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Britain will use all tools to prevent Russian aggression, says PM’s spokesman

7 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will use all possible tools to try to prevent Russian aggression against Ukraine, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, adding the United States would update others after a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The UK will use all the economic and diplomatic tools at its disposal …

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New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutations

7 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday its antibody-based COVID-19 therapy with U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, citing new data from early-stage studies. The data, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, shows that the companies’ treatment, sotrovimab, is effective against all …

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Britain will consider diplomatic presence at Beijing Olympics – Raab

7 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will in due course consider whether or not to impose a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday. U.S. government officials will boycott the Olympics in Beijing because of China’s human rights “atrocities”, the White House said on Monday. Beijing says …

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Soccer: English bodies launch new joint action plan on players’ brain health

7 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – England’s Football Association, the Premier League and other soccer governing bodies have launched a new joint action plan to understand, promote and protect the brain health of players amid the risk of head injuries, they said in a statement on Tuesday. The issue of dementia in professional soccer was highlighted by the death …

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Soccer-Late Gray show gives Everton 2-1 win over Arsenal

7 Dec 2021

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Everton eased some of the pressure on manager Rafa Benitez as they ground out a comeback 2-1 home win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Monday, with Demarai Gray netting a stunning stoppage-time winner after setting up the equaliser. Brazilian forward Richarlison, who had two goals scrapped for marginal offsides …

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Accuser says she once saw Ghislaine Maxwell as ‘everything that I wanted to be’

6 Dec 2021

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A woman who says Ghislaine Maxwell groomed her for abuse by late financier Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager testified on Monday that she initially looked up to the British socialite, calling her “everything that I wanted to be.” The woman, who is testifying under the pseudonym Kate, …

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England has community transmission of Omicron variant, health minister says

6 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister said on Monday there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across regions of England but it is too early to say if this will “knock us off our road to recovery”. Defending the introduction of stricter rules to slow the spread of the virus, …

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