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UK aims to offer a COVID-19 vaccine jab to every adult by end of July, say
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 22 (ANI): More than 17.5 million people in the United Kingdom or more than 1 in 3 adults have now had their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and the country aims to offer a jab to every adult by the end of July, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday (local time).
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Merkel video showing her rushing to retrieve forgotten face mask trends on
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Berlin [Germany], February 20 (ANI): In a viral video, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen jumping out of her seat in alarm as she realises that she has forgotten her mask on the Speaker's desk from where she delivered an address in the country's parliament, the Bundestag, Berlin earlie
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UK PM says charges against Aung San Suu Kyi fabricated, clear violation of
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London [UK], February 16 (ANI): United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday termed the new charges filed against former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi by the police as "fabricated" and "a clear violation of human rights".
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UK PM backs Biden's call to pressurise China to release raw data on COVID-
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London [UK], February 16 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed the call by US President Joe Biden to put pressure on China to release raw data relating to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.
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UK achieves 'extraordinary feat' of vaccinating 15 mln people against COVI
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London [UK], February 15 (ANI): The United Kingdom has achieved a "significant milestone" by inoculating 15 million people against COVID-19, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday (local time).
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UK records another 13,308 coronavirus cases, 621 deaths
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London [UK], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 13,308 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,027,106, according to official figures released Saturday.
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'Yes' vote leads in latest Scottish independence poll
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Glasgow [UK], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Support for Scottish independence took a slight hit, but the majority of Scottish people still think Scotland should break with the United Kingdom and become an independent country, according to an online survey published by the Scotsman newspaper on
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Johnson confident in COVID-19 vaccines as South Africa pauses AstraZeneca
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London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government is "very confident" about the effectiveness of all the COVID-19 vaccines that the country has approved for use so far, despite South Africa's decision to pause the rollout of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine over fears that it
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UK PM Boris Johnson expresses solidarity with India after glacial collapse
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London [UK], February 8 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday expressed solidarity with India after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, which led to massive flooding in the state.
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UK PM Boris Johnson condemns military coup in Myanmar
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London [UK], February 1 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the military coup in Myanmar, where prominent civilian leaders were detained.
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China derecognises British National Overseas passport as travel, ID docume
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Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): Upping the ante against the United Kingdom, China on Friday said it will stop recognising British National (Overseas) passports as travel and identification documents from Sunday and warned a further retaliation after British authorities launched a new visa
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UK govt upholds 'freedom' of Hong Kongers with new visa scheme
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London [UK], January 29 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Friday pledged to stand by the people of Hong Kong against Chinese crackdown, as it prepares to launch new visa scheme that offers qualified Hong Kong citizens a route to British citizenship.
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