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April 9, 2020 at 4:21 am

Half billion more people face poverty due to virus – report

LONDON (AP) — Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic unless... Updated 4:26 am

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April 3, 2020 at 10:00 am

Prince Charles opens new London hospital for virus patients

LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles remotely opened a vast temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at London’s main exhibition center Friday, as the number of coronavirus-related...

A view of Britain’s Prince Charles projected on a screen as he delivers a video message from his residence in Scotland, during opening of the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre in London, Friday April 3, 2020. The ExCel centre has been converted into a 4000 bed temporary hospital NHS Nightingale amid the growing coronavirus outbreak. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP) AMB110 AMB110

April 3, 2020 at 5:07 am

Prince Charles, via remote link, opens new London hospital for virus patients VIEW

LONDON — Prince Charles remotely opened a vast temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at London’s main exhibition center Friday, as the number of coronavirus-related deaths...

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April 1, 2020 at 9:55 am

Not so funny: Edinburgh festivals canceled for first time

LONDON (AP) — Every August, the Scottish capital of Edinburgh plays host to some of the funniest and most talented — not to forget strangest...

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April 1, 2020 at 8:32 am

Not so funny: Edinburgh festivals canceled for first time

LONDON (AP) — Every August, the Scottish capital of Edinburgh plays host to some of the funniest and most talented — not to forget strangest...

Entertainment

March 31, 2020 at 8:20 am

Virus slump expected to rival big recessions in history

LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus-related recessions around the world are going to be bad — and for some of the world's major industrial nations the...

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March 30, 2020 at 9:19 am

Long-standing UK restaurant chain goes bust as sector reels

LONDON (AP) — Well-known food and retail chains in Britain are calling in bankruptcy administrators and struggling to pay bills after the government ordered shops...

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FILE – In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020 file photo Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions, in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson’s office said Friday March 27, 2020 that he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating and continuing to lead the country’s response to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) TH101 TH101

March 27, 2020 at 4:23 am

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for virus VIEW

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first leader of a major nation to contract COVID-19,...

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March 26, 2020 at 5:31 am

‘Not forgotten’: UK unveils big new scheme for self-employed

LONDON (AP) — The British government unveiled another massive income support scheme on Thursday, this time for the 5 million-or-so self-employed people, many of whom...

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A small number of revelers celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at an Irish pub in London on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday urged the British people to pull together even as they move apart, hoping to steady a country that has veered between alarm and complacency as the government has struggled to present a consistent message about its response to the coronavirus. (Mary Turner/The New York Times) XNYT185 XNYT185

March 20, 2020 at 12:41 pm

UK pubs shut, state steps in to pay wages in face of virus VIEW

LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has turned everything on its head in the global economy, not least in Britain where the center-right Conservative government...

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