Charles III and his wife Camilla will pay a state visit to Kenya from October 31 to November 3 as his first trip to a Commonwealth country since his coronation, the Buckingham Palace announced. The visit, at the invitation of Kenyan President William Ruto, will be an opportunity to “celebrate …
Read More »Tiwa Savage at the coronation of King Charles III
The famous Nigeria artist Tiwa Savage has been invited in the United Kingdom as King Charles III will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London. Tiwa Savage will represent Africa at the great coronation ceremony of King Charles III scheduled for May 6, 2023 at Westminster Abbey …
Read More »British MPs propose to write “smoking kills” on every cigarette
British parliamentarians have tabled amendments to a bill on health, currently under consideration, with the aim of combating smoking. Among them, writing “Smoking kills” directly on cigarettes, inside packages, reports The Guardian. “Smoking is the leading cause of premature death in England, killing 74,600 people in 2019,” wrote on Twitter …
Read More »UK’s mutating variant a concern as it might undermine vaccines
The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it is mutating and so could undermine the protection given by vaccines against developing COVID-19, the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance programme said. The coronavirus has killed 2.35 million people and turned normal life …
Read More »United Kingdom medics in Eswatini to help fight against the coronavirus pandemic
The United Kingdom has sent an emergency medical team to Eswatini to help the southern African country deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. The kingdom, formerly known as Swaziland, has a population of a million and seen around 500 people die from the virus. “Earlier last year the local …
Read More »United Kingdom imposes sanctions on four Zimbabwe officials
The British government has announced sanctions against four Zimbabwean security officials, accusing them of human rights abuses, including killing protesters. Owen Ncube, the Minister of State for National Security , as well as the head of the police, the intelligence agency and the former chief of the presidential guard, will …
Read More »United Kingdom: national security prevents publication of vaccine supply data
According to a junior British Minister, Britain cannot publish details of the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine supply contract because it would jeopardize national security, as the European Union threatened drug companies over supply delays. Scotland will publish covid-19 detailed vaccine supply data next week even though the British government has refused …
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