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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video conference call with French virologist Françoise Barré-Sinoussi on efforts to develop a vaccine and treatment against the new coronavirus, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday.

Several European Leaders See A Popularity Boost During Coronavirus Pandemic

11:26am April 17, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Even after Europe became an epicenter in the global spread of COVID-19, a number of leaders have had growing approval from their citizens.

Politicians and world leaders celebrated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's release from the intensive care unit.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Leaves ICU Amid Treatment For COVID-19

4:50pm April 09, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

"He is in extremely good spirits," his office said. Johnson's emergence from intensive care is good news for the leader, who remains in the hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

A medical worker cleans an ambulance at St. Thomas' Hospital, one of the many hospitals dealing with coronavirus patients in London. U.K. health care personnel say they are not receiving enough tests for the virus themselves.

U.K. Health Workers Decry Low Rate Of Coronavirus Tests For Medical Staff

8:16pm April 02, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The British government is under fire for only testing a tiny percentage of National Health Service staff as deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom quickly rise to nearly 3,000.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered the closure of most retail stores and banned public gatherings of more than two in a stepped-up response to slow the coronavirus.

U.K. Prime Minister Tells Brits To Stay Home, Threatens Fines

5:29pm March 23, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Boris Johnson has ordered that people stay in their homes, aside from four exemptions. Only essential businesses will be allowed to stay open and the police will be empowered to enforce the measures.

An empty pub in London. On Friday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country's bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes must close to curb the spread of COVID-19, which has killed more than 100 people in the U.K.

U.K. Shuts Pubs, Restaurants And Other Locales To Curb Coronavirus Spread

6:40pm March 20, 2020

by Sophie Eastaugh

The government ordered establishments to close Friday night and announced wage relief for furloughed workers.

An elderly woman reaches up to a near empty shelf in a supermarket in London on Thursday. The coronavirus outbreak has led to panic shopping in the United Kingdom as elsewhere.

'There's No Fruit Or Veg': U.K. Nurse Makes Emotional Plea To Panicked Shoppers

5:01pm March 20, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

Many supermarket shelves have been stripped bare as the coronavirus spreads in Britain, which led to this tearful Facebook video that has struck a nerve across the country.

A couple wear face masks as they visit Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday. After criticism for responding slowly, the United Kingdom has urged the public to avoid unnecessary contact.

U.K. Steps Up Coronavirus Prevention, But Its Hospitals Have Already Been Strained

3:42pm March 17, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The virus pandemic comes at a vulnerable time for the Britain's overburdened public health care system.

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A person wearing a face mask at the Piazza Di Spagna in Rome during the coronavirus emergency, on Tuesday, after the Italian government imposed national restrictions to control the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

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As Coronavirus In China Wanes, Italy, South Korea See Brunt Of Epidemic

6:25am March 11, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The United Kingdom's health minister has also been diagnosed with coronavirus – one of nearly 400 confirmed cases in that country, as Turkey on Wednesday announced its first case.

An airplane arrives at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday — the same day a court blocked plans for a third runway at the airport, citing the government's climate change commitments.

Citing Climate Commitments, U.K. Court Blocks New Runway At Heathrow Airport

2:07pm February 27, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The Court of Appeal said the major international hub's plans for an additional runway failed to consider the government's pledges on carbon emissions. It's a big win for climate activists.

Officials lower and remove the Union Jack from the European Parliament building in Brussels on Friday. As the U.K. prepared to bring to an end its decades-long membership in the European Union, the bloc's top officials on Friday pledged to continue playin

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The Long, Uneasy Wait Is Over: Parties, Protests And Solemn Silence Greet Brexit

6:00pm January 31, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Some 43 months after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, the day of divorce has finally arrived. Supporters and critics alike had their say; but largely, a somber mood welcomed the milestone.