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Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks resume between EU, UK

Monday, 7 December 2020, 06:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain" on three...

UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 19:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Final checks were taking place Sunday on the deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech before its rollout to hospitals across the U.K....

Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centres

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 07:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The city of Moscow opening 70 vaccination facilities where thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups had signed up to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting Saturday, a precursor to a...

Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday

Saturday, 5 December 2020, 19:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Post-Brexit trade discussions between the European Union and the U.K. will resume on Sunday following a pause in negotiations in light of their inability to bridge an array of differences, Britain's...

UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 08:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pfizer and BioNTech say they've won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by rigorous science -- and...

In another dark day for UK retailing, Debenhams set to close

Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 11:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

In another dark day for the British retailing industry, Debenhams said Tuesday it will start liquidating its business - which counts around 12,000 workers - after a potential buyer of the company...

Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer

Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 07:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The coronavirus has cast a pall over Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, all but shutting down the biblical town revered as Jesus’ birthplace at the height of the normally cheery holiday...

Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot

Monday, 30 November 2020, 07:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden will likely wear a walking boot for the next several weeks as he recovers from breaking his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, his doctor said. Biden...

Pope creates 13 new cardinals in ceremony marked by COVID

Saturday, 28 November 2020, 15:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis formally created 13 new cardinals, including the first African-American to receive the rank, in a ceremony marked in every way by the coronavirus pandemic: Two of the...

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