(Reuters) – Cornelius Kersten will become the first long track speed skater from Britain to compete at the Winter Olympics in 30 years after being named in their squad for Beijing on Tuesday. The 27-year-old sealed his place after a solid qualification season that included a top-10 finish at a World Cup event in Norway …
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(Reuters) – Lucid Group said on Tuesday it would expand into European markets in 2022, as demand for electric vehicles soar after several countries pledged to end dependence on fossil fuels for mobility. “Expansion to European markets will begin this year. Stay tuned for country-specific delivery information,” the California-based electric carmaker tweeted. Reservations for the …
LONDON (Reuters) – It is not sustainable to give COVID-19 booster shots every 3 to 6 months in the long term, Britain’s chief scientific adviser said on Tuesday, even though the booster rollout is needed in the short term to combat the Omicron variant. “It would be a situation that isn’t tenable to say everyone’s …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will roll out daily COVID-19 tests to 100,000 critical workers as the government tries to contain the spread of the Omicron variant that has led to record numbers of coronavirus cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said from Jan. 10 workers in sectors such as food processing, transport and border control will …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that Britain could endure the omicron wave of the coronavirus without re-entering lockdown, but he added that the coming weeks would be challenging. “We have a chance to ride out this Omicron wave without shutting down our country,” Johnson said at a news conference. “But …
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Iran on Tuesday that time was running out to salvage a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers. In a call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Johnson discussed the ongoing talks on the Iran nuclear deal in Vienna. “The prime minister said the UK wants to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer took aim at Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party on Tuesday, saying he offered Britain “straight leadership” rather than the prime minister’s “flawed” and “reckless” government. With Labour ahead of the governing Conservatives in opinion polls, Starmer used an address at the start of the year to double …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prince Andrew of Britain’s lawyers on Tuesday will ask a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a woman who has accused him of forcing her to have sex two decades ago when she was 17. Andrew has called the lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre, now 38, baseless. Giuffre …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 2009 settlement agreement between financier Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse, was made public on Monday as part of Giuffre’s civil lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew. The agreement said Giuffre would be paid $500,000 as part of the deal. It provided a release for “any …
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LONDON (Reuters) -New measures are not needed now in Britain to fight the Omicron variant, which is “plainly milder” than earlier forms of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. “The way forward for the country as a whole is to continue with the path that we are on,” he told broadcasters. “Of …
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