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Britain reopens markets and some schools as lockdown eases
Jun 01, 2020 09:58English schools reopen on Monday for the first time since they were shut 10 weeks ago because of the coronavirus pandemic, but many parents planned to keep children at home amid fears ministers were moving too fast.
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Londoners defy lockdown to show solidarity with US protesters
May 31, 2020 12:19The massive protests sweeping across America are not only sending shockwaves through the US political establishment but they have now crossed the Atlantic and threaten similar social and political movements in the UK.
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H1N1 vaccine used some of the same ingredients as COVID-19 vaccines currently under development
May 28, 2020 09:53British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday that its previous flu pandemic vaccine, which used some of the same ingredients as COVID-19 vaccines currently under development, was not linked to a rise in cases of the sleep disorder narcolepsy.
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UK temporarily closes North Korea embassy due to difficulties caused by coronavirus restrictions
May 28, 2020 09:46The United Kingdom has temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and pulled out its diplomatic personnel from the country, the UK ambassador to Pyongyang has announced.
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British coronavirus vaccine: Human trials to include 10,000
May 22, 2020 10:21Oxford University and AstraZeneca are recruiting around 10,000 adults and children in Britain for trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a day after receiving U.S. backing worth up to $1.2 billion.
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Confidence in Westminster’s ability to overcome coronavirus crisis plummets
May 18, 2020 09:48Since British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to ease lockdown restrictions, more people in the UK now disapprove than approve of Westminster’s handling of the pandemic, a recent poll carried out by Opinium research shows.
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British police arrest 19 at London protest against social distancing
May 17, 2020 05:29London police arrested 19 people on Saturday for deliberately breaking social distancing guidelines in protest against the rules, on the first weekend since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a slight loosening of England’s lockdown.
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UK coronavirus outbreak kills at least 20,000 in care homes: Official data
May 13, 2020 04:12At least 20,000 people have died in care homes in England and Wales as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reuters calculations based on official data.
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'Once a day' exercise rule to be relaxed and garden centres to reopen in UK
May 08, 2020 11:34The coronavirus lockdown rule requiring people to only exercise once a day is to be relaxed in the United Kingdom from Monday, the Welsh government has announced.
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Birtions to stage International Quds Day rally amid coronavirus pandemic
May 08, 2020 01:05Pro-Palestinian groups in London and elsewhere across Britain plan to replace street rallies with online events to commemorate the International Quds Day as a deadly coronavirus pandemic has restricted mass gatherings across the globe.