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Coronavirus chronicle

Britain considers vaccine passports to restart international travel

Britain, whose vaccination programme has seen more than half of adults receive both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, is now considering similar plans, the Daily Telegraph reported

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Downing Street in London, Britain, June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Global Economy

Britain and Australia announce free trade deal, Johnson hails 'new dawn'

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool
Europe

'Whatever it takes', UK's Johnson warns EU over post-Brexit trade

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold Palestinian flags, as they attend a protest in London, Britain, May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
World+Biz

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in Britain

Local youngsters Bella (L) and Daisy walk through a forest covered in bluebells near Marlborough in southern England, May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville
World+Biz

Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin are seen at Hillsborough Castle, in Belfast, Northern Ireland August 13, 2020. Brian Lawless/Pool via Reuters
World+Biz

Britain, Ireland agree to work together to smooth post-Brexit trade

Patients are greeted by Abbey staff outside a vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says -Telegraph

FILE PHOTO: Solicitor for the McCann family Niall Murphy (red tie) with Joe McCann's family, (left to right) son Fergal, widow Anne, daughter Nuala, nephew Fergal, and daughter Aine (right) depart Laganside Court, after the trial into the 1972 killing of official IRA member Joe McCann, where two British soldiers were formally acquitted, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
World+Biz

Ireland urges Britain against prosecution ban for N.Ireland army veterans

Britain's Secretary of State for the Home Department Priti Patel speaks during a parliament session at the House of Commons in London, Britain March 15, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Prize winner? Welcome to Britain with relaxed visa requirements

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Coronavirus chronicle

People over 50 in Britain to be offered 3rd Covid vaccine shot in autumn: Report

A Union Jack flag flutters as Big Ben clock tower is seen behind at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain September 11, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Britain hosts first G7 foreign ministers meeting since start of pandemic

The entrance to a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre is pictured in Barnet, London, Britain, April 14, 2021. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Britain launches expert group to prepare for future pandemics

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock delivers a Covid-19 situation update at the House of Commons in London, Britain April 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Britain to add India to Covid-19 travel red-list - health minister