London (CNN)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson missed five emergency meetings in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, officials admitted on Sunday, as the UK government faced a barrage of criticism over its response to the spread of the disease.Government ministers were forced on the defensive after a wide-ranging critique in the Sunday Times of London revealed that the UK missed a string of missed opportunities to get on the front foot in late January and throughout February. Michael Gove, one of the senior Cabinet ministers leading the response to the pandemic, admitted that...…London (CNN)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson missed five emergency meetings in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, officials admitted on Sunday, as the UK government faced a barrage of criticism over its response to the spread of the disease.Government ministers were forced on the defensive after a wide-ranging critique in the Sunday Times of London revealed that the UK missed a string of missed opportunities to get on the front foot in late January and throughout February. Michael Gove, one of the senior Cabinet ministers leading the response to the pandemic, admitted that...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A man in the town of Manacor on the Spanish island of Mallorca has been arrested on suspicion of infecting 22 people with Covid-19, according to the Spanish National Police.“Despite having symptoms and having done a PCR test, he continued his normal life without waiting for the result or quarantining,” police said of the suspect in a tweet on Saturday.Authorities added that the 40-year-old man “came to work with a 40°C fever [104°F] according to his colleagues. He was coughing loudly all over the place, lowering his facemask, while saying:...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A man in the town of Manacor on the Spanish island of Mallorca has been arrested on suspicion of infecting 22 people with Covid-19, according to the Spanish National Police.“Despite having symptoms and having done a PCR test, he continued his normal life without waiting for the result or quarantining,” police said of the suspect in a tweet on Saturday.Authorities added that the 40-year-old man “came to work with a 40°C fever [104°F] according to his colleagues. He was coughing loudly all over the place, lowering his facemask, while saying:...WW…

(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the presence ofan "absolutely necessary" part of military development, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.Responding to reporting about satellite images showing huge Russian military build-up in the Arctic, Peskov said "the Commander-in-Chief [Putin] really considers the Russian military presence in the Arctic to be an absolutely necessary element of military development.""The Arctic zone is a very important region of the Russian Federation, which applies both to our borders and to our special economic zone. The economic potential...…(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the presence ofan "absolutely necessary" part of military development, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.Responding to reporting about satellite images showing huge Russian military build-up in the Arctic, Peskov said "the Commander-in-Chief [Putin] really considers the Russian military presence in the Arctic to be an absolutely necessary element of military development.""The Arctic zone is a very important region of the Russian Federation, which applies both to our borders and to our special economic zone. The economic potential...WW…

(CNN)French satirical magazine has prompted outrage after releasing a cartoon depicting the UK's Queen Elizabeth kneeling on the neck of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, invoking the death of The cover image cartoon came days after Meghan and her husband Harry made a series of damning accusations against the royal family in -- including that the , was discussed as a potential issue before he was born. The couple would not reveal who had made the remarks, but said it wasn't Queen Elizabeth II or her husband, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. In the interview, Meghan also described having regular...…(CNN)French satirical magazine has prompted outrage after releasing a cartoon depicting the UK's Queen Elizabeth kneeling on the neck of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, invoking the death of The cover image cartoon came days after Meghan and her husband Harry made a series of damning accusations against the royal family in -- including that the , was discussed as a potential issue before he was born. The couple would not reveal who had made the remarks, but said it wasn't Queen Elizabeth II or her husband, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. In the interview, Meghan also described having regular...WW…

(CNN)French satirical magazine has prompted outrage after releasing a cartoon depicting the UK's Queen Elizabeth kneeling on the neck of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, invoking the death of The cover image cartoon came days after Meghan and her husband Harry made a series of damning accusations against the royal family in -- including that the , was discussed as a potential issue before he was born. The couple would not reveal who had made the remarks, but said it wasn't Queen Elizabeth II or her husband, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. In the interview, Meghan also described having regular...…(CNN)French satirical magazine has prompted outrage after releasing a cartoon depicting the UK's Queen Elizabeth kneeling on the neck of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, invoking the death of The cover image cartoon came days after Meghan and her husband Harry made a series of damning accusations against the royal family in -- including that the , was discussed as a potential issue before he was born. The couple would not reveal who had made the remarks, but said it wasn't Queen Elizabeth II or her husband, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. In the interview, Meghan also described having regular...WW…

Reykjavik (CNN)Even for a volcanic island to the occasional tremor, this has been . According to the , around 17,000 earthquakes have hit the southwestern region of Reykjanes over the past week.The largest quake, a magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale, occurred on the morning of February 24. It was the loudest in a swarm that continues to rattle residents in the nearby capital city of Reykjavík and the municipalities around it, where two-thirds of the Icelandic population lives. Two larger earthquakes -- over magnitude 5.0 -- also hit on February 27 and March 1.The quakes have caused little...…Reykjavik (CNN)Even for a volcanic island to the occasional tremor, this has been . According to the , around 17,000 earthquakes have hit the southwestern region of Reykjanes over the past week.The largest quake, a magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale, occurred on the morning of February 24. It was the loudest in a swarm that continues to rattle residents in the nearby capital city of Reykjavík and the municipalities around it, where two-thirds of the Icelandic population lives. Two larger earthquakes -- over magnitude 5.0 -- also hit on February 27 and March 1.The quakes have caused little...WW…

London (CNN)Five men have been arrested in connection with a fire "believed to have been started deliberately" at a UK asylum facility on Friday.The fire broke out on Friday at the Napier Barracks, a decommissioned military complex that now houses asylum-seekers and has been at the center of a recent row between Home Secretary Priti Patel and refugee charities who have called on her to close the facility.Charities have claimed that the estimated 400 asylum-seekers at the facility have been living in poor conditions in overcrowded dormitories and that a recent Covid-19 outbreak has infected...…London (CNN)Five men have been arrested in connection with a fire "believed to have been started deliberately" at a UK asylum facility on Friday.The fire broke out on Friday at the Napier Barracks, a decommissioned military complex that now houses asylum-seekers and has been at the center of a recent row between Home Secretary Priti Patel and refugee charities who have called on her to close the facility.Charities have claimed that the estimated 400 asylum-seekers at the facility have been living in poor conditions in overcrowded dormitories and that a recent Covid-19 outbreak has infected...WW…

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(CNN)A pilot took to the skies above Germany using his flight path to draw a syringe, ahead of the launch of the vaccination campaign across , according to data from FlightRadar24.The pilot, Samy Kramer, invited people on his Instagram account to follow his flight, in a two-seater plane, on website FlightRadar24. The air traffic tracking site reported that the flight took off from Friedrichshafen, near Lake Constance in southern Germany, on December 23, and lasted one hour and 44 minutes.The European Union (EU) officially kicked off its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday, days after...…(CNN)A pilot took to the skies above Germany using his flight path to draw a syringe, ahead of the launch of the vaccination campaign across , according to data from FlightRadar24.The pilot, Samy Kramer, invited people on his Instagram account to follow his flight, in a two-seater plane, on website FlightRadar24. The air traffic tracking site reported that the flight took off from Friedrichshafen, near Lake Constance in southern Germany, on December 23, and lasted one hour and 44 minutes.The European Union (EU) officially kicked off its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday, days after...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Kingdom and the European Union have warned a no-deal Brexit was now likely, even as they agreed – once again – to extend trade talks beyond a self-imposed Sunday deadline.The talks were after Wednesday’s meeting between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, billed as a “last-ditch effort,” ended without an agreement.No new deadline has been announced on Sunday, but von der Leyen said it was “responsible” to go “the extra-mile,” adding that she had “constructive and useful” phone...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Kingdom and the European Union have warned a no-deal Brexit was now likely, even as they agreed – once again – to extend trade talks beyond a self-imposed Sunday deadline.The talks were after Wednesday’s meeting between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, billed as a “last-ditch effort,” ended without an agreement.No new deadline has been announced on Sunday, but von der Leyen said it was “responsible” to go “the extra-mile,” adding that she had “constructive and useful” phone...WW…