MUTATION: There have been 77 cases of the South African mutant strain of coronavirus now detected in the UK. The UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock gave the figure this morning, saying that all of the cases of the South African mutation of the coronavirus seen so far were in people who had recently travelled. Mr […]
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CURFEW: At least until February 9th, the Dutch will not be able to go out between 9 pm and 4.30 am to try and stem coronavirus epidemic You have to go back to World War II to find any trace of such a measure in the Netherlands. In order to fight against the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, the country […]
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PHONE CALL: New US President Joe Biden has sharply criticised British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the past Boris Johnson and Joe Biden agreed on Saturday to deepen ties between the two countries, in their first telephone interview since the second’s inauguration as President of the United States. The British Prime Minister also congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration. According to […]
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EPIDEMIC: Studies are underway around the world to determine the reasons for the greater contagiousness of the British mutation of coronavirus The mutation of the new coronavirus detected in Great Britain and already present in sixty other countries seemed to be not only more contagious but also more deadly, announced the British Prime Minister, this Friday, confirming the worst fears. This […]
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VACCINE: For the Secretary of State for European Affairs, the debate is “premature” on a vaccine passport The debate is “premature”, said the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune this Sunday morning. Guest of France Info, he explained that France was “reluctant” to the establishment of a community vaccine passport, believing that the issue should not be on […]
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The European Union is looking at a common vaccine certificate to help get travellers to their vacation destinations and prevent tourism from suffering another disastrous year due to the coronavirus pandemic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the certificates for individuals who have been vaccinated could be combined with coronavirus Covid-19 tests for […]
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ECONOMY: Greece has approved the purchase of 18 French-made Rafale Aircraft costing over 2 billion euros Greek lawmakers in a vote on Thursday approved a defence procurement program to purchase 18 French-made Rafale fighter planes, part of an armaments plan announced by the government in September. Greece has earmarked 11.5 billion euros ($14 billion) for […]
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FOOTBALL: Despite the coronavirus health crisis in Europe, UEFA wants to maintain the Euro format in twelve different countries So far everything is fine… no worse. We learned on Thursday that UEFA was not currently considering modifying its plans for Euro football or for the Champions League, despite the rebound of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic all over the country. continent. A strategy opposed […]
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RUGBY: The announcement follows the request made by the Ministry of Sports to French rugby clubs not to participate The EPCR “has no other choice but to announce (…) a temporary suspension” of the group stage of the two European rugby cups, the organizer announced on Monday after the government’s decision. French to ban Franco-British meetings “at […]
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COVID-19: UK authorities have ordered 100 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, of which 520,000 are ready on Monday The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has already been injected to more than a million Britons since the launch of the vaccination campaign in early December. This Monday, the United Kingdom becomes the first to administer to its population the vaccine from the British laboratory AstraZeneca and […]
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