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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for Covid-19. The 95-year-old monarch is experiencing mild symptoms, but is expected to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said on February 20, 2022.

February 21, 2022
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London Heathrow airport has converted an existing terminal into a dedicated facility for 'red-list' passengers. Stricter disease-control measures are imposed on Terminal 3 to prevent the spread of...01:29
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Heathrow’s Covid-19 'red-list' terminal
June 3, 2021
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Hundreds of people descended on London’s Chinatown on May 27, 2021, after an advert on a Chinese charity’s website promised Covid-19 vaccinations. Appointments and ID checks were not required and...01:27
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Crowds flock to London’s Chinatown for jabs
May 28, 2021
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After spending months under Covid-19 lockdowns, people in the UK enjoyed more freedom of movement as coronavirus rules were eased on April 12, 2021. Many flocked to bars and pubs across Britain to...02:13
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Britons celebrate easing of lockdown
April 13, 2021
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International Women's Day 2021 is being observed more than a year after the coronavirus started to shake the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to its core. Speaking before the March 8 observance,...04:31
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Women on front line of Covid-19 fight
March 8, 2021
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A British teenager fell into a coma after being hit by a car in March 2020, three weeks before the first lockdown was imposed in the United Kingdom. At that time, the country had recorded just 23...02:18
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UK teen wakes from 10-month coma
February 8, 2021
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As the United Kingdom’s death toll from Covid-19 reached 100,000, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed regret and offered condolences as he said he takes “full responsibility”. Johnson...01:01
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Johnson takes ‘full responsibility’ for 100,000 Covid-19 deaths in UK
January 26, 2021
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UK government chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to the press in London on December 19, 2020, about the new variant of the coronavirus. They...02:47
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UK government on new coronavirus strain
December 20, 2020
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Britain's National Health Services is doing trial flights with drones in hopes of improving the efficiency of transporting samples from patients who need to be tested for Covid-19 infections. The...01:38
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Test flights: UK drones deliver Covid-19 samples
November 5, 2020
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China-France relations
France’s role in the China-US rivalry
May 6, 2024
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Zou Zhenhao raped 3 of the women in London and 7 in China, with police warning there could be over 50 other victims02:30
Chinese international students
Chinese PhD student convicted of serial rape in London
March 6, 2025
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Pope Francis
Filipino Catholics pray for Pope Francis
February 24, 2025
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US Vice-President J.D. Vance expresses concern over freedom of expression in Europe at Munich Security Conference01:02
Ukraine war
J.D. Vance says ‘threat vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China’
February 15, 2025
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth defended Trump’s Ukraine negotiations with Putin and urged allies to ‘make Nato great again’  02:47
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Hegseth: Uncle Sam not ‘Uncle Sucker’
February 14, 2025
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Ukraine
Trump says talks to end Ukraine war to start ‘immediately’
February 13, 2025
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Police say the gunman was among those killed and the death toll is expected to rise02:52
Crime
Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves about 10 dead
February 5, 2025
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Turkey
Turkish ski resort fire kills at least 76
January 22, 2025
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North Korean troops operating in Kursk, Russia, reportedly engaged in friendly fire with Russian forces, resulting in casualties02:19
Ukraine
North Korean troops mobilised on Russia’s border with Ukraine
December 16, 2024
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Switzerland
Swiss suicide pod sparks legal and ethical concerns
September 26, 2024
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Iceland
Tourist in Iceland killed in ice cave collapse
August 27, 2024
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Immigrants
UK travel warnings issued after week of racist violence
August 8, 2024
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Europe
Olympic organisers deny ‘Last Supper’ link in Paris opening ceremony
July 29, 2024
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
A Parisian opening to the Olympics
July 27, 2024