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Covid Vaccine Passports Are Being Considered. And Health Experts and Rights Groups Are Deeply Concerned
The U.S., U.K. and EU are considering whether to introduce a digital passport that will allow citizens to show they have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
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European Travel Stocks Surge After UK Announces Its End-To-Lockdown Plan
European travel stocks soared on Tuesday morning as customers rushed to make new bookings after the U.K. announced its plan to end coronavirus restrictions.
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UN Security Council to Discuss the ‘Gravest Threat' to Global Peace and Stability
Climate change represents a “grave threat” to global peace and security, the U.K. will say when it chairs a special session of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
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UK's Boris Johnson Reveals Plan to Exit Lockdown Restrictions by June
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced his plan for the lifting of lockdown restrictions in England.
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We're on a ‘One-Way Road to Freedom,' Boris Johnson Tells Britain After Covid Lockdowns
The lockdown easing for England will come in a number of steps and will be data dependent at every stage, the British prime minister said.
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UK PM Boris Johnson to Call on G-7 Support for 100-Day Target to Develop New Vaccines
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on leaders of the world’s largest economies to support efforts to speed up the development of new vaccines.
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UK Plans to Launch $1.1 Billion ‘High-Risk, High-Reward' Science Research Agency
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will fund “high-risk, high-reward” scientific research in the hope of achieving “groundbreaking” discoveries.
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Calls for Global ‘Pandemic Treaty' Grow as Anxiety Swells Over Covid Origins
The call for a treaty comes amid unease over China’s reluctance to share information about the coronavirus outbreak.
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Britain Will Build Its First Hydrogen Fueled Homes by April, Offering Public a Glimpse of the Future
The project is part of a wider effort to decarbonize the U.K.
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UK Suffers Worst Annual Economic Slump Since the Great Frost of 1709, a 9.9% Decline
The U.K. economy experienced its largest contraction since records began in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged Britain’s economic activity.
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Siemens Energy Unit Picked to Install ‘Next Generation Turbines' at $9 Billion Offshore Wind Hub
The plan will see more than 200 turbines used for the project.
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Kids Could See Lost Earnings During Their Careers Due to Covid Lockdowns, British Study Predicts
Children in the U.K. could lose £40,000 ($54,897) in earnings over their lifetime as a result of missing half a year in school due to Covid lockdowns.
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UK Chief Scientist Says New Virus Variant May Be More Deadly
The British government’s chief scientific adviser says there is some evidence that a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain
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Johnson Under Fire as UK Again Faces Onslaught of COVID-19
The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: stay-at-home orders and empty streets
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Covid: Red Cross Raffles Super Bowl Tickets to Solicit Convalescent Plasma Donors
The U.S. is recording at least 215,408 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,664 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average using JHU data.
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The UK Is Delaying Second Vaccine Shots and It's Proving Controversial. Here's What We Know So Far
The U.K.’s decision to delay giving people the second dose of a coronavirus vaccine is proving controversial, with experts and the vaccine producers weighing in.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Imposes National Lockdown on England to Combat New Covid Variant
If England doesn’t implement a new lockdown, the nation’s health system will become overwhelmed in 21 days, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
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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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Exporters Face ‘Real Test' Now as Post-Brexit Arrangements Kick in
U.K.-based exporters are facing extra bureaucracy and costs in 2021 as they experience the new post-Brexit trading arrangements.
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European Markets Close Higher in First Trading Session of the New Year
European stocks advanced on the first trading session of the new year, despite lingering concerns over the rising number of coronavirus cases around the world.