India’s support is key to success of COP26, set for November, as several issues, including climate finance & carbon goals, remain sources of tension, especially in emerging economies.
Sussex, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, most of Hampshire and the remainder of Essex will now face the strictest rules under the govt’s 4-tier system from 26 December.
The government Monday said all UK-India flights will be suspended from 23-31 December in view of the emergence of new strain of coronavirus in that country.
The new strain was discovered by Public Health England’s genomic surveillance, and it notified the Boris Johnson govt about its seriousness on 18 December.
More than 16 million Britons are now required to stay at home as the govt imposed the new highest tier of restrictions in London and southeast England until a vaccine is rolled out.
The iPhone maker, which was looking to top $100 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, will also close its stores in Mexico and Brazil as cases rise.
If London is put in tier 3, the city's pubs, bars, restaurants and indoor entertainment venues will be forced to close, dealing a huge blow to businesses during Christmas season.
Lawmakers were told in a government briefing that Covid-19 rates in the city are rising and compare badly with other regions currently in Tier 3, the top level of curbs in England.
The demonstration, largely comprising British Sikhs, had gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London Sunday. Thirteen were arrested for breach of Covid regulations.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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