UK reports 6,000 new coronavirus cases
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK on Wednesday reported 6,178 new coronavirus cases, a marked jump in the daily…
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UK to outline early pub closing as virus alert level raised
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government will on Tuesday announce new measures to curb a concerning rise in…
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Briton, Australian killed clearing WWII bomb in Solomons
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AFP) -- Two bomb disposal experts from Britain and Australia died in the Solomon Islands when…
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UK PM says second wave ‘inevitable’ as more curbs imposed
by Jitendra JOSHI / Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse Britain is seeing a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, Prime…
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UK’s PM urges Britons to flatten pandemic’s ‘second hump’
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he could close pubs earlier to "stop the…
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UK facing one million job cuts in 2020 due to virus: study
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Coronavirus could potentially cost one million jobs in Britain this year, with most losses anticipated…
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‘The Avengers’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Diana Rigg dies at 82: agent
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Award-winning British actress Diana Rigg, who starred in the original "The Avengers" television series and…
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Unilever to cut carbon footprint in cleaning items
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever on Wednesday unveiled a one-billion-euro plan to remove fossil fuels in…
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Government urges UK to get back to work as job losses mount
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's government on Friday urged people to return to work amid concern about the…
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AstraZeneca starts UK covid-19 drug trial
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharma giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had begun a clinical trial of a drug designed…
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Investigators probe deadly Scottish train crash
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Investigators were seeking answers Thursday over why a train derailed in northeast Scotland, killing the…
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‘Serious injuries’ reported after Scottish train derails
LONDON, United States (AFP) -- A passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland on Wednesday, with reports of "serious injuries" in…
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