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Iran renews ban on UK flights until late February
Jan 25, 2021 03:23Iranian aviation officials says a ban enacted last month on flights to and from the United Kingdom will persist until February 18 as authorities seek to prevent any spread of a new variant of the coronavirus.
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Britain still a long way from easing virus lockdown
Jan 24, 2021 10:11British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday the country was still a long way from being able to relax a national lockdown despite evidence that the restrictions were bringing down the rate of COVID-19 infections.
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Record Covid-19 deaths as pandemic shows no sign of abating
Jan 20, 2021 05:26A record number of people have died of Covid-19 in the UK in the past 24 hours as the latest surge in the pandemic – driven mostly by the new coronavirus variant dubbed the “British Virus” – continues to exact a heavy human toll.
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US, UK media silent on Pfizer vaccine after 23 Norwegian deaths
Jan 16, 2021 03:04Major American and British media have apparently reached a consensus to downplay the death of at least 23 people in Norway who received the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US firm Pfizer and German BioNTech.
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Boris Johnson describes ‘very very tough’ situation as Covid-19 deaths hit new record
Jan 14, 2021 05:25Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has acknowledged the scale of the latest Covid-19 crisis by admitting the situation is “very, very tough” and the strain on the National Health Service (NHS) staff is “colossal”.
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UK ramps up COVID vaccinations as it faces 'worst weeks' of pandemic
Jan 11, 2021 06:23Britain is ramping up its mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations as its top medical officer said the next few weeks of the pandemic will be the worst yet, with deaths and cases hitting record highs, putting the health service under huge pressure.
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Police make arrests in South London anti-lockdown protest
Jan 10, 2021 04:46With strong indications that the latest lockdown in England is set to the toughest and longest yet, more and more people are risking fines and even arrest by openly protesting against the new measures.
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CO2 levels in 2021 to reach levels 50% higher than in 18th c.: UK Met Office
Jan 08, 2021 15:47Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will this year reach levels 50 percent higher than before the industrial revolution because of manmade emissions, Britain's Met Office predicted on Friday.
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Iran extends suspension of UK flights as minister confirms first case of British COVID
Jan 05, 2021 14:14Iran has extended a two-week suspension of flights to and from the UK until the end of January due to concerns over the new fast-spreading coronavirus strain, the head of the country’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) says.
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UK judge blocks US request to extradite Julian Assange
Jan 05, 2021 04:51After months of deliberation and witness statements and arguments made for against his extradition, the day of reckoning arrived when the world would finally know the fate of Julian Assange the co-founder of WikiLeaks.