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Friday, September 27, 2024
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Topic: United Kingdom

Boris Johnson will revamp his agenda to deal with UK’s worst recession in 300 years

Elected just 6 months ago, Johnson, who promised to level up 'forgotten' parts of the UK before the virus struck, will likely focus on reasserting his broader political mission.

UK plans citizenship for residents in Hong Kong if China doesn’t back down on new law

About 300,000 people in Hong Kong have British National (Overseas) passports, giving them the right to come to the UK for six months.

Pressure mounts on British PM Boris Johnson to fire chief aide Dominic Cummings

Johnson will face a volley of questions from senior members of Parliament over his handling of the Covid crisis as well as his relationship with Cummings.

China raises defence spending, 30,000 UK pubs face closure & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Rishi Sunak warns UK is headed into ‘severe recession’ unprecedented in scale

The Bank of England has predicted that a three-month lockdown could lead to a 14% slump this year — the deepest recession since the early 18th century.

‘Show us the science’: UK wants more transparency in Boris Johnson’s Covid strategy

Support is slipping for Johnson as UK recorded the world's second-highest number of deaths after a week of confused messages over relaxing the lockdown.

UK GDP shrinks by 2% amid Covid-19 crisis, biggest quarterly decline since 2008

The fall was the biggest since the financial crisis of 2008 and included a contraction of 5.8 per cent in the March GDP alone, the biggest monthly fall on record.

UK set to ease lockdown on 11 May as PM Johnson comes under pressure to get economy running

UK govt is drawing up guidance for employers on how to return to work safely as it tries to mitigate the economic damage caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Covid-19 deaths decline in Europe as countries begin to ease out of lockdown

UK reported 315 deaths from Covid-19, down from the 621 confirmed a day before. Italy, Spain, Germany and France also reported their lowest fatalities since March.

PM Boris Johnson returns to work today but it still isn’t clear when UK can

With lockdowns being partially lifted on the European continent, PM Boris Johnson is under pressure to move Britain also to the next phase.

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Nuclear submarine will be a leapfrog for India-France ties, bring New Delhi into exclusive club

France’s offer could catapult India into yet another exclusive club of a select few countries that possess a whole range of submarines.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Azerbaijan inducts JF-17 fighters from Pakistan as Armenia looks to India to beef up

While Azerbaijan is moving away from traditional arms supplier Russia and growing closer to Turkey & Pakistan, rival Armenia is depening defence ties with India, already a major supplier.

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.