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How Biden and Boris Johnson Reached the Same Place on Virus Policy

How Biden and Boris Johnson Reached the Same Place on Virus Policy

LONDON — On the evening of Dec. 21, Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared from 10 Downing Street to tell anxious…

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U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil

U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil

LONDON — With coronavirus cases in Britain exploding, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the government is leaving open…

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Britain’s Conservatives Lose ‘Safe’ Seat, Dealing Blow to Boris Johnson

Britain’s Conservatives Lose ‘Safe’ Seat, Dealing Blow to Boris Johnson

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party on Friday crashed to an election defeat in a district it had represented for more…

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Conservatives Abandon Johnson Over New Covid Rules

Conservatives Abandon Johnson Over New Covid Rules

LONDON — The British government estimates that 200,000 people a day are being infected with the latest coronavirus variant, Omicron.…

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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been a coronavirus renegade. It locked down later than…

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U.K. Trucking Shortage Endures Despite Plea for Foreign Drivers

U.K. Trucking Shortage Endures Despite Plea for Foreign Drivers

In the weeks since the British government announced that it would offer 5,000 temporary visas to truck drivers from continental…

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