U.K. prime minister warns new COVID variant is more deadly
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the global impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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England enters emergency national lockdown
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New COVID-19 strain appears in New York
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U.K. leader orders strict new lockdown as COVID-19 variant surges
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U.K. returning to national lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced that the United Kingdom will be put back under strict lockdown orders as a new strain of COVID-19 rapidly spreads. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero from London with the details.
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Judge rejects request to extradite Assange
A British judge has denied a U.S. government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to America to face espionage charges that carry a maximum 175-year prison sentence. As CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports, the judge said such a fate could lead Assange to commit suicide given his precarious mental health.
U.K. judge rejects U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
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U.K. teachers' union urges schools to close
The government, which oversees schools in England, has already decided to keep all schools in London closed next week to try to stem new infections.
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Millions told to stay at home in the U.K.
Millions of people in the United Kingdom have been told to stay at home as coronavirus cases surge in the country. Charlie D’Agata reports.
UK rolls out new vaccine amid Brexit
A new coronavirus strain is spreading across the U.K. as the country implements its latest pandemic lockdown and prepares to roll out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The new measures come as the country prepares to leave the European Union. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN from London to break down the latest on the coronavirus and Brexit.
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