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IAEA: Iran halves number of high purity uranium enriching centrifuges

Iran has reduced the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to up to 60 percent purity at an above-ground plant at Natanz to one cluster from two, a report by the UN nuclear watchdog seen by Reuters

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IAEA chief hopes S. Korea will help monitor Fukushima water release

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said he "certainly" hopes South Korean experts will participate in the U.N. nuclear watchdog's monitoring of Japan's scheduled release of ra

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ROK says to join IAEA monitoring team for Fukushima wastewater release

South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear p

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Syria rejects accusation of chemical weapons use in NW region

The logo of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is seen during a special session in the Hague, Netherlands, June 26, 2018. /Reuters The Syrian Foreign Ministry on W

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Denmark abandons AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, in a first for Europe

A street as stores reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Copenhagen, Denmark March 1, 2021. /Reuters Denmark's health authority on Wednesday formally announced that it will no longer use the As

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European powers express 'grave concern' over Iran's 60% enrichment

The United Kingdom, France and Germany, the "E3" group of European powers, on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over Iran's move to boost uranium enrichment to 60 percent in response to what Tehran

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Iran says Natanz nuclear site hit by terrorism - TV

The Natanz uranium enrichment facility buildings stand March 30, 2005 some 200 miles (322 km) south of Tehran, in Natanz, Iran. (Photo by Getty Images) Iranian state TV on Sunday reported that

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ISIL kidnaps soldiers, civilians in Syria's Hama

ISIL militants attacked a group of people in the countryside of the central Syrian province of Hama on Tuesday, killing one and kidnapping the others, state news agency SANA reported.The militants at

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Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until mid-May

A logo of Twitter. /Reuters Russia said on Monday it would extend a punitive slowdown of Twitter until May 15, but wouldn't block the social media platform for now because it has started to re

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Norton antivirus sued over auto-renewing subscriptions

The UK's competition watchdog has accused the company of refusing to assist an investigation into its subscription practices.

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Denmark reports two cases of serious illness, including one death, after AstraZeneca shot

Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID

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EU drugs regulator clears AstraZeneca jab, can't rule out rare clots

Vials of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. /Reuters Europe's top drug regulator has deemed AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine "safe and effective," but said it couldn't rule out the jab being asso

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IAEA: Iran enriching uranium with new centrifuge at underground plant

The photo, released on November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. /AP Iran has started en

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EMA: Benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh risks

Europe's medicines watchdog on Tuesday said the benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh risks after several countries halted its use due to concerns over blood clots.Executive

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Chinese regulator fines 12 companies for violating anti-monopoly law

China's top market watchdog on Friday imposed administrative penalties on 12 companies including internet giants Tencent and Baidu for violating anti-monopoly law in 10 deals.The deals include Tencen