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UK Aims to Give 1st COVID-19 Shot to All Adults by September
The U.K. government says it plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nation’s health service battles the worst crisis in its 72-year-history.
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Prince William Worried About Strain on UK Emergency Workers
Prince William says he is concerned about the mental health of U.K. ambulance drivers, police officers and other first responders who are being exposed to extraordinary levels of trauma and death as coronavirus cases soar
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What We Know About the Spread of Covid Among Children — and Whether Shutting Schools Reduces the Risk
School closures have a clear negative impact on children’s health, the United Nations health agency has warned.
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France's Vaccine-Skepticism Is Making Its Covid Immunization Drive Much Harder
France is known to be one of the most vaccine-skeptic nations in the world, and that makes its Covid-19 immunization drive much harder.
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Japan Has Found a New Covid Variant. Here's How It Compares to Virus Strains in the UK, South Africa
The identification of a new Covid variant comes as countries scramble to contain two other contagious strains that have emerged in the U.K. and South Africa.
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‘Next Few Weeks Are Going to Be the Worst' of the Pandemic, England's Medical Chief Warns
England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned that the “next few weeks are going to be the worst weeks” of the coronavirus pandemic for the U.K.’s NHS.
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1 in 30 Londoners Has Covid as City Mayor Declares a Major Incident
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday declared a major incident over the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the U.K.’s capital city.
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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Denied Bail in UK
A British judge has denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States
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UK Judge Refuses US Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Assange
A British judge has rejected a request by the United States to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges
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Vaccination Drive Enters New Phase in US and Britain
The vaccination drive against the coronavirus is entering a new phase
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UK Prime Minister Orders New Virus Lockdown for England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new version of the coronavirus
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UK Prime Minister Orders New Coronavirus Lockdown for England
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as Britain ramped up its vaccination program by becoming the first nation to start using the shot developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca.
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COVID-19 Variant in South Africa Is ‘More of a Problem' Than UK's, Official Says
A new variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa is more of a risk than the mutation found in the U.K., according to Britain’s health minister.
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UK's Johnson Warns of More Lockdown Measures as Virus Soars
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new variant of the coronavirus that has seen infection rates soar to their highest recorded levels
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Britons Flying Home to Spain Caught in Post-Brexit Red Tape
Some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain and other European countries have been barred from boarding flights this weekend
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New Year Cements UK-EU Brexit Split
A steady trickle of trucks is rolling off ferries and trains at either end of the English Channel after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain.
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Post-Brexit Trade Deal Begins, Ushering in a New Era for the UK-EU Relationship
The post-Brexit age ends four fraught years of political negotiations since Britain’s 2016 referendum on EU membership.
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British Lawmakers Approve Post-Brexit Trade Deal With EU
Britain’s Parliament has voted resoundingly to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s years-long Brexit journey
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UK Is First to Authorize Easy-To-Handle AstraZeneca Vaccine
Britain has become the first country to authorize AstraZeneca’s inexpensive, easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine
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First Known US Case of COVID-19 Variant Detected in Colorado
Colorado Governor Jared Polis said Tuesday the COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom had been detected in Colorado. U.K. scientists believe the variant is more contagious than previous strains of the virus.