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A total of 301 bathing areas have poor water quality. France, Italy and Spain had most poor quality sites, although standards are improving in France from last year. (Photo: AP)

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Mercury levels rise in EU bathing sites

EU hails quality of swimming water as the mercury rises.

8 Jun 2019 11:56 AM IST

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage smiles as he arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

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Brexit Party fails to win first seat in UK by-election

Friday's result is a setback for the Brexit Party founded by eurosceptic figurehead Farage only a few months ago.

7 Jun 2019 1:29 PM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power. (Photo:AP)

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British PMâ€‰Theresa May steps down as party leader, starts succession...

May will formally relinquish her leadership in a private letter to her party on Friday, but no official events are...

7 Jun 2019 11:21 AM IST

I want a clear, unequivocal and speedy response, Giuseppe Conte said, calling for a loyal collaboration from all ministers. (Photo: AP)

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Italian PM Giuseppe Conte says he is ready to resign if coalition...

Giuseppe Conte is seeking a firm mandate to continue dialogue with EU over Italy's public debt.

4 Jun 2019 4:32 PM IST

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Boris Johnson launches campaign to become next British PM after May's...

Johnson expressed support for increased education and police funding and said he would 'unite' a country fractured by...

4 Jun 2019 11:44 AM IST

Three Iranian ships attempted to impede the passage of a British oil tanker in Gulf waters, forcing a UK frigate to intervene, the British government said Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

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Indian Captain reveals UK soldiers' 'brute force' when they seized...

The seizure of the oil tanker sparked a diplomatic crisis between the UK and Iran, which has escalated since then.

31 July 2019 9:54 AM IST

$Johnson, who has in the past described himself as a \son-in-law of India\ by virtue of his now estranged wife Marina Wheelers Indian mother - Dip Kaur, has stressed that the UKs relationship with India must run deeper than just trade. (Photo: AFP)$ Newsmakers