Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:06 UTC

  World leaders seek international treaty under WHO for pandemics to come after covid-19

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other top world leaders agreed Tuesday in a joint news article published in various top world newspapers that the international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.” Also signing the declaration was World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Significant post-Brexit Chile tour by Lord Mayor of London revealed

  

  The British government Tuesday revealed that William Russell, the Lord Mayor of The City of London, paid a virtual visit to Chile on 9 and 10 March to strengthen trade links with the South American country.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 07:49 UTC

  Total of covid-related deaths in London reaches zero

  

  British health authorities Monday reported the number of deaths caused by any known variant of the covid-19 virus had amounted to zero, which was deemed a “fantastic milestone.”

• Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 17:55 UTC

  UK: Green energy transition backed by the historical North Sea deal

  

  The United Kingdom becomes the first G7 country to agree a landmark deal to support the oil and gas industry’s transition to clean, green energy. The UK government announced on Wednesday a landmark North Sea Transition Deal is agreed with industry and high-skilled oil and gas workers will not be left behind in the transition to a low carbon future.

• Tuesday, March 23rd 2021 - 19:38 UTC

  £5k fine for holidaying abroad under new UK Covid-19 rules

  

  UK residents travelling abroad without a valid reason may face up to £5,000 fines under new legislation set to be passed by the British parliament this week. The move comes as a new wave of Covid-19 cases begins to take hold in European countries, including Germany and France.

• Tuesday, March 23rd 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Andy Keeling: New Chief Executive to arrive in the Falklands next week

  

  Andy Keeling, the new Chief Executive for the Falkland Islands Government is due to arrive in the Islands next week to start the transition of power following a month-long handover with current Chief Executive Barry Rowland. Mr. Keeling will undertake two weeks of quarantine before start working with Mr. Rowland, the Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday.

• Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  G7 finance ministers agree on “a new and sizeable” increase in IMF capital; US demands transparency

  

  REUTERS – The world's seven largest advanced economies have agreed to support the first expansion of the International Monetary Fund's reserves since 2009, a step meant to help developing countries cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Britain announced on Friday.

• Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Boris Johnson received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, “I did not feel a thing”

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received his first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and urged the public to do the same, saying “he did not feel a thing.”

• Thursday, March 18th 2021 - 20:28 UTC

  UK, Argentina and the Falklands signed an agreement for the second phase to identify soldiers fallen in 1982

  

  The governments of the United Kingdom, the Falkland Islands and Argentina agreed on Thursday to carry out a new stage of the Humanitarian Project Plan that began in 2017 and has allowed the identification of 115 Argentine soldiers fallen during the 1982 armed conflict. The agreement was signed at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, Switzerland and the Plan will be resumed in August, as confirmed by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  UK's overhaul of foreign and defense policy: Democracy is in retreat around the world, Minister Raab

  

  Democracy is in retreat around the world, British foreign minister Dominic Raab will warn on Wednesday in a speech setting out the danger that autocratic regimes pose to global stability and prosperity.