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Philippines detects first case of British virus strain
The Philippines on Wednesday confirmed its first case of a British-identified coronavirus mutation that appears to be more infectious, as authorities scramble to secure vaccine supplies.
January 14, 2021
10:27 am
Politiko Global
Defying EU ultimatum, British MPs approve post-Brexit bill
British lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a bill to regulate the UK’s internal market after Brexit, defying a looming EU ultimatum as the two sides entered a final week of tense talks.
October 1, 2020
7:49 am
Politiko Campus
UK historian quits Cambridge over slavery claim
A British royal historian who said slavery was not genocide has quit his honorary position at Cambridge University and been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins.
July 5, 2020
2:37 pm
Politiko Campus
UK unveils $1.2B billion schools ‘catch-up’ plan after lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said English schools would receive £1 billion ($1.2bn, 1.1bn euros) in funding to help pupils catch up after missing months of classes due to the coronavirus.
June 19, 2020
4:33 pm
Politiko Global
Symbolic destruction: bringing down the statues
When British protesters pulled down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and Belgian officials did the same to King Leopold II, they were engaging in a symbolic act with many precedents.
June 10, 2020
3:01 pm
Politiko Global
Searching ‘racist’ on Twitter brings up Trump as top result
US President Donald Trump appears as the first result of suggested accounts when users type “racist” into Twitter’s people search, it emerged Wednesday.
June 4, 2020
10:44 am
Politiko TV
WATCH | Saludo sa Pilipino! British PM Boris Johnson wears PH shirt
Netizens thanked the Prime Minister for wearing the shirt to honor efforts of Filipino nurses, doctors and other healthcare frontliners in the UK.
May 26, 2020
4:37 pm
Politiko Campus
Teaching unions challenge school reopening plans
British teaching unions on Friday urged the government to reconsider plans to reopen schools on June 1, after the government released scientific advice on easing the coronavirus lockdown.
May 23, 2020
10:37 am
Politiko Global
British PM’s partner gives birth to baby boy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s partner Carrie Symonds on Wednesday gave birth to a “healthy baby boy” in a London hospital, a spokesman for the couple said.
April 29, 2020
8:24 pm
Politiko Global
UK monarchy scrambles for solutions after Harry, Meghan bombshell
The British monarchy scrambled Thursday to find urgent “workable solutions” for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan after their bombshell decision to quit front-line duties caught the royal family off guard.
January 10, 2020
11:19 am
Politiko Global
Britain’s William and Kate to begin ‘complex’ tour of Pakistan
Prince William and his wife Kate will arrive in Pakistan late Monday for their “most complex” tour to date, British officials said, with Islamabad eager to tout improved security after years of violent militancy.
October 14, 2019
5:50 pm
Politiko Global
Confiscated supercars of president’s son sold for $24M
A Swiss auction of 25 supercars seized from the playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s president fetched 21.6 million euros ($23.6 million) Sunday — substantially more than expected.
September 30, 2019
2:40 pm
Politiko Global
UK bars RT, Sputnik from conference for ‘disinformation’
Britain said Monday it had barred Russia’s RT and Sputnik news organisations from a global conference on media freedom in London because of their “active role in spreading disinformation”.
July 9, 2019
10:24 am
Politiko Global
Britain’s May announces resignation in emotional end
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation in an emotional address on Friday, ending a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit.
May 24, 2019
6:57 pm
Politiko Global
Elton John joins George Clooney in call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
British pop legend Elton John has joined actor George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate’s new death-penalty laws for gay sex and adultery.
April 1, 2019
10:52 am
Politiko Global
Anger as UK’s May asks for yet more time to amend Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday called for still more time to renegotiate her Brexit deal, and drew outrage by suggesting parliament may not be able to vote on the text until just 17 days before Britain leaves the EU.
February 25, 2019
9:57 am
Politiko Global
Najib’s British PR guru wanted for money-laundering
A controversial British former media adviser to Malaysia’s toppled leader is being sought by authorities for allegedly laundering $3.4 million, officials said Thursday, nine months after his boss was ejected from office.
February 21, 2019
7:03 pm
Politiko Global
China’s Xi denounces ‘protectionism, isolationism and populism’
Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday lambasted “protectionism, isolationism and populism” and again vowed to open up Asia’s largest economy, as Beijing faces an escalating trade dispute with the United States.
June 22, 2018
12:19 pm
Politiko Global
Thailand carries out first execution since 2009
Thailand has carried out its first execution since 2009, the government said, putting a 26-year-old convicted murderer to death by lethal injection in a move condemned by Amnesty International as “deplorable”.
June 19, 2018
4:13 pm
Politiko Global
I’m sorry’, Facebook boss Zuckerberg tells lawmakers
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the European Parliament on Tuesday for the “harm” caused by a huge breach of users’ data and by a failure to crack down on fake news.
May 23, 2018
2:41 pm
Politiko Global
Imported murder weapons? UK’s deal to supply military equipment to PH alarms British politiko
The United Kingdom’s agreement to supply military equipment for “urban warfare” and “cyber security” to the Philippines has raised concerns it will be used in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
May 15, 2018
6:07 pm
Politiko Global
King renames Swaziland as ‘eSwatini’
The king of Swaziland, one of the world’s few absolute monarchs, announced on Thursday that his country had changed its name to eSwatini to mark 50 years since independence from British rule.
April 20, 2018
12:15 pm
Headlines
Trump defends ‘Mission Accomplished’ claim
US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his having hailed a US and allied strike in Syria as “Mission Accomplished.”
April 15, 2018
10:14 pm
Politiko Global
Cambridge Analytica denies data misuse amid UK regulator probe
Communications firm Cambridge Analytica said Monday it “strongly denies” allegations it harvested data on 50 million Facebook users for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, as British regulators prepare to ask a court to allow access to its systems.
March 20, 2018
10:05 am
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