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Britain in shock after Catherine's cancer announcement
by Joe Jackson - March 24, 2024 - 9:13am
After weeks of wild speculation, British people on Saturday digested the shock news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer, many praising her courage.
Princess of Wales apologizes over edited photograph
by Joe Jackson - March 12, 2024 - 9:37am
Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Monday apologized and admitted to editing an official portrait of her released by the palace that prompted AFP and other agencies to withdraw the altered image.
King Charles III's coronation: 5 things we know with a month to go
by Joe Jackson - April 7, 2023 - 8:37am
With a month until King Charles III's coronation, plans are at an advanced stage to mark Britain's first enthronement in seven decades.
ICC prosecutor vows war crimes accountability ahead of London meeting
by Joe Jackson - March 20, 2023 - 7:01pm
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday that the ICC "won't hesitate to act" over possible war crimes in Ukraine, as ministers from more than 40 countries met in London.
King Charles III coronation: Processions, concert, Prince Harry? What to expect
by Joe Jackson - January 23, 2023 - 11:14am
It is unclear whether US-based Harry -- Charles' younger son -- and his American wife Meghan will attend the coronation, with a recent Sunday Times report claiming a reconciliation could still take place p...
UK nurses stage new walkout over pay
by Joe Jackson - December 20, 2022 - 1:33pm
They are demanding an inflation-busting pay increase to make up for years of real-terms salary cuts, but the government insists recession-hit Britain cannot afford anything above a roughly 4-5% rise.
UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France
by Joe Jackson - July 20, 2022 - 8:10am
A punishing heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires in western Europe pushed temperatures in Britain over 40 degrees Celsius for the first time and regional heat records tumbled elsewhere.
Queen Elizabeth II ends historic jubilee with vow to carry on
by Joe Jackson - June 6, 2022 - 9:38am
Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday brought the curtain down on her historic Platinum Jubilee celebrations, making another public appearance on the last of four days of festivities and vowing to maintain her record-breaking...
Online media fuelling divisions, global tensions: report
by Joe Jackson - May 5, 2022 - 8:05am
Reporters Without Borders, widely known by its French acronym RSF, presented its findings in the 2022 edition of its annual World Press Freedom Index. Democratic societies, it said, are increasingly fractured...
UK to offer NATO 'major military deployment' in Europe
by Joe Jackson - January 30, 2022 - 9:12am
The offer, set to be made to NATO military chiefs next week, could see London double the approximately 1,150 UK troops currently in eastern European countries and "defensive weapons" sent to Estonia, his office...
UK residents gear up for transatlantic travel restart
by Joe Jackson - November 8, 2021 - 7:47am
The United States will reopen its land and air borders from Monday to fully vaccinated foreign visitors.
G7 to agree climate, conservation targets as summit ends
by Joe Jackson - June 13, 2021 - 2:43pm
The group of leading economies, holding their first in-person gathering in nearly two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, will agree to protect at least 30% of both land and ocean globally by the end of the ...
G7 leaders take on China, COVID-19 and climate
by Joe Jackson - June 13, 2021 - 8:51am
G7 leaders on Saturday confronted China and the threat of future pandemics as the elite club of wealthy nations advertised a newfound Western unity at its first physical summit since 2019.
G7 leaders outline pandemic pact, eye foreign policy threats
by Joe Jackson - June 12, 2021 - 4:00pm
 G7 leaders are set to agree on a declaration Saturday aimed at preventing another pandemic, and try to showcase Western democratic cohesion on China and Russia, at their first in-person summit in...
Daniel Kaluuya channels spirit of Black Panthers leader to win Oscar
by Joe Jackson - April 26, 2021 - 9:32am
"What a man. What a man. How blessed we are that we live in a lifetime where he existed," Kaluuya said as he accepted his golden statuette for best supporting actor on Sunday.
Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip dead age 99
by Joe Jackson - April 9, 2021 - 7:20pm
"It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh," tjhe Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
Harry and Meghan permanently quit UK royal life
by Joe Jackson - February 23, 2021 - 7:28am
Queen Elizabeth II ordered the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as they are formally known, to relinquish their honorary titles and patronages following the confirmation that they would not be returning as working royals....
UK to outline early pub closing as virus alert level raised
by Joe Jackson - September 22, 2020 - 7:50am
Under new rules to come into force on Thursday, English pubs, bars and other hospitality venues will be required to close at 2100 GMT while food and drink outlets will be restricted to table service only.
British virus death toll now world's third-worst
by Joe Jackson - April 30, 2020 - 8:47am
Britain's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped to 26,097 on Wednesday — the second-highest in Europe behind Italy and third-highest in the world -—as the government took into account fatalities...
The Beatles' legend lives on, 50 years after break-up
by Joe Jackson - April 10, 2020 - 10:43am
When The Beatles went their separate ways in the early 1970s, few thought that half a century later the pioneering band would still influence pop music culture.
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