Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 06:49 UTC

  Dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19 infections even with asymptomatic patients, UK research

  

  Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90% of COVID-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published by the London School of Tropical Medicine.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Queen makes first public appearance after Prince Philip's funeral

  

  Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday made her first public appearance as British head of state after the death of her husband of 73 years, the Duke of Edinburgh.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 21:36 UTC

  Boris Johnson announces further restrictions to be lifted May 17

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday announced the gradual lifting of mobility restrictions against coronavirus spreading as he confirmed stage three will go ahead as planned on May 17.

• Friday, May 7th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Warlike tensions between UK, France over Jersey fisheries subside, for now

  

  The Royal Navy late Thursday withdrew two vessels off Jersey Island, thus easing tensions with France over fishing rights and a demonstration by trawlers in demand of access to waters under a different legal status since Brexit.

• Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  Falklands economy boasts healthy trade surplus but income inequality increases

  

  The value of goods exported from the Falkland Islands recorded a compound annual growth rate of 8.1% between 2010 and 2019, according to the Falkland Islands Government’s State of the Economy report.

• Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:36 UTC

  London has a new, logical post-Brexit foreign ambassador

  

  The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally agreed to grant the representative of the European Union the diplomatic status held by all foreign ambassadors, which seemed natural after Brexit, but not for those who claimed the EU is not a nation-state.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 21:26 UTC

  The long shadow of the Troubles in Northern Ireland: no celebrations on its hundredth anniversary

  

  On Monday, May 3, Northern Ireland marked its centenary under coronavirus restrictions, growing post-Brexit unrest and a leadership crisis marring the anniversary in the British-ruled province.

• Saturday, May 1st 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  British MPs unanimously declare genocide is taking place in China against Uyghurs

  

  In 2021 the governments of the United States, Canada and the Netherlands all independently stated China was committing genocide against Uyghur people in the region of Xinjiang. Last week, April 22, UK Parliament was the latest to accuse China of committing crimes against humanity and genocide in its treatment of ethnic and religious minorities.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 05:28 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II turns 95 while still in mourning

  

  British Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st, 1926. That means she is turning 95 today. But there will be no public celebrations in the aftermath of her husband, Prince Philip's death last week after 73 years of marriage.

• Monday, April 19th 2021 - 06:49 UTC

  Prince William and Harry seen chatting during Duke of Edinburgh's funeral

  

  The over 13 million TV viewers watching Prince Philip's funeral were surprised to see some sort of reconciliation between Prince William and Prince Harry, two brothers who have distanced themselves from one another.