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Stories for October 16th 2020
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Friday, October 16th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Queen Elizabeth II in her first major engagement since UK's coronavirus lockdown
Queen Elizabeth II carried out her first major engagement since the United Kingdom's coronavirus lockdown began in March, visiting the Porton Down military research facility on Thursday. The lab in south-west England was involved in dealing with the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy in the nearby city of Salisbury.
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Friday, October 16th 2020 - 06:07 UTC
New Zealand Ardern ready to step down if she loses Saturday general election
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that she will step down as leader of the center-left Labour Party if opinion polls prove to be wrong and she loses Saturday's general election.
