Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives for a COBRA meeting at 10 Downing street in central London on April 9, 2020. OLGA AKMEN | AFP via Getty Images The UK has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid mounting tensions with China over its new national security law in …
Read More »Oxford and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shows positive response in early trial
A possible coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford in the UK with the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has produced a strong immune response in a large early-stage trial in humans, according to recently published data published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet. . The researchers are calling their …
Read More »Apple wins the support of the EU court on 13 billion euros in taxes
The Apple Inc. logo is displayed at the company’s store in the Omotesando district of Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday June 3, 2020. Bloomberg Apple won a court case on Wednesday against the European Commission over a dispute over 13 billion euros ($ 15 billion) in Irish tax. In a long-awaited …
Read More »UK says it will phase out Huawei from 5G networks in a major makeover
The logo of the Chinese company Huawei at its UK headquarters in Reading, west London, on January 28, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas | AFP via Getty Images The UK has announced that it will ban Huawei from its 5G networks, in a significant government twist that could significantly affect relations with …
Read More »The UK economy rebounded 1.8% in May when coronavirus blockades began to slow
Shoppers wearing protective face masks walk in the rain on Oxford Street in London on June 18, 2020, as some nonessential retailers reopen after their coronavirus closure. Tolga Akmen / AFP / Getty Images The UK economy grew less than expected in May, as the country gradually eased the blockade …
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