UK becomes first country to approve anti-Covid pill
by James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday became the first country to approve an anti-Covid pill,…
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UK to unveil plan for first ‘net zero’ financial centre
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Finance minister Rishi Sunak is to announce plans to make Britain the world's first net…
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British fishermen ground down by fishing row with France
NEWHAVEN, United Kingdom (AFP) -- As a row over post-Brexit fishing rights between Britain and France escalated on Thursday, British…
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Orkney’s seaweed-eating sheep offer hopes of greener farming
by Véronique DUPONT with Stuart GRAHAM in Dundee Agence France-Presse NORTH RONALDSAY (ORKNEY), United Kingdom (AFP) - On a tiny island…
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COP26 climate deal harder than Paris: summit president
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Success at the upcoming COP26 climate summit is "definitely harder" than the 2015 Paris talks…
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UK virus cases top 50,000 for first time since July
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Daily virus cases in the UK on Thursday soared to over 50,000 a day for…
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Queen Elizabeth II spent night in hospital: Buckingham Palace
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in hospital after being advised to rest and cancel…
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Don’t panic, says UK, despite soaring Covid rates
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's government on Wednesday rejected calls to trigger "Plan B" measures to limit spiralling Covid…
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UK health leaders call for Covid curbs as infections rise
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Healthcare leaders urged the British government Wednesday to reinstate some coronavirus restrictions to ease pressures…
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UK outlines net-zero strategy and green investment plans
by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday urged foreign investors to…
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UK monitoring ‘subvariant’ of coronavirus Delta strain: govt
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the…
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UK govt under spotlight as Covid cases rise again
by James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain has repeatedly trumpeted its mass vaccination program against Covid-19, hailing its…
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