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UK: Eight arrested over mail scam texts

Monday, 14 June 2021, 11:33 Last update: about 5 years ago

Eight people have been arrested by UK police in connection with scam texts which claim to be from the Royal Mail. The operations on Monday in London, Coventry, Birmingham and Colchester took...

Britain calls EU view of N Ireland offensive in Brexit spat

Sunday, 13 June 2021, 18:03 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Britain accused European Union leaders on Sunday of holding the “offensive” view that Northern Ireland is not fully part of the United Kingdom, as Brexit cast a shadow over the Group of...

G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations

Sunday, 13 June 2021, 15:37 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The leaders of the world's richest countries have pledged more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, endorsed a global minimum tax on multinational corporations and agreed they...

Johnson voices caution over next lockdown easing in England

Sunday, 13 June 2021, 07:05 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a strong hint Saturday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England this month will be delayed as a result of the spread of the...

Brazil president fined for not wearing mask

Sunday, 13 June 2021, 07:03 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask. Sao Paulo’s...

UK-EU Brexit spat over Northern Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit

Saturday, 12 June 2021, 16:04 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Turbulence from the divorce between the U.K. and the European Union provided an unwanted distraction at the Group of Seven summit taking place in southwest England, with British Prime Minister Boris...

Doctors urge delay in next lockdown easing in England

Saturday, 12 June 2021, 06:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Britain's main doctors' union has joined calls for the next planned lockdown easing in England to be delayed, as figures Friday showed new COVID-19 cases across the U.K. running at their highest level...

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