UK set to cut back on embassies
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he is closing nine overseas embassies and high commissions to help save money.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The Governor General is cutting back on winter parties, staff training courses and renovation plans.
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Serbia's election commission has turned down a request by the British and United States embassies to allow some of their staff to monitor the presidential election next weekend, officials said on Friday.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 12 -- Russia on Wednesday ordered the closure of two offices of the British Council, the international cultural arm of the British government. The council responded that it has "no plans" to shutter the offices.
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Bulgarian and Romanian migrants face limits on working in the UK, under plans reportedly considered by ministers.
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The government said on Friday it will temporarily relax new rules requiring passports for U.S. citizens flying to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean because of a huge passport application backlog.
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Britain on Saturday toned down its travel advice for Kenya, but warned its nationals against all but essential travel to certain parts of the east African country.
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The government is to announce how many post offices will close as part of future plans for the network.
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The European Union's executive office was expected to end an three-year battle with France and Germany on Tuesday, dropping EU procedures against them after the two pledged to get their budget deficits back within EU limits next year.
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Britain considers restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian workers as the nations prepare to join the EU.
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TONY Blair was yesterday forced to tone down his plans for an international Middle East peace summit in London, after Israel and the United States warned him not to &quot;interfere&quot;.
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The Russian authorities say they plan to limit the number of foreign migrants allowed in for work.
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Threat to imperial measures to be lifted after European commission climbdown.
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Two British Council offices will defy a Russian order for them to close, the UK embassy in Moscow says.
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The UK government is said to be considering limits for Bulgarians and Romanians seeking jobs in the UK.
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US firms cut back on the total number of staff employed for the first time in four years, official data shows.
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Britain said on Monday it would expel four diplomats from the Russian embassy in London and suspend visa negotiations in retaliation for Moscow's refusal to extradite a suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.