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UK PM Sunak fires Conservative Party chairman after tax probe

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi from government on Sunday after an independent investigation into his tax affairs

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UK PM sacks party chairman as woes mount for Sunak

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi from his government. It follows an investigation into Zahawi's tax affairs that found a

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UK's Boris Johnson on the brink as ministers quit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face questions in parliament followed by a grilling by senior lawmakers on Wednesday, with his premiership on the brink after

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England schools to reopen with new testing and face mask requirements

A boy takes a COVID-19 Lateral Flow Test before returning to school, amid COVID-19 outbreak./Reuters/Phil Noble England's government says high school students will be tested for COVID-19 befor

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Britain makes omicron contingency plans for hospitals, schools

The British government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the country's record-brea

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Britain makes omicron contingency plans for hospitals, schools

Photo shows Hampden Park vaccination center in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021. /AP The British government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other wor

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G20's recovery warning, Netherlands' cases spike: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Leaders of the G20 nations have admitted that COVID-19 variants could threaten the economic recovery from the pandemic. As a result of their comments, which come after a meeting in Ven

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'Disgusting': UK's chief medical adviser harassed

Britain on Tuesday condemned the "disgusting" harassment of the government's top medical adviser, Chris Whitty, after footage emerged on social media of two men grabbin

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Dating apps are going to offer perks for users who get a coronavirus vaccine

The move is to appeal to the under 30s, but early evidence shows that many young people are already keen to get their jabs.

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Dating apps cooperate with UK government to boost vaccine drive

Cooperating with the UK government, dating apps are helping boost vaccinations among young adults. /CFP Popular dating apps on Monday launched a campaign encouraging British users to post "I g

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UK may require NHS workers to take COVID-19 vaccine

The British government may require National Health Service workers to be inoculated against COVID-19 — a contentious proposal that was immediately criticized by opposit

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apri. 3 - Apri. 9)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Lavrov Says Russia-I

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Thorny issues to achieve a fairer system amid a pandemic

Unloading a shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from a plane at Felix Houphouet Boigny airport of Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire, February 26, 2021. /CFP The world is still facing unbalanced va

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Britain to deploy Moderna COVID-19 shot from third week of April - minister

Britain will begin the rollout of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in mid-April, vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Tuesday, adding the vaccination programme w

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UK-made COVID vaccine Valneva shows 'strong immune response' in early trials

The Valneva COVID-19 vaccine which is being developed in Scotland is set to move to phase three trials.

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Hungary to begin easing, cash 'unlikely' to pose risk: COVID bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has tested positive for the virus, government officials have announced. A statement added that he feels well but is in self-isolation at ho

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Czechia extends state of emergency, UK booster jabs: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- People over the age of 70 in the UK could begin to receive their booster vaccines to protect them against other variants of the virus in September, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has