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Marina and Andrea enjoy the sun with their daughter Sara at Islands Brygge in Copenhagen on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Marked areas on the grassland help people keep distance from each other, with about 40 m2 area marked out for a maximum of 10 people, to limit the spread of coronavirus infection, seen with 24 mm telephoto lens. (Ida Guldbaek Arentsen / Scanpix via AP)

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New infection peaks seen as lockdowns ease

by Frances DEmilio Associated Press, Pablo Gorondi Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressMay 3, 2020

Police officers stand outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened in London, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in central London on Sunday after his coronavirus symptoms persisted for 10 days. Having been in hospital for tests and observation, his doctors advised that he be admitted to intensive care on Monday evening. The new coronavirus...

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UK’s Johnson stable in ICU with oxygen

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressApril 7, 2020

Medical workers wearing equipment to protect themselves from coronavirus bring a patient to St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster in London, Monday, April 6, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down

by Lori Hinnant Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressApril 6, 2020

This image made from video shows the exterior of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Singapore, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. A middle-aged businessman from southern England unwittingly carried the new virus across two continents and unwittingly infected at least 11 people in three countries, in just one example that illustrates how China's outbreak could turn into a global pandemic amid fast-moving international travel. The businessman contracted the virus while attending a gas industry conference in...

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British traveler with new virus may have exposed dozens

by Danica Kirka Associated PressFebruary 10, 2020

Undated handout photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Sudesh Amman. Police in London say a man who strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before being shot to death by police was recently released from prison, where he was serving for terrorism offenses. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lucy D’Orsi said police are ”confident" the attacker was 20-year-old Sudesh Amman. (Metropolitan Police via AP)

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Man wearing fake bomb stabs 2 in London, is shot to death

by Gregory Katz Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressFebruary 3, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center left, visits the Department of Mathematics at King's Maths School, part of King's College London University, in London, Monday Jan. 27, 2020. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via AP)

Britain snubs US over Huawei

by Kelvin Chan Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressJanuary 28, 2020

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 file photo, Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince Harry arrive for an event at the memorial garden in Kensington Palace, London. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is set to hold face-to-face talks Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 with Prince Harry for the first time since he and his wife, Meghan, unveiled their controversial plan to walk away from royal roles — at a dramatic family summit meant to chart a future course for the couple. The meeting at the...

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Queen OKs Harry, Meghan’s Canada move

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Frank Augstein Associated PressJanuary 13, 2020

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 26, 2018 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex pose for a group photo at the Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. In a stunning declaration, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning "to step back" as senior members of the royal family and "work to become financially independent." A statement issued by the couple Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 also said they intend...

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Prince Harry, wife giving up royal roles

by Danica Kirka Associated PressJanuary 8, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson holds his dog Dilyn as he leaves after voting in the general election at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. The general election in Britain on Thursday will bring a new Parliament to power and may lead to a change at the top if Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party doesn't fare well with voters. Johnson called the early election in hopes of gaining lawmakers to...

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UK exit poll suggests majority for Johnson’s Tories

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Mike Corder Associated PressDecember 12, 2019

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Georgetown Law's second annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture, in Washington. Clinton told the BBC on Tuesday Nov. 12, 2019, that she's “dumbfounded” the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics as the country prepares for national elections on Dec 12. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, FILE)

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Clinton raps UK for blocking Russian influence report

by Danica Kirka Associated PressNovember 12, 2019