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FILE Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold medal, in the men's 5000-meter medals ceremony, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. The British athlete made the revelation in a BBC documentary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
UK Olympic great Mo Farah says he was trafficked as a child

By Danica Kirka Jul. 12, 2022 08:07 AM EDT

Canada joins US and allies in Beijing Olympics boycott

By Rob Gillies Dec. 08, 2021 01:01 PM EST
TORONTO (AP) — Canada will join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns...

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Olympics. Johnson on Wednesday called it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked in the House of Commons whether the U.K. will join the United States, Australia and Lithuania in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games. (House of Commons/PA via AP)
UK joins US, Australia in Beijing Winter Olympics boycott

By Sylvia Hui Dec. 08, 2021 07:51 AM EST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says UK ministers won't attend Beijing Winter Olympics

Dec. 08, 2021 07:46 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says UK ministers won't attend Beijing Winter Olympics. ...

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, March 18, 2021, a pharmacy technician draws a does of the AstraZeneca vaccine ready for use at the Wheatfield surgery in Luton, England. People under 40 in Britain will not be given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to extremely rare blood clots, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said Friday May 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, FILE)
Britain yet to decide on Pfizer offer to vaccinate Olympians

By Rob Harris May. 16, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

In this handout photo provided 10 Downing Street, Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a media briefing on coronavirus in Downing Street, London, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP)
UK vows to 'massively' increase virus testing amid criticism

By Jill Lawless Apr. 02, 2020 02:32 PM EDT

The gates to the empty parking lots at the Gila River Arena, home of the Arizona Coyotes NHL hockey club, are closed and locked after the Coyotes' scheduled hockey game with the Vancouver Canucks was canceled Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. The NHL is suspending its season amid the coronavirus outbreak, the league announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The Latest: US rowers suspend on-water workouts together

By The Associated Press Mar. 16, 2020 09:59 AM EDT