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Looking at US-UK Relationship as Royal Mania Sweeps Through Boston
As royal mania sweeps through the region this week, it’s hard to imagine two countries, so closely bound together in friendship and respect. But it wasn’t always this way, and King George III might have had a hard time wrapping his mind around Americans being obsessed with all things British. NBC10 Boston political reporter Alison King has more.
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Rishi Sunak Sworn In as UK Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak took office as British Prime Minister on Tuesday, after meeting with King Charles III.
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COVID Q&A: Top Boston Doctors on Rising UK Cases, Omicron Subvariants
Top Boston doctors explain talk about increasing cases in the U.K., the BA.4, BA.5 subvariants rising in New England and a study with new insight on why some people experience long COVID during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”
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How Have Other Countries Responded to Mass Shootings?
Mass shootings are not unique to the United States, with gun violence impacting almost every Western country. Here’s how lawmakers around the world have responded to mass shootings.
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Prince Charles Speaks Out Against Invasion of Ukraine
Prince Charles spoke about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday.
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New Omicron Variant Emerges Amid COVID Spike in Massachusetts
The world is on high alert as new cases of the potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus continue to get reported in Britain and across the globe. Amid fears that the recently identified new variant has the potential to be more resistant to the protection offered by vaccines, there are growing concerns that the pandemic and associated restrictions…
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CDC, Travelers Concerned Over Omicron Variant in US
Travelers around the world are taking note of a new US travel restriction which applies to South Africa and seven other countries.
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With Mandates Approaching, Demand for Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Explodes
In the weeks since President Biden mandated larger private employers to require their employees be vaccinated or regularly tested, both the supply and demand for fake vaccination cards in the U.S. skyrocketed.
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Boston Logan Travelers Just Back From London React to UK Travel Advisory
At Boston Logan Airport Monday night, travelers just coming back to the U.S. from London had mixed reactions to the news that the State Department has raised its travel advisory for the UK to a Level 4, which means do not travel there. With COVID cases rising in England, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also raised its…
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U.S. Government Says to Avoid Travel to the UK as COVID Cases Rise
The advisory comes amid a rise in COVID cases in England.
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G-7 Pledge to Share, But Jostle for Ground in the Sandbox
Recovery from the pandemic is set to dominate their discussions, with leaders of the wealthy democracies club expected to commit to sharing at least 1 billion vaccine shots with struggling countries.
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Biden, Johnson Solidify US-UK Alliance With New ‘Atlantic Charter'
The two leaders signed a document “building on the commitments and aspirations set out 80 years go” by predecessors Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in the Atlantic Charter
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Complaints Pour in Over Piers Morgan's Comments on Meghan
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, complained to Britain’s ITV about presenter Piers Morgan’s comments on her interview with Oprah Winfrey, the channel’s news operation reported.
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Hand-Holding But No Hugs: UK OKs Some Nursing Home Visits
The British government has announced a small step out of the nation’s lockdown — allowing nursing home residents to have a single friend or family member visit them indoors
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UK Vaccine Gambles Paid Off, While EU Caution Slowed It Down
The European Union has chosen a careful route in its vaccine campaign to defeat the coronavirus pandemic
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100-Year-Old Vet Who Raised Millions for UK Health Service Tests Positive for Covid-19
Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19
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UK Doctors Seek Review of 12-Week Gap Between Vaccine Doses
Britain’s main doctors’ organization says it is concerned about the U.K.’s decision to give people a second dose of coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by manufacturers and the World Health Organization
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UK Aims to Give 1st COVID-19 Shot to All Adults by September
The U.K. government says it plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nation’s health service battles the worst crisis in its 72-year-history.
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Johnson Under Fire as UK Again Faces Onslaught of COVID-19
The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: stay-at-home orders and empty streets
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UK Judge to Rule on US Extradition for WikiLeaks' Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. to face espionage charges over the publication of secret American military documents relating to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq