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U.K., Commonwealth countries mark death of Prince Philip with gun salutesAlso known as the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip served in the Royal Navy during World War II and once had a promising military career.CanadaApr 10
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U.K. eyes late spring resumption of international travel as COVID-19 rules easeUnder a proposed traffic light system, restrictions like mandatory quarantine and testing will apply differently depending on which category of country a passenger arrives from.WorldApr 9
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U.K. won’t share surplus COVID-19 vaccines until all adults are inoculated: ministerMore than 30 million Britons have received their first COVID-19 shots in the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, with the aim of offering shots to all adults by the end of July.HealthMar 30
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UBC Okanagan leads international diabetes research teamThey have launched the new MOTIVATE-TD2, a program which connects diabetic patients with specialized health workers online.CanadaMar 16
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RCMP, CSIS modelling new collaboration efforts on lessons learned from BritainThe RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service approached their British counterparts to learn from their findings.CanadaMar 14
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Wave of online racism toward soccer stars forces U.K. government to listen'Too many of the social media companies base their worth, their profitability, who they are, on just the raw numbers,' said Shaka Hislop founder of an anti-racism education charityTechMar 7
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Britain greenlights world’s first trial exposing human volunteers to COVID-19The trial, due to start within a month, will see up to 90 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 30 exposed to the smallest amount of the virus needed to cause infection.HealthFeb 17
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U.K. will issue vaccine passports if needed, but won’t use at homeThe World Health Organization has come out against “immunity passports,” which run on the basis of identifying someone who has already had the virus as being safe to travel.WorldFeb 16
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Thousands of Hong Kongers flee to the U.K. in fear of China national security crackdownApplications for the British National Overseas visa officially opened Sunday, though many have already arrived on British soil to get a head start.WorldJan 31
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U.K. eyes tougher quarantine rules amid risk of ‘vaccine-busting’ coronavirus variantsU.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the British government was looking at the option of quarantine hotels -- where inbound travellers pay to be isolated at a hotel on arrival.HealthJan 25
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