Britain pessimistic about post-Brexit deal

Britain pessimistic about post-Brexit deal

(VOVWORLD) - Britain and the European Union have made “some progress” in post-Brexit trade talks but there are still significant gaps and the most likely outcome is for negotiations to...
EU, UK leader to discuss Brexit trade deal

EU, UK leader to discuss Brexit trade deal

(VOVWORLD) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are set to hold a telephone call on Saturday afternoon (London time) after the EU and...
COVID-19 cases surge globally

COVID-19 cases surge globally

(VOVWORLD) - 46.4 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, which has claimed 1.2 million lives worldwide, according to worldometers.info
COVID-19 cases total 38 million globally

COVID-19 cases total 38 million globally

(VOVWORLD) - COVID-19 cases now total 38 million globally, with deaths exceeding 1 million, according to worldometers.info. The US remains the worst-hit country, followed by Brazil, India, Mexico,...
UK sets deadline for Brexit trade talks

UK sets deadline for Brexit trade talks

(VOVWORLD) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that the UK has set October 15 as a hard deadline for finalizing the post-Brexit free trade agreement with the EU,...
EU-UK trade talks to be held despite Covid-19

EU-UK trade talks to be held despite Covid-19

(VOVWORLD) - The UK said Friday that UK-EU trade negotiations will go on as scheduled despite UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier testing positive for...
UK to end Brexit transition period by end of 2020

UK to end Brexit transition period by end of 2020

(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Monday that Britain’s main goal in trade talks with the EU will be to restore economic and political independence beginning...
UK PM fires Northern Ireland Secretary

UK PM fires Northern Ireland Secretary

(VOVWORLD) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday sacked Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith, the first move in the first cabinet reshuffle Mr. Johnson has done since taking office last...