#City of London to remove statues linked to slavery trade

#City of London to remove statues linked to slavery trade

“#City of London to remove statues linked to slavery trade” LONDON – The City of London on Thursday approved the removal from its ceremonial Guildhall home of statues of two figures that symbolize the financial sector’s historic role in slavery. The move, voted through by the City’s elected representatives, is part of a wider debate…

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#Trump baby blimp lands at London museum

#Trump baby blimp lands at London museum

“#Trump baby blimp lands at London museum” LONDON – A blimp depicting US President Donald Trump as a snarling, nappy-wearing orange baby has found a home in one of London’s most popular museums. The helium-filled balloon, originally paid for through crowdfunding, first took to the skies over London during protests against Trump’s visit in 2018…

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#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’

#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’

“#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that COVID-19 lockdown measures there are “probably going to get tougher” since the country needs to be “realistic” about the alarming spread of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus. Johnson said that there are “obviously a range of tougher measures…

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#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience

#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience

“#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience” LONDON – Opening its doors to a live audience for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March, London’s Dominion Theatre is getting ready to put on a socially distanced, concert-style production of musical “A Christmas Carol”. The more than 2,000-seat theatre will be…

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#London anti-lockdown protests result in 155 arrests

#London anti-lockdown protests result in 155 arrests

“#London anti-lockdown protests result in 155 arrests” Anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protesters joined forces to march through London Saturday in defiance of the nationwide lockdown, prompting 155 arrests. About 400 demonstrators led by the group Save Our Rights UK carried signs saying “Defend Freedom, Defend Humanity,” and “No more lies, no more masks, no more lockdowns,”…

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#Rapid COVID-19 tests provide lifeline for London orchestra

#Rapid COVID-19 tests provide lifeline for London orchestra

“#Rapid COVID-19 tests provide lifeline for London orchestra” LONDON – Maxine Kwok, a violinist in London’s oldest symphony orchestra, is delighted that rehearsals have resumed thanks to a rapid, lab-free COVID-19 test that gives the musicians the confidence to work together again. “It was so difficult not to play for months,” Kwok, a member of…

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#Pregnant woman miscarries after thief kicks her in stomach

#Pregnant woman miscarries after thief kicks her in stomach

“#Pregnant woman miscarries after thief kicks her in stomach” A pregnant British woman had a miscarriage after a thief kicked her in the stomach while stealing her smartphone, according to cops. The unidentified victim, who was 9-weeks pregnant and in her 30s, lost her baby soon after the bicycle-riding crook attacked her to snatch the…

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