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Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was admitted to hospital on Sunday, after running a fever and showing other symptoms of COVID-19, ten days after he had tested positive for coronavirus. What Happened Johnson was taken to a London Hospital where he is expected to...

Researchers in the United Kingdom have developed rapid testing kits that can diagnose novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outside of a laboratory setting. What Happened Brunel University London, Lancaster University, and University of Surrey scientists collaborated to develop the device that works using a...

The U.K. government said Tuesday it will allow Huawei to build part of its 5G network, despite requests from the Trump administration to ban the Chinese company. What Happened Boris Johnson's government will task Huawei with building only noncritical parts of its future 5G network. The country...

The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union is set to happen next week, as the country's parliament assented to the withdrawal agreement bill proposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday. What Happened The U.K.'s constitutional monarch Queen Elizabeth II will sign the...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is hiring another 1,000 employees in its UK offices, Reuters reported on Monday. What Happened The California-based social media behemoth will hire across different departments, such as product management, software engineering, data science, and "...

Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth nations, on Monday expressed solidarity with her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, after their unexpected announcement of stepping down from the royal...

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and former actress, has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) for voiceover work, The Times U.K. reported on Saturday. What Happened Disney will make a donation to the wildlife charity Elephants Without Borders in exchange, and Markle will make...

The United Kingdom on Friday advised its citizens to avoid all travel to Iran as it said that there was plenty of evidence that an Iranian missile struck the Ukraine International Airlines aircraft that crashed shortly after leaving the Tehran Airport. Iran has dismissed the allegations as "...

Markets in Europe extended their losses from last week on Monday as tensions in the middle-east region following U.S. strikes in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian military leader remain high. US futures too pointed to another poor open for the US markets on Monday, as investors look...

There are "profound problems" in the way the U.K. makes the most important state decisions, and "unusual people" and "weirdos" can help solve them, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's key aide. What Happened In a blog post on Thursday, Chief Special...

China has temporarily suspended the Shanghai-London Stock Connect project with the U.K. over the latter's support for Hong Kong protestors and other political rifts, Reuters reported on Thursday. What Happened The Stock Connect project launched last year in June enabled the companies from the...

The UK is at the “end of the queue” among the countries waiting to reach a data flows agreement with the EU, according to Financial Times. What Happened Discussions over the future trade relationship between the UK and the EU in the aftermath of Brexit is scheduled to start in 2020. But...

The Walled Off Hotel in the Bethlehem town in the West Bank on Saturday exhibited an art set created by its owner, the anonymous U.K. artist Banksy, the BBC reported. What Happened The art piece named “Scar of Bethlehem” displays miniature versions of Jesus Christ, Mary, and Joseph...

The newly-elected U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson will not attend the 2020 World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, in January, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. Johnson has also barred his cabinet ministers from attending the event, according to The Guardian, as he wants to "get...

The pound sterling slipped by 0.30% to 1.3289 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as no-deal Brexit scenarios reemerged after Boris Johnson's reelection as the country's prime minister. What Happened Johnson is reportedly working on amending the withdrawal agreement bill concerning...