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UK economic recovery delayed for another four years
Jul 28, 2020 00:56The prospects of the UK economy returning to its pre-pandemic size are in shambles. To underscore the crisis, unemployment has increased to 9 percent from 3.9 percent in barely a month.
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UK economic recovery delayed for another four years
Jul 27, 2020 11:25The prospects of the UK economy returning to its pre-pandemic size are in shambles. To underscore the crisis, unemployment has increased to 9 percent from 3.9 percent in barely a month.
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PM urges Britain to get fit following his own encounter with Covid-19
Jul 27, 2020 09:28Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain to lose “a little bit of weight” on Monday, using his own struggle with his weight before he contracted the novel coronavirus to encourage people to take more exercise.
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UK ministers accused of creating a sense of “panic and loss of control” over Spain travel advice
Jul 27, 2020 02:16Ministers stand accused of creating a sense of “panic and loss of control” due to the sudden decision to scrap an air bridge agreement with Spain and reimpose stringent quarantine measures.
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UK considers adopting new ‘espionage’ law to counter Russian influence
Jul 23, 2020 00:49Following the publication of the Russia report, there is a growing clamor in the British political establishment for a new espionage law that takes stock of both actual and potential national security threats.
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China vows ‘forceful counterattack’ to UK’s withdrawal from Hong Kong treaty
Jul 21, 2020 06:28China has called on Britain to “correct its mistakes” and promised a “forceful counterattack” to London’s unilateral withdrawal from an extradition treaty with Hong Kong.
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UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong in latest escalation against China
Jul 21, 2020 03:12In yet another escalatory step the UK has suspended an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, citing human rights concerns following the adoption of a new national security law by Beijing.
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Welsh health minister contradicts Boris Johnson on second lockdown
Jul 21, 2020 02:01In the latest sign of a growing divergence between London and the UK’s devolved governments, the Welsh health minister has claimed he would “not be afraid” of a new coronavirus lockdown in the event of a rise in COVID-19 infections.
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China denounces Britain for comments on Uighur Muslims
Jul 20, 2020 13:20China has lambasted as “rumors and slanders” comments by the UK Foreign Office that accused Beijing of committing “gross” human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
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UK signs deals for another 90m doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Jul 20, 2020 10:14The British government has penned deals for more than 90m additional doses of potential Covid-19 vaccines.