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Britain to be part of global climate adaptation effort with partner countries

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce on Monday that the country will join hands with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Saint Lucia and the Netherlands to help global communities which are threatened by climate change to adapt and build resilience. The Downing Street office

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BBC says ministers likely to discuss tighter travel curbs

Editorial Bureau January 23, 2021

LONDON (UK) – British ministers are slated to hold discussions on Monday on whether to tighten travel restrictions further, said a BBC report on Saturday, adding that those arriving in the country from abroad could be told to undergo quarantine in hotels. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a news conference on Friday that the UK […]

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Malthouse allows local bike rides after Johnson cycles across London

Editorial Bureau January 12, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Policing minister Kit Malthouse has given the nod to local bike trips under lockdown restrictions after Prime Minister Boris Johnson received flak for riding on a bicycle to the Olympic Park in east London from Downing Street, clocking seven miles. Asked if longer cycling trips were within the rules, Malthouse told Sky […]

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Johnson says President Trump was ‘completely wrong’, over Capitol violence

Editorial Bureau January 8, 2021

LONDON (UK) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said US President Donald Trump was “completely wrong” to have encouraged his supporters to throng the Capitol on Wednesday. He told a news conference on Thursday, “And as you say, as you suggest, in so far as he encouraged people to storm the Capitol and in so […]

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Johnson says stricter coronavirus curbs are likely as cases continue to rise

Editorial Bureau January 3, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Tougher curbs are likely to be introduced as the number of coronavirus infections is on the rise, adding that schools were safe places and children should continue to attend wherever they are allowed. Cases of COVID-19 in Britain are at record levels and increasing, fuelled by a new and more transmissible variant […]

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PM Johnson’s father applies for French citizenship

Editorial Bureau December 31, 2020

PARIS (FRANCE) – The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit. Stanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in Britain’s 2016 referendum, told RTL radio he […]

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European stocks set to wind up the year 2020 with losses

Editorial Bureau December 31, 2020

NEW YORK (US) – European stocks retreated on Thursday as investors squared positions on the last trading day of the year, while wider coronavirus lockdowns in Britain and news that the United States had raised tariffs on some EU products dampened sentiment. Trading volumes were thin, with many traders away on New Year’s Eve and […]

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Exercise extreme caution while celebrating Christmas: Johnson

Editorial Bureau December 16, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britons should celebrate Christmas with “extreme caution”, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, adding that although the vaccination programme had got off to a very good start, asymptomatic transmission of the virus was still a threat. “(He) is absolutely right to stress the importance of people taking care because although

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EU, Britain agree to push Brexit trade discussions beyond deadline

Editorial Bureau December 13, 2020

BRUSSELS/LONDON (BELGIUM/UK) – Britain and the EU agreed on Sunday to have more discussions on the elusive post-Brexit trade deal even though they still have a long way to go in a bid to steer clear of a shaky exit from the bloc sans a deal. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the president of the […]

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PM Johnson says no strong possibility for an outcome in Brexit trade talks

Editorial Bureau December 10, 2020

LONDON (UK) – There is a strong possibility that Britain does not reach a trade deal with the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, but pledged to do whatever he could to get one. Below are extracts of his comments to reporters: “I do think that we need to be very, very […]