Boris Johnson has launched the biggest gamble of his premiership, announcing that July will see a dramatic lifting of the lockdown measures imposed in England in March. The goal is to save the economy. The risk is that it causes a second spike in coronavirus infections. At a news conference […]
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UK closes embassy, pulls diplomats from N Korea over Covid-19 restrictions
Britain temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and all diplomatic staff have left the country, the UK ambassador said on Thursday, the latest foreign delegation to leave amid strict coronavirus restrictions. “The British Embassy in Pyongyang closed temporarily on 27 May 2020 and all diplomatic staff have left the […]
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UK coronavirus death toll rises by 170, lowest increase since March
The number of people who have died in the United Kingdom after testing positive for Covid-19 rose by 170 to 34,636, business minister Alok Sharma said on Sunday, the lowest increase in the official death toll since March 24. The increase reported on Sunday was sharply down from the 468 […]
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Swiss drugmaker in talks with UK govt to roll out Covid antibody test kits
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it was in talks with the UK government to roll out its coronavirus antibody test kits in the country after Public Health England (PHE) found them reliable. PHE, which conducted an independent evaluation of Roche’s antibody test last week, said it found […]
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UK PM Boris Johnson to set out Covid-19 warning system in public address
Boris Johnson will unveil a new virus alert system, similar to how the government currently communicates terror threat levels, in Sunday’s address to Britain that will set out some of the conditions for removing restrictions on the economy. The five-level alerts range from one (green), which would enable life to […]
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France, UK, Germany, EU ‘extremely concerned’ by Iran’s nuclear deal breach
France, Germany, Britain and the European Union have said they are “extremely concerned” by Iran’s decision to re-start nuclear activities at one of its key sites, in breach of a landmark 2015 deal with international powers. “The Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom and the High Representative […]
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Moody’s warns UK of further debt downgrade on Brexit paralysis
Moody’s warned on Friday it might further cut its rating on Britain’s sovereign debt, saying Brexit had eroded the country’s ability to tackle the challenge of its high levels of borrowing. “It would be optimistic to assume that the previously cohesive, predictable approach to legislation and policymaking in the UK […]
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UK company that used Goa call centres to target elderly with high-priced supplements shut down
A UK-based company that targeted individuals over 65 and sold them health supplements with false and misleading claims from call centres in Goa and transferred most of the income to India, has been closed down following legal action. Nutrizen Wellness Ltd, based in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, has been wound up in […]
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US: Pak failed to stop LeT, JeM funds, recruiting
US state department said on Friday Pakistan has “failed to significantly limit” Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad’s ability to raise money and recruit followers, and allowed candidates connected to their front organisations to contest elections. In its annual country report on terrorism for 2018, the department noted Pakistan’s efforts in relations to […]
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Kashmir situation is of ‘profound concern’ to UK: PM Johnson
After describing the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘serious’ in August, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday expressed ‘profound concern’ when asked in the House of Commons about allegations of human rights violations there. Several British MPs have voters with origins and links in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied […]
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Manipur separatists announce ‘govt in exile’ in UK
Two dissident leaders from Manipur claiming to represent King Leishemba Sanajaoba on Tuesday announced the launch of the “Manipur Government in exile” here in the UK. Addressing a press conference, Yamben Biren, claiming to be the “Chief Minister of Manipur State Council” and Narengbam Samarjit, claiming to be the “Minister […]