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The man behind Britain's anti-'woke' GB News channel explains how he plans to revolutionize TV news in the UK16h ago ( March 6, 2021 at 6:00 AM ) Tags: Politics, UK, News, Media, Australia, US, Trends, Fox, Britain, United States, Ofcom, United Kingdom, The Sun, Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, Msnbc 108 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: WHO 'to scrap' interim Wuhan report; women's rights ‘rolled back’ by pandemic, says EUMarch 5, 2021 at 5:15 AM WHO reportedly to scrap findings amid calls for fresh inquiry; women ‘particularly vulnerable in labour markets struck by Covid-19 crisis’White House defends Biden’s ‘Neanderthal thinking’ comment on ending mask mandatesAbout 40% of over-80s in England broke Covid rules after jabItaly blocks export of 250,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to AustraliaGerman authorities say over-65s should get AstraZeneca jabUK coronavirus updates – live 10.15am GMT Women in European Union countries have been “di...Tags: England, White House, Eu, European Union, World news, Britain, South Africa, Philippines, Astrazeneca, Biden, Wuhan, Manila, Reuters, Coronavirus, COVID 31 people like this. Like Global vaccine confidence grows as side effect worries fadeMarch 4, 2021 at 7:29 PM By Kate Kelland | Reuters
LONDON – Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is growing, with people’s willingness to have the shots increasing as they are rolled out across the world and concerns about possible side effects are fading, a 14-country survey showed on Friday.
Co-led by Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) and the polling firm YouGov, the survey found trust in COVID-19 vaccines had risen in nine out of 14 countries covered, including France, Japan and Singap...Tags: Japan, Politics, UK, London, News, Singapore, Sport, World news, Britain, Soccer, Pfizer, Yougov, Reuters, Feb, Australia Britain, Kate Kelland 11 people like this. Like White House: Pause on U.S.-UK Tariffs Meant to Create Negotiating SpaceMarch 4, 2021 at 2:09 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The decisions by Britain and the United States to suspend retaliatory tariffs will create space for negotiations on an...Tags: UK, Washington, White House, Britain, United States, Reuters 43 people like this. Like EU postpones setting date for ratifying Brexit trade dealMarch 4, 2021 at 7:40 AM Move follows Boris Johnson being accused of breaking international law for second time over Northern IrelandThe European parliament has postponed setting a date for ratifying the trade and security deal with Britain after Boris Johnson was accused of breaking international law for a second time over Northern Ireland.The chamber’s political groups agreed on Thursday to wait in light of the latest row with Downing Street, with some senior MEPs warning that the Christmas Eve deal will not be passed...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Britain, Ireland, Foreign Policy, Northern Ireland, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Trade Policy 3 people like this. Like Spend now, pay later: Sunak flags major tax rises as Covid bill topsMarch 3, 2021 at 4:13 PM Middle-earners and businesses told they will pay for government’s fight against pandemicBudget 2021: key points at a glanceRishi Sunak has told Britain’s businesses and millions of middle-earners they will pay the price of the government’s year long fight against Covid-19 with a spend now, pay later budget that combines life-support for the economy with the biggest tax increases since 1993.Delivering his second budget, the chancellor said he would “go long,” extending many economic support measu...Tags: Politics, Budget, UK News, Britain, Treasury, Rishi Sunak, Coronavirus, COVID, Budget 2021 6 people like this. Like How Rishi Sunak's Budget will affect household finances in the UKMarch 3, 2021 at 8:34 AM Tags: Politics, UK, England, London, Budget, News, Trends, Tesco, Britain, Hsbc, House Of Commons, Treasury, London England, Paul Hackett, Phil Noble, Matt Cardy Getty 149 people like this. Like Rishi Sunak to offer 'help to grow' training for SME managersMarch 1, 2021 at 5:30 PM Small businesses will receive help in Wednesday’s budget to boost tech and management skillsThe bosses of small businesses are to be invited back to school to brush up on their management skills, under plans to be announced in the budget designed to help close Britain’s productivity gap with rival nations.As part of the attempt to speed up the UK’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will unveil a “help to grow” scheme that will offer the leaders of up to 130,000 sm...Tags: Business, Politics, UK, Budget, Small Business, Management, UK News, Britain, Economic policy, Rishi Sunak, Budget 2021 22 people like this. Like UK's decision to slash aid for Yemen will cause starvation, says former ministerMarch 1, 2021 at 8:03 AM Andrew Mitchell says Britain has condemned ‘hundreds of thousands of children’Yemenis and international aid organisations have condemned the UK government’s decision to cut roughly 50% of its support for humanitarian efforts in the country’s devastating civil war.The UN was hoping to raise $3.85bn (£2.76bn) from more than 100 governments and donors at a major virtual pledging conference on Monday to avert widespread famine in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The total raised at last year’s...Tags: Politics, UK, Children, Saudi Arabia, Famine, UK News, World news, Joe Biden, US foreign policy, Britain, Middle East and North Africa, Foreign Policy, United Nations, Aid, Global development, Un 33 people like this. Like The Latest: First US J&J vaccine doses shipping Sunday nightFebruary 28, 2021 at 6:13 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced that the entire stockpile of the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will go out immediately. J&J will deliver about 16 million more doses by the end of March and 100 million total by the end of June.
Though the new shot is easier...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Utah, Business, England, Cdc, Washington, France, White House, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa 6 people like this. Like Don’t let pandemic losers slide further in a K-shaped recoveryFebruary 28, 2021 at 2:10 AM It goes against conservative instincts, but another £100bn should be spent on improving the prospects of those worst hit by CovidIt’s time we talked about “K”. Britain, it’s now commonly agreed, will be climbing out of our economic nadir in the months ahead even if the rate of recovery is unclear – but what worries thoughtful economists, notably but not only the new US treasury secretary Janet Yellen, is its Covid-dominated K character. Essentially winners from the pandemic – the better-off, hi-...Tags: Politics, US, Conservatives, UK News, Poverty, Britain, Economic policy, Economic recovery, Janet Yellen, Rishi Sunak, Budget 2021 8 people like this. Like Biden says airstrikes in Syria warn Iran to ‘be careful’February 26, 2021 at 7:42 PM By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns and Qassim Abdul-Zahra | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.
“You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,” Biden said when a reporter asked what message he had intended to send with the airstrikes, which the Pentagon said destroyed several building...Tags: Congress, Washington, White House, China, Islamic State, Iraq, Russia, Defense, Sport, Joe Biden, Iran, Syria, Austin, Britain, Soccer, Pentagon 44 people like this. Like Sunak to use budget to start repairing UK's public financesFebruary 26, 2021 at 5:34 PM Corporation tax and capital gains tax expected to rise as chancellor begins huge task of repaying Covid debtRishi Sunak will use the volatility in global financial markets to ram home a budget message next week that immediate action is needed to repair the damage to the public finances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.Despite the deep downturn caused by the third nationwide lockdown in England, the chancellor – who has been closely monitoring market moves – will announce the first steps towards r...Tags: Business, Politics, UK, England, Economics, Conservatives, UK News, Tax and spending, Public finance, Britain, Economic policy, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, Budget 2021 9 people like this. Like US is getting a 3rd COVID-19 vaccine: Which one is the best?February 26, 2021 at 3:33 PM  Tags: Europe, News, Washington, White House, US, Sport, Indianapolis, Ap, Canada, Britain, Soccer, United States, South Africa, Italy, Food And Drug Administration, Belgium 76 people like this. Like Shamima Begum is a victim of trafficking – and the UK should treat her as such | Maya FoaFebruary 26, 2021 at 10:33 AM It is much easier to deprive someone of their citizenship and rights when they have been reduced to a caricatureMaya Foa is the director of the human rights charity ReprieveToday’s supreme court judgment in Shamima Begum’s case offers little resolution to an issue our government wishes would go away. While the court deferred to the home secretary’s decision to bar Begum from returning to Britain, it offered no solution to the intractable problem of her continued detention in a dangerous and unst...Tags: Politics, UK, Law, Islamic State, UK News, World news, Syria, Britain, Middle East and North Africa, Foreign Policy, Shamima Begum, Begum, Maya Foa, Foa, Camp Roj 8 people like this. Like 'Lying is no longer a sin': former French ambassador on Brexit and Boris JohnsonFebruary 26, 2021 at 9:21 AM Exclusive: Sylvie Bermann, who has written book in attempt to understand Brexit, says question of Britain’s identity was keyWhen Sylvie Bermann arrived in London in August 2014 as France’s new ambassador, it was, she says, a city of “dynamism and optimism”.“Extraordinary place. French cabinet ministers came, one after the other, looking for Britain’s recipe for success.” Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, London, France, European Union, UK News, World news, Britain, Foreign Policy, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Sylvie Bermann 24 people like this. Like 'Lying is no longer a sin': Sylvie Bermann on Brexit and Boris JohnsonFebruary 26, 2021 at 9:21 AM Former French ambassador in London, who has written book in attempt to understand Brexit, says question of Britain’s identity was keyWhen Sylvie Bermann arrived in London in August 2014 as France’s new ambassador, it was, she says, a city of “dynamism and optimism”.“Extraordinary place. French cabinet ministers came, one after the other, looking for Britain’s recipe for success.” Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, London, France, European Union, UK News, World news, Britain, Foreign Policy, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Sylvie Bermann 4 people like this. Like Number of UK workers on Covid furlough scheme rose to 4.7m in JanuaryFebruary 25, 2021 at 8:51 AM Additional 700,000 people were away from work, with women, young adults and hospitality staff worst hitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of furloughed workers in the UK rose by 700,000 to 4.7 million in January, during the third Covid lockdown, according to official figures showing employees in hospitality, women and young adults were most likely to be away from their jobs.The figures from HM Revenue and Customs show a sharp increase from 4 million at the end...Tags: Business, Politics, UK, Economics, UK News, Britain, Infectious Diseases, Economic policy, Customs, Hospitality Industry, Rishi Sunak, Coronavirus, UK job furlough scheme 44 people like this. Like How Fox News hosts started attacking COVID-19 vaccines after Biden took over the rollout from TrumpFebruary 23, 2021 at 5:39 AM Tags: New York Post, Politics, UK, Hollywood, Australia, Cdc, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Chicago, Fox, Britain, Gop, Bill Gates, Oxford 121 people like this. Like US on the brink of 500,000 coronavirus deaths; Britain rolls out plan to ease lockdown despite variant: Latest COVID-19 updatesFebruary 22, 2021 at 3:19 PM  Tags: Usa, News, White House, US, Britain, Biden, Usa Today 100 people like this. Like US on the cusp of 500,000 coronavirus deaths; Britain rolls out plan to ease lockdown despite variant: Latest COVID-19 updatesFebruary 22, 2021 at 12:07 PM Tags: Usa, News, White House, US, Britain, Biden, Usa Today 77 people like this. Like Boris Johnson reveals the route out of England's coronavirus lockdown with some restrictions lasting into JuneFebruary 22, 2021 at 10:36 AM Tags: Politics, UK, England, News, Trends, Britain, Boris Johnson, Parliament, Johnson, Toby Melville, Brexit Insider, Adam Bienkov Thomas Colson, Getty Subject, Getty Indoor, Getty Under 51 people like this. Like The Latest: Biden to mark 500,000 lives lost with ceremonyFebruary 21, 2021 at 10:42 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON __ President Joe Biden will mark the U.S. crossing 500,000 lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House.
The nation is expected to pass the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality due to the novel coronavirus.
The White House said Biden will deliver remarks at sunset to honor those who lost their lives. He will be joined by first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Ka...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 35 people like this. Like The Latest: New Zealand to remove restrictions from AucklandFebruary 21, 2021 at 9:40 PM By The Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand will remove remaining coronavirus restrictions from Auckland on Monday after an outbreak discovered in the largest city fades away.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said more than 72,000 tests had found no evidence the virus was spreading in the community.
Auckland was placed into a three-day lockdown this month after a mother, father and daughter tested positive. Another five contacts later tested positive. After the lockdown ended, Auc...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 13 people like this. Like The Latest: California coronavirus death toll tops 49,000February 21, 2021 at 7:36 PM By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — California’s death toll during the coronavirus pandemic has topped 49,000, even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to plummet across the state.
California reported another 408 deaths Sunday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 49,105 — the highest in the nation.
Health officials said Sunday that the number of patients in California hospitals with COVID-19 has slipped below 7,000, a drop of more than a third over two weeks...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 14 people like this. Like The Latest: California coronavirus death toll tops 9,000February 21, 2021 at 4:34 PM By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — California’s death toll during the coronavirus pandemic has topped 49,000, even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to plummet across the state.
California reported another 408 deaths Sunday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 49,105 — the highest in the nation.
Health officials said Sunday that the number of patients in California hospitals with COVID-19 has slipped below 7,000, a drop of more than a third over two weeks...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 34 people like this. Like The Latest: Grieving Italians mark a COVID-19 anniversaryFebruary 21, 2021 at 3:25 PM By The Associated Press
CODOGNO, Italy — Italians are marking one year since their country was shocked to discover it had the first known locally transmitted COVID-19 case in the West.
With church services Sunday and wreath-laying ceremonies, including in small northern towns which were the first to be hard-hit by the pandemic, citizens paid tribute to the dead. Italy has a confirmed death toll from the virus of 95,500.
While the first wave of infections largely engulfed Lombardy and other north...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 33 people like this. Like The Latest: Texas reports 227 more confirmed COVID-19 deathsFebruary 20, 2021 at 6:42 PM By The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of deaths in Texas due to the illness caused by the coronavirus increased by more than 200 on Saturday while the number of people hospitalized with the virus declined, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
There were an additional 227 COVID-19 deaths, more than 4,900 new cases and 7,535 hospitalizations, a decline of 222 people hospitalized, the department reported.
Texas has had more than 2.5 million coronavirus cases sinc...Tags: Health, Hong Kong, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, California, Mexico, White House, China, Germany, Russia, Israel, Uncategorized 50 people like this. Like The Latest: Israel to issue badges as proof of vaccinationFebruary 20, 2021 at 3:44 PM By The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Israel unveiled a plan on Saturday to allow people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend cultural events, fly abroad and go to health clubs and restaurants.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the plan at a news conference on Saturday night, saying those who have been vaccinated will be able to download the “green badge” in the coming days.
“The green badge is gradually opening up the country,” Netanyahu said.
Israel has conducted ...Tags: Health, Hong Kong, Europe, Business, England, New York, London, California, Mexico, White House, China, Germany, Russia, Israel, Uncategorized, America 45 people like this. Like The Latest: Mexico health official tests positive for virusFebruary 20, 2021 at 1:29 PM By The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — The official leading Mexico’s response to the pandemic says he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell tweeted Saturday that he had light COVID-19 symptoms on Friday night and an antigen test came out positive. He was awaiting the results of a PCR test, which takes longer to process and is generally more accurate..
“I’ll be working from home,’ López-Gatell said, adding that he was involved in Mexico’s vaccination...Tags: Health, Hong Kong, Europe, Business, England, New York, London, California, Mexico, White House, China, Germany, Uncategorized, America, Los Angeles, Sport 46 people like this. Like |
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