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Britain, U.S. working with Saudis to repatriate citizens
Saudi Arabian Airlines will begin exceptional commercial flights this week to bring British nationals and their families back to the United Kingdom, and similar flights…
UK coronavirus death toll under 20,000 would be ‘good result’ – health chief says
The United Kingdom will do well if it manages to keep the coronavirus death toll below 20,000, a senior health official said on Saturday after…
A Tiny Island Tries to Shut Out the Virus
NORTH HAVEN, Maine—The ferry to the island of North Haven, Maine, has space for a dozen or so vehicles and 220 passengers. This past Saturday…
Britain scales up coronavirus tests for health workers
Britain is scaling up coronavirus testing for frontline National Health Service (NHS) staff, with hundreds of tests due to be carried out in coming days…
British PM Johnson has coronavirus, self-isolates in Downing Street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the…
British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the…
UK’s Queen Elizabeth last saw PM Johnson on March 11, is in good health
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth last saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has tested positive for coronavirus, on March 11 and she remains in good health, Buckingham…
Britain’s PM Johnson has coronavirus, self-isolates in Downing Street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the…
After PM Johnson tests positive, top adviser sprints from Downing Street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser sprinted out of Downing Street on Friday shortly after his boss revealed that he had tested positive for…
Reaction to news UK’s Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was in self-isolation at his Downing Street office. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson-re/reaction-to-news-uks-johnson-has-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E1Z8?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29…
From behind a closed door, infected UK PM Johnson coordinates coronavirus battle
A knock at the door and the sound of retreating footsteps – that is how British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have food and paperwork…
British PM Boris Johnson self-isolates after testing positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was self-isolating at Downing Street but would still lead the…
UK finance minister Sunak is not self-isolating: Treasury source
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is not self-isolating after Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for coronavirus, a source at the finance ministry said. Source:…
Pandemic deaths could top 1.8 million even with tough response: study
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe could hit 1.8 million worldwide this year even with swift and stringent measures to stop…
Meghan Markle to begin new life by narrating Disney elephant film
Prince Harry’s wife Meghan will make an instant start to life away from Britain’s royal frontline by narrating a new film about a family of…
Here are three ways the pandemic could play out
Ed Yong’s article in The Atlantic, “How the Pandemic Will End,” is the best piece I’ve read about why we were so unprepared for the…
Patrick Stewart giving daily Shakespeare readings during coronavirus lockdown
The Star Trek: Picard star, 79, who cut his teeth as an actor with Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company, posted a video of himself reading out…
U.S. offers $58 bln aid to airlines as governments seek to avert bankruptcies
Governments stepped up efforts on Thursday to help airlines hammered by a virus-induced travel slump, with the United States offering $58 billion in aid, Singapore…
Pilots’ union criticises UK’s coronavirus job retention scheme
The union representing British pilots has described the government’s scheme to retain jobs through the coronavirus outbreak as confusing, lacking detail and taking too long…
Great Barrier Reef suffers mass coral bleaching event
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered “very widespread” damage after rising sea temperatures caused the third mass coral bleaching events in five years, authorities said…
Netflix is currently down for many users around the world
Netflix is currently experiencing outages around the world, but affecting mostly users in the United States and Europe. According to Down Detector, users began reporting…
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