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Jun 2023
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Boris Johnson deliberately misled parlia...

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A damning report by British MPs has found that the former prime minister, Boris Johnson, deliberately lied to parliament over gatherings at his official residence during coronavirus lockdowns. Also: strong winds and heavy seas pound the coasts of north-western India and southern Pakistan as a powerful cyclone makes landfall, and scientists find ingredients f ... Show More
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