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Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal cleared by Britain
13 Oct 2023 11:25 AM GMTBritain finally cleared Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Friday after it forced the Xbox owner to sell the steaming...
Britain appoints tech expert and diplomat to spearhead AI summit
11 Aug 2023 8:01 AM GMTSunak’s government has yet to name a specific date for the event or set out who is likely to attend
Britain mulling setting up global AI watchdog
4 Jun 2023 5:15 AM GMTSunak will discuss ways to cooperate on monitoring AI when he meets US President Joe Biden at the White House next week
Britain bans TikTok on government devices over security concerns
17 March 2023 7:17 AM GMTThe ban brings the UK in line with the US, Canada and the European Union (EU) and also India which banned TikTok entirely from the country
Britain’s groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure
10 Jan 2023 8:01 AM GMTThe “horizontal launch” mission had left from the coastal town of Newquay in southwest England
Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks citizens abroad to send home cash
13 April 2022 9:31 AM GMTSri Lanka urged its citizens overseas to send home money to help pay for desperately needed food and fuel Wednesday
UK imposes 'toughest' new sanctions against Russia
7 April 2022 5:58 AM GMTBritain, on Wednesday, announced what it described as a "significant ratcheting up" of sanctions on Russia
12,133 Omicron cases recorded in Britain during past 24 hours
20 Dec 2021 6:08 AM GMTUK records the biggest daily jump of Omicron cases. Another 12,133 Omicron cases have been recorded in Britain during the past 24 hours
Britain invites PM Modi to attend G7 Summit to be held in June this year
18 Jan 2021 7:08 AM GMTUnited Kingdom has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 Summit as a guest. The G7 Summit is to be held in June this year. A statement...
Britain reports record number of new COVID-19 infections
23 Dec 2020 8:05 AM GMTBritain reported a record number of new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as it battles a surge in cases caused by a variant strain of the disease....