British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

EU-UK trade talks floundering over fish as cutoff day nears

10:16 pm December 20, 2020

Brussels: Deep into a crucial weekend of negotiations, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain, leaving both without a trade agreement that would dull the edge of a chaotic, costly economic break on New Years Day. With hundreds of thousands of jobs at stake throughout the economy, the tiny sector of fisheries continued […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

No alternative, British PM tells Parliament as he is grilled over lockdown No. 2

11:02 pm November 2, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that there is “no alternative” but to impose a second England-wide lockdown as he tabled his proposals to curb the surge in coronavirus cases before members of Parliament. He rejected Opposition allegations that the government has been “slow” to act and said “no one wants to impose measures […]

Brazil’s president says hydroxychloroquine to cure his virus

7:55 pm July 8, 2020

Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against COVID-19. Bolsonaro said he tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

PM Johnson’s father flies to Greece despite ban

7:29 pm July 2, 2020

London: The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing criticism for travelling to Greece despite UK government advice against international travel and a Greek ban on flights from Britain. Stanley Johnson posted videos on Instagram taken from a plane with the words “Arriving in Athens this evening!” as well as a photo of himself in a mask in what appeared to be an […]

The U.S. reckoning on race, seen through other nations' eyes

Black Lives Matter solidarity protests in UK over George Floyd killing in US

11:35 pm June 3, 2020

London: Hundreds of protesters gathered at London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday as part of a series of Black Lives Matter protests planned in solidarity with demonstrators in the US over the killing of African-American George Floyd in police custody. Organisers asked people to stretch out their arms in order to try and maintain the two-metre […]

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