Johnson and Biden spoke for 35 minutes by phone on Saturday, during which the UK prime minister expressed his hopes of “deepening the longstanding alliance between our two countries as we drive a green and sustainable recovery from COVID-19.”
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Remarkable footage has emerged from Russia on Saturday, showing protesters in Moscow hurling snowballs at police in riot gear. Across the country, tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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The government declared a weekend lockdown of around 10,000 residents in a bid to halt the spread of a COVID-19 outbreak. People in the lockdown area, situated in the Yau Tsim Mong district will be tested for the virus.
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The State Department has designated Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism for reportedly providing support for acts of international terrorism in granting safe harbor to terrorists.
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A judge in Baghdad issued an arrest warrant for President Donald Trump for his involvement in the Washington-ordered drone strike that resulted in the assassinations of both Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
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After months of negotiations, the UK and the EU have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal days before the deadline, which would come into place on January 1. The trade agreement will have to be approved by the UK and EU parliaments.
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A year after the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China, the United Kingdom has been the first western country to start Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations.
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A COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca was found to have an average efficacy rate of 70 percent following a large-scale trial.
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Pfizer and BioNTech say their vaccine is ‘95% effective’ and has passed safety checks.
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Today DC Comics invites fans to participate in a global Batman Day celebration.
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