UK, Europe News Brief (Jan. 20): Top UK Lawyer Quits Hong Kong Prosecution

Neil Woodrow
By Neil Woodrow
January 21, 2021NTD Evening News
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Top lawyer David Perry QC, who was hired by the Hong Kong justice department to prosecute Hong Kong activists, has quit, citing widespread criticism and quarantine issues.

Britain says it is helping Kenya prepare for the rollout of their CCP virus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

At least two are dead and several injured after a building in central Madrid, Spain, partially collapses following an explosion.

Italian coastguards find a submerged dead whale near Naples after following a whale calf in distress.

Belarusian athletes and opposition supporters welcome a decision to strip Belarus of this year’s ice hockey world championship, a prestigious event they say would have given the country’s embattled president an international boost.

More than 100 British musicians, from pop idols to classic stars warn their Europe tours are in danger because of Brexit.

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