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G7 summit: Coronavirus takes center stage over geopolitics

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended the decision to hold face-to-face talks at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting. /Ben Stanstall/AFP/POOL It will be a disappointment to some that the clos

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UK government's COVID-19 powers extended, EU vaccine plan remains slow

There is a sense in Europe that it has been short-changed by an unfair system but the problems that the bloc is facing are almost entirely commercial. /Christophe Ena/AP Europe and the United

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UK plans distribution of Oxford vaccine after positive trials

03:17 The Oxford University vaccine has shown a strong immune response in over-60s following tests on 560 healthy adult volunteers.The Lancet medical journal has published results of t

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UK introduces pub curfews and a long-awaited contact-tracing app

02:05 From now on, pubs, bars and restaurants in the UK must close at 22:00 GMT and will be restricted to table service only as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.In a chan

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UK gyms and pools can reopen, but many doors remain shut

A gym member lifts weights at Kensington Leisure Centre in west London on Saturday. /Justin Tallis/AFP Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools are due to reopen in some parts of the UK subjec

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France's Macron celebrates De Gaulle's speech anniversary in London

Eighty years ago, young general Charles de Gaulle, having fled the Nazi occupation of France, broadcast a call to arms for his people on the BBC French service.As his government at home negotiated su

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Call for global support as Africa faces COVID-19 crisis

London's Legatum Institute hosted a webinar this week, gathering medical expertise on COVID-19 from Europe and China to share with African delegates preparing for their own wave of the coronavirus.

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UK Sport continues but handshake ban proves hard to resist

01:51 Sport in Britain is so far resisting the European trend now for cancelling or postponing large-scale spectator events. In the Six Nations Rugby tournament both England Wales at T

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UK finance minister's exit signals 'massive centralization of power'

01:07 Guto Hari, a former adviser to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, told CGTN Europe the resignation of British finance minister Sajid Javid signaled "a massive centralization of pow