Britain

Seven deaths in UK among AstraZeneca jab recipients after blood clots: medical regulator

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who suffered blood clots…

Past ice melts may have caused seas to rise 10 times faster than today: study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Ice sheet melting at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea…

Rights expert Agnes Callamard named new Amnesty chief

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Amnesty International announced on Monday it had appointed global human rights expert Agnes Callamard as…

EU to tighten export rules to stop one-way flow of vaccines

  by Dave CLARK Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Commission will tighten its export guidelines on…

UK vaccine drive ‘huge success’ after jabbing half of all adults

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as "a huge success"…

UK says AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘safe and effective’

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government on Thursday defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Denmark suspended the…

Queen vows to address Harry and Meghan racism claims

by Anna MALPAS / Phil HAZLEWOOD / James PHEBY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II…

No holds barred: Meghan and Harry’s historic interview

  by Thomas URBAIN, with Ben SHEPPARD in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Meghan Markle…

Queen’s husband Prince Philip improving ‘slightly’

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip was making slight progress after being admitted to hospital…

UK hunts for carrier of Brazil Covid strain

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Monday appealed for a person infected with a powerful Covid-19 strain from Brazil…

UK aid charities warn of famine as Covid hits poorer nations

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A coalition of UK aid agencies warned Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic is worsening the…

Over 20 million get first dose of covid vaccine in UK

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one…

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