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'Final throw of the dice': UK, EU to resume talks in efforts to save Brexit

Since Britain formally left the EU on Jan. 31, negotiators have missed several deadlines for a deal with the world's largest trading bloc before a status quo transition period ends on Dec. 31

Hong Kong ex-lawmaker Ted Hui says his bank accounts have been frozen

Five accounts belonging to Hui, his wife and parents have been inaccessible since Saturday, he said in an interview with the newspaper

UK Queen not to get special treatment, will wait in line for Covid vaccine

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will not get preferential treatment, but will instead "wait in line" during the first wave of the Covid-19 vaccines reserved for the over-80s

Group of 36 UK MPs seek ministerial intervention in India's farmer protests

India has called the remarks by foreign leaders and politicians on protests by farmers as "ill-informed" and "unwarranted" as the matter pertained to the internal affairs of a democratic country.

Fauci apologizes for casting doubt over UK's approval of Pfizer vaccine

"I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the regulatory community in the UK," Fauci said

Fortune or foresight? AstraZeneca, Oxford stories clash on Covid-19 vaccine

The discrepancy, reported for the first time by Reuters, centres on the regimen administered to a smaller group of volunteers in the late-stage trials, of half a dose followed by a full dose

High-stakes coronavirus vaccine rollout under spotlight amid challenges

The UK has ordered enough doses of the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to immunise 20 million people

England's new tier system replaces Covid lockdown to halt infection spread

A new tier system in England has replaced the recently-concluded month-long Covid-19 lockdown, as part of additional efforts to further halt the spread of infection

Don't get carried away with Covid-19 vaccine 'over optimism': UK PM Johnson

UK PM Johnson hailed the "searchlights of science" which have fought back against Covid-19 with an approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine but urged the public to not get carried away with "over optimism"

Debenhams set to shut down without alternative offer, threaten 12,000 jobs

Debenhams said it had no choice but to start winding down the business, given the prolonged effects of the pandemic

Australia a key market, Ola says amid reports of reduced operations

At a time when Covid-19 is pounding the transportation industry, it has been reported that Ola has closed local driver offices in Australia and suspended personal accident insurance for drivers there

Hoping two Covid-19 vaccines would be approved soon, says UK PM Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped that two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates would be approved shortly

EU, UK entering last week of substantive Brexit talks: UK foreign secretary

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that Brexit negotiations with the European Union were entering "the last week or so" of "substantive" talks before the transition period ends on December 31

UK bans new Huawei 5G network installation from September next year

British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm's equipment from high speed mobile networks

In last-ditch attempt, Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks

The first sign of movement -- either towards a deal or that talks are crumbling -- is likely to be a call between Johnson and von der Leyen

UK PM Johnson warns of New Year lockdown as he defends new tier system

Different regions in the UK are under different levels of Covid-19 restrictions based on a three tier system.

Safe or unsafe? The best and worst places to be in the Covid-19 era

The result is an overall score that's a snapshot of how the pandemic is playing out in these 53 places right now

UK weighs Huawei Technologies installation ban to sway lawmakers

The new proposal would see a ban in force as soon as Sept 2021, say sources

Evidence builds that an early mutation made the pandemic harder to stop

Scientists were initially skeptical that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious. But new research has changed many of their minds

How a dosing error turned into lucky punch for AstraZeneca and Oxford

"The reason we had the half-dose is serendipity," Mene Pangalos, the head of AstraZeneca's non-oncology research and development, told Reuters