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Teddy bear reaches space after tied to balloon by kids in UK
A teddy bear rose to 100,000 feet into space after it was tied to a helium balloon by a group of school children in the UK. The teddy bear, named as Roffa by the children of King's Rochester Preparatory School field in Boley Hill, Kent, reached the stratosphere, the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, …
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June 12, 2017 -
Can’t pass an order on reclaiming Kohinoor: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday said it could not pass an order for reclaiming the Kohinoor from the United Kingdom or to stop it from being auctioned. Disposing of a plea seeking directions to bring the treasured diamond back to India, a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said it could not ask a …
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April 21, 2017 -
16 killed in Syria airstrikes
At least 16 civilians were killed and 50 injured in airstrikes on a Syrian town on the outskirts of the country's capital, according to a war monitoring group. The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the aerial bombings took place in the town of Hamoryah, located 12 km to the east of …
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March 25, 2017 -
Two-way exit!
The paradox in the United Kingdom’s generally eventful constitutional history could scarcely have been sharper. In the span of 24 hours, Theresa May’s Brexit bill surmounted hurdles in both Houses of Parliament, a development that clears the way for the Prime Minister to trigger Article 50 by the end of March. While this affords a …
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March 16, 2017 -
Brexit backing
It would be premature still to speculate on whether Brexit is on course to attain fruition. Suffice it to register that Theresa May has recovered from the blow suffered in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom which had directed the concurrence of Parliament on the issue. The voice of the legislators was accorded precedence …
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February 4, 2017 -
Trident misfire
Whitehall is apparently on a sticky wicket, having suffered a serious double whammy in the span of a week. The first was the imprimatur of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on the legislative endorsement of Brexit. The second, and still more sensationally, has been the disaster that befell the Trident missile test off …
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February 3, 2017 -
Britain to table Brexit draft law for MPs’ views
The draft legislation paving the way for the British government to formally start the Brexit process — UK exiting the European Union (EU), will be published on Thursday. A bill enabling the government to trigger Article 50, which is the formal process for leaving the EU, will be produced after the Supreme Court ruled that …
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January 26, 2017 -
Britain’s Supreme Court to begin hearing appeal over Brexit
The Supreme Court in the United Kingdom, is to begin hearing an appeal by the government against a High Court ruling that the Prime Minister must consult Parliament before triggering Brexit. All 11 judges of the highest court in the UK, will begin analysing the arguments on Monday, although they are not expected to deliver …
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December 5, 2016