Boris Johnson’s much anticipated cabinet reshuffle finally took place this week, leaving some of his top team with a lot to celebrate this weekend - while others have been left out in the cold.
The newly rejigged government is now gearing up for the national rollout of Covid booster jabs, after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advised that all over-50s should be offered a third dose, as part of the winter plan for managing Covid.
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In global news, the UK, US and Australia announced a historic security pact in a bid to counter the threat of China. But France is also on the offensive over the pact, which has scuppered a multibillion deal for French contractors to supply Australia with nuclear submarines.
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- US intelligence and security officials warned that al-Qaeda was rebuilding in Afghanistan and could soon pose a threat abroad.
- North Korea fired ballistic missiles in the hermit kingdom’s second major weapons test in less than a week, as Asia’s arms race heats up.
- Sources in Canada revealed that the country’s Conservative Party has hired Boris Johnson’s 2019 election advisors as part of efforts to oust Justin Trudeau.
- Joe Biden received both “praise and pushback” after announcing a national vaccine mandate impacting almost 100 million people across the US.
- And fears continued to mount over Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-democratic rhetoric ahead of the upcoming Brazilian election.
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