Coronavirus Pandemic Tests Leadership Styles In U.K, Germany U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel present different visions of leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.Heard onToggle more optionsU.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel present different visions of leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:The pandemic is testing different countries and their leaders. In Europe, one contrast is between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is widely seen as a...…Coronavirus Pandemic Tests Leadership Styles In U.K, Germany U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel present different visions of leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.Heard onToggle more optionsU.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel present different visions of leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:The pandemic is testing different countries and their leaders. In Europe, one contrast is between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is widely seen as a...WW…

As U.K. Brings Coronavirus Infection Rate Down, Pubs Cautiously Reopen After months under lockdown, thousands of pubs in England opened on Saturday. Beer drinkers are calling it their own "Independence Day," but health experts worry it could spread the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsAfter months under lockdown, thousands of pubs in England opened on Saturday. Beer drinkers are calling it their own "Independence Day," but health experts worry it could spread the coronavirus.SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:Across England today, thousands of pubs are reopening as the United Kingdom continues to...…As U.K. Brings Coronavirus Infection Rate Down, Pubs Cautiously Reopen After months under lockdown, thousands of pubs in England opened on Saturday. Beer drinkers are calling it their own "Independence Day," but health experts worry it could spread the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsAfter months under lockdown, thousands of pubs in England opened on Saturday. Beer drinkers are calling it their own "Independence Day," but health experts worry it could spread the coronavirus.SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:Across England today, thousands of pubs are reopening as the United Kingdom continues to...WW…

Britain's Boris Johnson Is In Intensive Care Unit Due To COVID-19 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into intensive care at a London hospital after experiencing days of persistent symptoms, including a fever and cough. He tested positive for COVID-19 last month.Heard onToggle more optionsPrime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into intensive care at a London hospital after experiencing days of persistent symptoms, including a fever and cough. He tested positive for COVID-19 last month.NOEL KING, HOST:Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent the night in a London hospital in the...…Britain's Boris Johnson Is In Intensive Care Unit Due To COVID-19 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into intensive care at a London hospital after experiencing days of persistent symptoms, including a fever and cough. He tested positive for COVID-19 last month.Heard onToggle more optionsPrime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into intensive care at a London hospital after experiencing days of persistent symptoms, including a fever and cough. He tested positive for COVID-19 last month.NOEL KING, HOST:Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent the night in a London hospital in the...WW…

Pandemic Has Many Europeans Turning To Bikes For Transportation As thousands of Europeans turn to bicycling during the coronavirus crisis, our correspondents in Paris and London report on how those two cities have responded to the new demand.Heard onToggle more optionsAs thousands of Europeans turn to bicycling during the coronavirus crisis, our correspondents in Paris and London report on how those two cities have responded to the new demand.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:So much of everyday life has changed because of the pandemic. That includes the most basic things, like how we get from point A to...…Pandemic Has Many Europeans Turning To Bikes For Transportation As thousands of Europeans turn to bicycling during the coronavirus crisis, our correspondents in Paris and London report on how those two cities have responded to the new demand.Heard onToggle more optionsAs thousands of Europeans turn to bicycling during the coronavirus crisis, our correspondents in Paris and London report on how those two cities have responded to the new demand.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:So much of everyday life has changed because of the pandemic. That includes the most basic things, like how we get from point A to...WW…

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Returns To Work Johnson urged everyone to adhere to the lockdown and be patient. The prime minister spent days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsJohnson urged everyone to adhere to the lockdown and be patient. The prime minister spent days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the coronavirus.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ending his sick leave. He's back at work at No. 10 Downing Street in London after three weeks away with COVID-19, including...…U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Returns To Work Johnson urged everyone to adhere to the lockdown and be patient. The prime minister spent days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsJohnson urged everyone to adhere to the lockdown and be patient. The prime minister spent days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the coronavirus.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ending his sick leave. He's back at work at No. 10 Downing Street in London after three weeks away with COVID-19, including...WW…

Religious Leaders Had To Fight Disinformation To Get Their Communities Vaccinated Israel and the United Kingdom are among the top five most vaccinated countries. But to get there, they had combat rumors about the vaccines circulating in faith and minority communities.Heard onToggle more optionsIsrael and the United Kingdom are among the top five most vaccinated countries. But to get there, they had combat rumors about the vaccines circulating in faith and minority communities.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:Israel and the United Kingdom are out in front. They are among the top countries in the...…Religious Leaders Had To Fight Disinformation To Get Their Communities Vaccinated Israel and the United Kingdom are among the top five most vaccinated countries. But to get there, they had combat rumors about the vaccines circulating in faith and minority communities.Heard onToggle more optionsIsrael and the United Kingdom are among the top five most vaccinated countries. But to get there, they had combat rumors about the vaccines circulating in faith and minority communities.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:Israel and the United Kingdom are out in front. They are among the top countries in the...WW…

U.K. Government Report Draws Criticism Over 'Historic Denial' Of Race Issues "To have published it any time in the last 20 years would have been seen as a whitewash," one commentator wrote. Now, he said, it's "almost criminally negligent."LONDON — A U.K. government on racism commissioned in the wake of last year's Black Lives Matter protests has drawn sharp criticism from racial equality advocates, who "deeply cynical" and "a truly historic denial of the scale of race inequality in Britain." On Wednesday, the day the report was released, , the government's most senior adviser who focuses on...…U.K. Government Report Draws Criticism Over 'Historic Denial' Of Race Issues "To have published it any time in the last 20 years would have been seen as a whitewash," one commentator wrote. Now, he said, it's "almost criminally negligent."LONDON — A U.K. government on racism commissioned in the wake of last year's Black Lives Matter protests has drawn sharp criticism from racial equality advocates, who "deeply cynical" and "a truly historic denial of the scale of race inequality in Britain." On Wednesday, the day the report was released, , the government's most senior adviser who focuses on...WW…

As U.S. Vaccine Rollout Speeds Up, Inequality Stunts Progress Worldwide More and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.Heard onToggle more optionsMore and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.MICHEL MARTIN (HOST): This week, President Biden said there would be enough COVID vaccines available for every adult American by the end of May, even if it may take longer before everyone who wants a...…As U.S. Vaccine Rollout Speeds Up, Inequality Stunts Progress Worldwide More and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.Heard onToggle more optionsMore and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.MICHEL MARTIN (HOST): This week, President Biden said there would be enough COVID vaccines available for every adult American by the end of May, even if it may take longer before everyone who wants a...WW…

Coronavirus Surge Puts British Hospitals Under Tremendous Stress Britain's National Health Service is said to be at breaking point, with twice as many COVID-19 patients in hospitals than there were during the worst weeks of the pandemic last April.Heard onToggle more optionsBritain's National Health Service is said to be at breaking point, with twice as many COVID-19 patients in hospitals than there were during the worst weeks of the pandemic last April.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:We're going to turn now to the United Kingdom, which is under another national lockdown to combat a surge in...…Coronavirus Surge Puts British Hospitals Under Tremendous Stress Britain's National Health Service is said to be at breaking point, with twice as many COVID-19 patients in hospitals than there were during the worst weeks of the pandemic last April.Heard onToggle more optionsBritain's National Health Service is said to be at breaking point, with twice as many COVID-19 patients in hospitals than there were during the worst weeks of the pandemic last April.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:We're going to turn now to the United Kingdom, which is under another national lockdown to combat a surge in...WW…

Brexit Deal Hammered Out By U.K., E.U. In Final Days Before Deadline The agreement comes a week before the Brexit transition period ends. The pact averts a worst-case divorce that would have hurt the EU economy but damaged the British economy even more.Toggle more optionsUpdated at 3:20 p.m. ET With the clock ticking down, the United Kingdom and the European Union finally agreed to a free trade deal a week before the Brexit transition period ends and 4 1/2 years since Britons voted in a landmark referendum to leave the EU. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the agreement as a way...…Brexit Deal Hammered Out By U.K., E.U. In Final Days Before Deadline The agreement comes a week before the Brexit transition period ends. The pact averts a worst-case divorce that would have hurt the EU economy but damaged the British economy even more.Toggle more optionsUpdated at 3:20 p.m. ET With the clock ticking down, the United Kingdom and the European Union finally agreed to a free trade deal a week before the Brexit transition period ends and 4 1/2 years since Britons voted in a landmark referendum to leave the EU. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the agreement as a way...WW…