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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Had Mistakes in His Book
When new British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was Mayor of London, he wrote a book boasting about the city’s charms and history, called Johnson’s Life of London. With a little bit of fact checking,...
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A Photographic Ode to British Culture and Identity
In June, Britons voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, surprising the world and even themselves. The most frequent Google search in the U.K. after the vote was “What does it mean to leave...
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British Trade Secretary Calls Country ‘Too Lazy and Fat’
Britain’s international trade secretary called the country “too lazy and fat” and described business leaders as more interested in playing golf on a Friday than seeking new trade opportunities. “This...
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Britain Approves $24 Billion Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Plant
(LONDON) – Britain gave the go-ahead on Thursday for a $24 billion nuclear power plant, ending weeks of uncertainty that strained ties with China and France but also signalling a more cautious...
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A Photographic Portrait of Britain Takes to the Streets. And the Ad Screens
It’s been a tempestuous year for Great Britain. The aftermath of Brexit called into question not just the identity of the country but of its people. For some, the vote was a devastating blow, to...
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Britain’s Intelligence Agency to Recruit 40% More Spies
Britain’s intelligence service, MI6, is to recruit 1,000 more spies by 2020 to help the agency defend the country from hackers. The spy agency argues the planned boost – from 2,500 staff to a little...
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Theresa May Gives Britain an Idea of What Kind of Leader She’ll Be
To the surprise of just about everybody, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May cracked a joke today. Addressing her Conservative Party’s annual four-day conference in the U.K.’s second city of...
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A Flash Crash Lowered the British Pound’s Value by 10% in Minutes
Sterling lost as much as 10% of its value in just a few minutes of Asian trading on Friday, a “flash crash” that fueled concerns about the vulnerability of the British currency while adding to the...
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Why The Great British Bake Off Is Like Brexit (No, Really)
It was the decision seemingly everyone in Britain had been waiting for. Wednesday night, Candice Brown, a 31-year-old phys. ed. teacher from Bedfordshire, won the seventh season of the Great British...
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