Tag: Britain
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Invisibility to Frontline
With health care systems stretched globally because of the present crisis, women's burden increases in view of the fact that many persons with Covid-19 will have to depend on care at home itself. This also puts them at greater risk of becoming infected.
May 19, 2020 -
‘Never give up’: Queen Elizabeth to Britain in tribute to World War II generation
In 1945, the queen -- then a 19-year-old princess -- left Buckingham Palace to join the celebrations on the streets of London with her younger sister Margaret and a group of friends.
May 9, 2020 -
‘Tough old moment’, Boris Johnson says doctors had a plan if he died of COVID-19
British PM Boris Johnson's fiancee, Carrie Symonds, on Saturday said they had named their newborn son after their grandfathers and the hospital doctors who treated the British prime minister for COVID-19.
May 3, 2020 -
British PM Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street after recovering from COVID-19
Sunday's figures also showed another 4,463 people had tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to almost 153,000.
April 27, 2020 -
The African Tragedy
The World Health Organization has warned that Africa may soon face “a huge peak” in coronavirus infections.
April 17, 2020 -
Labour’s new leader
In the immediate perspective, the outcome of the pregnant election signifies the eclipse of Jeremy Corbyn, in itself the end of a chapter in the history of the Labour party.
April 7, 2020 -
Britain reports 381 Coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, highest in one day
Britain initially took a gradual approach to containing the virus compared with European countries such as Italy.
April 1, 2020 -
‘You are a fighter, you will overcome’: PM Modi’s get-well-soon message to COVID+ Boris Johnson
Johnson in a video message on Twitter announced that he is self-isolating due to the disease, and also thanked workers in Britain’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) for their efforts in battling the spread of coronavirus.
March 27, 2020 -
The Brexit Threat
If relations between Boris Johnson and Whitehall are today less than cordial, the friction stems from the fact that most civil servants believe Brexit was a mistake and are now approaching it in terms of damage limitation.
March 7, 2020 -
UK to reveal trade negotiating objectives with US
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly expressed his ambition for a "massive" trade deal with the US.
March 1, 2020 -
The Frosty Channel
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has less than a year to forge a new relationship ~ encompassing security, defence and economic ties ~ with the bloc.
February 29, 2020 -
Outlander in Britain
The new post-Brexit immigration policy, unveiled last week, can be contextualised with the protests outside 10 Downing Street against the government’s deportation plans.
February 26, 2020 -
EU lays out post-Brexit negotiation stance
There are talks in London about a so-called Canada-style trade agreement with zero tariffs.
February 26, 2020 -
Rare ‘danger to life’ warning issued as Storm Dennis hits Britain
The Ministry of Defence had earlier deployed troops in West Yorkshire, northern England, which suffered badly from flooding caused by last weekend's Storm Ciara.
February 17, 2020 -
NATO chief Stoltenberg dismisses France President Macron nuclear call
France is a NATO member but does not make its atomic weapons available to the alliance
February 16, 2020 -
Long live…, Long live…
Historians will take a while to conclude whether Brexit has been a “tragic national error”, as the detractors of the ruling Conservative party claim.
February 3, 2020 -
House of Commons rejects changes to Brexit bill demanded by upper house
The bill, which ensures Britain leaves the EU on Jan. 31, will pass between the Houses until both sides agree on the wording. Once the process is finished, it will go to the palace for Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II.
January 23, 2020