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WEBApr 24, 2024 · REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson. A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed the U.S. Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for billions of dollars in fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia's invasion force and Kyiv's shortages of military supplies. US Senate passes bill to force TikTok divestment or ban.
South African variant bigger risk than UK variant - UK's Hancock
WEBREUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko. LONDON (Reuters) - The new variant of the COVID-19 virus identified in South Africa is even more of a risk than the highly infectious UK variant, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, adding that it was a “very significant problem”. “I’m incredibly worried about the South African variant, and that ...
Britain records 587 new COVID deaths, 21,088 cases | Reuters
WEBBritain recorded a 587 deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday, down from 1,200 a day earlier, and a further 21,088 cases of the disease, also a decrease from a day earlier.
15.3 million Britons receive first coronavirus vaccine dose
WEBA total of 15,300,151 Britons have received the first dose of a COVID-19 jab, according to official data released on Monday, as the government begins to widen its vaccination programme to new groups of people.
UK economy grew more than thought at end of miserable 2020
WEBLONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s coronavirus-hammered economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the final three months of last year but still shrank by the most in more than three centuries in 2020 as a whole, official data showed on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Commuters walk across the London Bridge during the morning rush hour, amid an ...
UK says vaccine manufacturing is 'lumpy' but still on course for ...
WEBBritain's vaccine rollout is limited by a "lumpy" manufacturing process affecting supplies of both Pfizer and AstraZeneca, but is on track to hit its targets, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday.
Global health officials back AstraZeneca vaccine after South Africa ...
WEBHealth officials around the world gave their backing to the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, after a study showing it had little effect against mild disease caused by the variant now spreading quickly in South Africa rang global alarm.
UK-EU trade slumps in first month of new Brexit rules | Reuters
WEBTrade between the United Kingdom and the European Union was hammered in the first month of their new post-Brexit relationship, with record falls in British exports and imports of goods as COVID-19 restrictions continued on both sides.
Exclusive: Astra offers small concession, EU pleads for UK-made …
WEBAstraZeneca has offered to bring forward some deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union while the bloc has asked the British drugmaker if it can divert doses from the UK to make up for a shortfall in supplies, European officials told Reuters.
UK police rule out criminal inquiry into 1995 Princess Diana …
WEBBy Reuters Staff. 3 Min Read. LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had ruled out a criminal investigation into the famous 1995 BBC interview with the late Princess Diana, after complaints from her brother that she had been tricked into taking part with the use of forged documents. FILE PHOTO: Princess Diana arrives at the ...
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