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April 28, 2020

Boris Johnson Says Too Soon to End U.K. Lockdown
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returned to work this week
after his own battle with the coronavirus, said it was premature to lift
the nation's lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson: "I refuse to throw away all the effort and
the sacrifice of the British people and to risk a second major outbreak
and huge loss of life and the overwhelming of the NHS."

In other news from Britain, a judge has postponed extradition hearings
for Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange, which were set to go ahead next
month, due to the coronavirus lockdown. Earlier this month, Assange's
fiancée made an urgent plea for his release from Belmarsh prison amid
the pandemic.


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