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Greensill lobbying by David Cameron triggers independent investigation

Editorial Bureau April 13, 2021

LONDON (UK) – After lobbying by former Prime Minister David Cameron raised questions over the reach of ministers to the data of the failed finance company Greensill Capital, Britain’s government has opened an independent investigation Australian banker Lex Greensill was brought in

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Britain takes a major step to ease COVID restriction, shops and pubs to open

Editorial Bureau April 12, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that as a part of the major step towards bringing back Britain to as it was before the pandemic, England’s shops, hairdressers, gyms, and pub gardens will reopen from this week. restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m sure it will be a huge relief for those business […]

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Coveney urges political and community leaders to join hands to stop violence

Editorial Bureau April 8, 2021

BELFAST (IRELAND) – Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has urged political and community leaders to work together to ease tension and stop nightly outbreaks of street violence in northern Ireland so than there are no serious causalities. “This needs to stop before somebody is killed or seriously injured,” Coveney said, describing the spreading of

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Johnson to chart out travel plans after vaccine programme gains momentum

Editorial Bureau April 5, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chart out plans to reopen the economy and to later relaunch international travel on Monday when the coronavirus roadmap is updated by him, equipped by one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in the world. Johnson will give an update on his plan to relax restrictions in the […]

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Do not want another lockdown, PM urges people to obey rules

Editorial Bureau March 30, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the public to obey the rules as he wouldn’t want England to go into another lockdown. He also added that obeying the rules will also help understand if coronavirus vaccines continue to be effective. “I am hopeful, I don’t see anything in the data right now […]

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English lockdown measures relax but Johnson urges caution

Editorial Bureau March 29, 2021

LONDON (UK) – England’s stay-at-home lockdown order came to an end on Monday with people allowed to gather outside in groups of six for the first time in nearly three months, in spite of Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging caution due to rising coronavirus cases in Europe. Johnson announced a third national lockdown in England […]

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China’s attitude on imposing sanctions discussed by UK and US

Editorial Bureau March 26, 2021

LONDON (UK) – US and UK had talks about the Chinese response to the imposition of sanctions and have expressed their concerns over the Chinese governments stand about saying Iran had to come back into compliance with the nuclear deal. “The leaders agreed on the need for Iran to come back into compliance with the […]

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Britain approves Virolens test, 20-sec COVID-19 test

Editorial Bureau March 26, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Rapid COVID-19 tests are seen as a key plank of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown. The new addition to it is the approval given to the 20-second COVID-19 test called the Virolens. The distributor has launched a testing system that could be used in airports, sports venues, and businesses. […]

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Johnson suggests landlords could seek for vaccine certification from drinkers

Editorial Bureau March 25, 2021

LONDON (UK) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested on Wednesday that some pubs might need customers to have vaccine certificates, an idea that he had previously said was unlikely. Almost 29 million people have received their first vaccine dose in Britain already in the fastest rollout in Europe, and there have been calls to […]

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Boris Johnson attributes the success of vaccine to capitalism and greed

Editorial Bureau March 24, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson was quoted saying that Britain’s vaccine success was due to capitalism and greed. It has been reported that the comment was aimed at praising pharmaceutical companies for their work on COVID-19 shots. He said, “Actually I regret saying it” and that he asked lawmakers repeatedly to “forget I […]