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The Dutch flagship airline KLM said it had cancelled 167 flights scheduled for Friday over a looming storm. "Due to stormy weather in Amsterdam on Thursday 17 February and Friday 18 February 2022, our flights to, from, or via Amsterdam…
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Russia could drag out the Ukraine crisis for “months” in a challenge to western unity, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Thursday, ahead of a visit to Kyiv. Truss warned of “severe economic costs for Russia” if it did invade, adding…
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A group of 3,000 volunteers in the UK will be among the first in the world to receive a new COVID-19 vaccine that targets the omicron variant, Sky News reported. Almost 30 hospitals across the UK are expected to take part in the tests,…
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Initially touted as a laboratory error, a hybrid of Omicron and Delta strain called ‘Deltacron’ may be real. After health officials in the UK identified a patient diagnosed with both the Delta and Omicron variants of Covid-19 at the same…
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Top UK officials held talks with the Taliban leadership about the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, British Foreign Office said on Friday. A UK government spokesperson said British representatives returned to Afghanistan on…
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In a boost to its tourism sector, the United Kingdom (UK) from Friday will remove testing requirements for travellers who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to a government statement issued on…
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The UK government said it will force all websites that publish pornography to verify the age of their users as part of its Online Safety Bill. Sites will be legally required to put “robust checks” in place to ensure users are 18 years old…
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Four of Boris Johnson’s closest aides have resigned, in the latest setback for the embattled British prime minister trying to reset his government in the wake of the Downing Street ‘Partygate’ scandal that has put his position in peril.…
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Senior Conservative lawmaker Tobias Ellwood said he would submit a letter of no confidence in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, saying so-called ‘partygate’ was distracting the government at a time of international crisis.…
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Fully vaccinated travellers entering England will soon be exempt from any Covid test requirements, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Monday. Speaking to reporters during a visit to a hospital in Milton Keynes,…
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