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Britain imposes fresh lockdown as new COVID-19 variant rampages
Jan 05, 2021 04:20British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has introduced a new lockdown for England in a bid to stem a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new variant.
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Johnson’s father applies for French citizenship after Brexit
Jan 01, 2021 09:47The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the plan to seek French citizenship, just hours before the United Kingdom was due to leave the European Union (EU) trading rules.
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British security firm G4S provided information about Lt. Gen. Soleimani to terrorists: Tehran prosecutor
Dec 31, 2020 03:16Tehran Prosecutor Ali Alqasi-Mehr says United Kingdom-based security company G4S collaborated with US terrorist forces in the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by providing the US with information about the top Iranian anti-terror commander.
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US confirms first case of new COVID strain discovered in UK
Dec 30, 2020 14:10The first case of a new and potentially more infectious strain of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the United States, Colorado health officials said Tuesday.
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UK coronavirus cases set new daily record, prompting 'extreme concern'
Dec 30, 2020 04:59Britain's government reported 53,135 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest number since mass testing started in mid-2020 and up sharply from the previous record of 41,385 set on Monday.
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Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass 81.3mn amid fast spread of new variant
Dec 29, 2020 12:32The new coronavirus has now infected over 81.3 million people and killed more than 1.7 million others across the globe, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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Hundreds of trucks still stranded at UK port of Dover
Dec 28, 2020 10:55Hundreds of trucks were still stranded at the English Port of Dover on Sunday trying to cross the Channel into France.
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Britain clinches narrow Brexit trade deal with European Union
Dec 24, 2020 15:18Britain has clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules.
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China to suspend UK flights over fears of new coronavirus strain
Dec 24, 2020 09:55China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
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No Brexit trade deal yet as serious issues remain, British minister
Dec 23, 2020 09:32The United Kingdom and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal to avoid a turbulent split in just eight days’ time because of serious disagreements about competition and fishing, a British minister said on Wednesday.