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But quarantines were disruptive to students and parents, resulting in more than 1 million children being forced out of schools, or 14 percent of the public school population, in mid-July. About 7 percent of teachers were sent home over the…

“While I sympathize with Ms. Macdonald's situation, we must follow science and kill animals that test positive for TB to minimize the spread of this insidious disease and ultimately eradicate the greatest threat to animal health in this…

A pack of Philip Morris International Inc. Marlboro Gold cigarettes seen in a tobacco shop.SOPA pictures | LightRakete | Getty ImagesLONDON - Tobacco giant Philip Morris International has reportedly announced that it will cease selling…

The British government said Monday it would ban Belarus’s national airline from landing or operating in the country the day after that country’s leader dispatched a fighter jet to force a Ryanair flight to board an opposition journalist…

A UK national flag flies next to the European Union (EU) flags in front of the Berlaymont building in Brussels.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON - The European Union and the UK have argued over coronavirus vaccine exports, and…

A more contagious variant of the coronavirus, first found in the UK, is spreading rapidly in the US, doubling about every 10 days, according to a new study.A team of researchers analyzed half a million coronavirus tests and hundreds of…

Now it turns out that some B.1.1.7 coronaviruses in the UK also have the E484K mutation.To look for new mutations, British researchers examined the 214,159 genomes of coronavirus that the UK sequenced on January 26th. In its report, Public…

These setbacks have not dampened the UK craze for the country's leading homegrown vaccine. According to analysts, this could improve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's tenure if rolled out quickly.The UK has made AstraZeneca the linchpin of…

LONDON - The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the emergency coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, opening a path to a cheap and easy-to-store shot that much of the world will rely on to help…

LONDON - For weary Brexit negotiators on both sides of the English Channel, a Christmas Eve trade deal sealed eleven months of careful deliberation on Britain's exit from the European Union, which included details as arcane as the species…