United Kingdom (UK)

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, January 28, 2020/ Reuters
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Britain to challenge China at UN over access to Xinjiang

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will also mark Britain's return to the UN Human Rights Council as a voting member by condemning the rights record of fellow council members China and Russia

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
Global Economy

UK's Sunak to raise business tax to pay for Covid-19 support: The Sunday Times

A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain to offer all adults a Covid-19 vaccine by end of July

More 'Brexit' companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists
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More 'Brexit' companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists

Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

UK calls for conflict zone ceasefires to roll out vaccines

A view of the Port of Felixstowe, Britain, January 28, 2021. Picture taken January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
Global Economy

Nearly half of UK goods exporters see Brexit trade trouble, BCC says

A vial, sryinge and small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed UK flag in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain tightens travel restrictions with hotel quarantine and prison threat

UK keen to invest in higher education 
Education

UK keen to invest in higher education 

FILE PHOTO: Vials with AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at the vaccination centre in the Newcastle Eagles Community Arena, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Britain, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Smith
Coronavirus chronicle

UK considers booster jab to combat South African Covid variant

FILE PHOTO: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
Global Economy

UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times

A public health information message is seen at a bus stop in West Ealing as the South African variant of the novel coronavirus is reported in parts of the United Kingdom amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Coronavirus chronicle

UK detects South African coronavirus variant in people with no travel links

Captain Sir Tom Moore smiles as he launches his autobiography book 'Tomorrow will be a Good Day' at his home in Milton Keynes, Britain September 17, 2020. REUTERSDylan MartinezFile Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain's centenarian fundraiser Captain Tom in hospital with Covid-19

In this July 7, 2019, file photo, thousands of protesters carrying the British flag march near the harbor of Hong Kong. Thousands of people from Hong Kong are fleeing their hometown since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory in the summer 2020. Many say China’s encroachment on their way of life and civil liberties has become unbearable, and they want to seek a better future for their children abroad. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown