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Stories for December 8th 2017
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Friday, December 8th 2017 - 01:10 UTC
UK disagrees with US: Jerusalem should be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states
Prime Minister Theresa May has said Great Britain disagrees with the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem, as the Israeli capital, and underlines that Jerusalem should be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states. She added that the UK embassy to Israel is based in Tel Aviv and there are no plans to move it.
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Friday, December 8th 2017 - 00:38 UTC
British Embassy in Buenos Aires celebrated centenary of ambassador's residence
The British Embassy in Buenos Aires celebrated the first 100 years of the Ambassador’s Residence, a building that is on Argentina’s national heritage list and regarded as one of the most beautiful British diplomatic residences in the world.
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Friday, December 8th 2017 - 00:13 UTC
The Queen commissions UK's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II has commissioned the UK’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth into the Royal Navy. The Queen spoke at a ceremony in Portsmouth’s naval base on Thursday morning, attended by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson and military chiefs.
