UK records highest COVID-19 death in Europe

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Source: Rob Picheta, cnn.ca, May 06, 2020 The UK government has been criticized for their lack of testing and failing to provide adequate amounts of PPE. London (CNN) The UK has suffered more deaths from coronavirus than any other country in Europe, reaching a grim milestone that piles further scrutiny on the response to the… Continue reading UK records highest COVID-19 death in Europe

UK PM Boris Johnson in intensive care due to COVID-19

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Source: Connor Sephton, April 7, 2020 The latest figures show the death rate of those admitted to intensive care in the UK is now exceeding 50%. The prime minister is “extremely sick” and it is very likely he will need a ventilator, according to a medical expert. Boris Johnson has spent the night in intensive care… Continue reading UK PM Boris Johnson in intensive care due to COVID-19

Wild goats take over Llandudno, Wales amid coronavirus lockdown

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Source: Aleesha Khaliq, April 2, 2020 Herds of Great Orme Kashmiri goats could be seen strolling the streets and grazing on grass from church grounds, flower beds, and residential properties. (CNN)–A coastal town in north Wales has found a whole new meaning to the phrase herd immunity, after goats were spotted roaming its quiet streets. It… Continue reading Wild goats take over Llandudno, Wales amid coronavirus lockdown

New York State surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

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Source: nytimes.com, March 30, 2020 New York City has one week’s worth of medical supplies. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday offered a grim assessment of the coronavirus pandemic engulfing the state, as he reported that 237 people had died since the day before, the largest one-day increase since the coronavirus outbreak began. And the… Continue reading New York State surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

Coronavirus controls lifted in Hubei province

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Source: Joe McDonald, The Associated Press, globalnews.ca, March 25, 2020 Residents of Wuhan are allowed out of the city but cannot leave Hubei until April 8th. Trains carrying factory employees back to work after two months in locked-down cities rolled out of Hubei province, the center of China’s coronavirus outbreak, as the government on Wednesday began lifting the… Continue reading Coronavirus controls lifted in Hubei province

Britian is now on lockdown

Source: Rob Picheta, cnn.com, March 24, 2020 Shops, gyms, and places of worship will all close, and social events including weddings — but not funerals — will be postponed. London (CNN)–The UK is banning people from leaving their homes apart from for a few “very limited” reasons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday, as… Continue reading Britian is now on lockdown

UK can’t have the same trade deal with the EU as Canada does

Source: Chris Morris, BBC News, February 19, 2020 After finally leaving the EU on January 31st, the UK is now in a transition period, and busy hammering out a post-Brexit trade deal. However, the UK cannot have the same trade deal with the EU as Canada, according to the bloc’s chief negotiator. Michel Barnier said… Continue reading UK can’t have the same trade deal with the EU as Canada does

Today in the UK, a woman was sentenced for the crime of an abortion

Source: Siobhan Fenton, The Independent, April 4, 2016  She desperately tried to save up enough money to travel to England to have an abortion, but wasn’t able to. Her housemates reported her to the police Today, in the United Kingdom, a woman has been found guilty of having an abortion. It’s a horrifying idea –… Continue reading Today in the UK, a woman was sentenced for the crime of an abortion