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Friday, September 27, 2024
TopicUnited Kingdom

Topic: United Kingdom

Boris Johnson won’t have to pay hospital bills. And it’s not because he is PM

Johnson must thank former PM Clement Attlee and his three main goals for the UK.

UK begins world’s biggest Covid-19 trial to zero in on treatment, results likely by June

The RECOVERY trial will be conducted by Oxford University researchers, and has already enlisted around 5,300 coronavirus patients.

It won’t be ‘business as usual’ with China after Covid-19, UK says

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said UK has seen good cooperation from China but there were ‘hard questions’ to be answered about how it started.

UK prepares to extend lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise

UK Foreign Secy Dominic Raab, standing in for British PM Boris Johnson, will chair a crucial meeting Thursday during which the Cabinet will finalise plans for an extension.

UK coronavirus death toll rises to 12,868

The latest figures reveal that out of the 313,769 who have been tested across the country, 98,476 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

UK PM Boris Johnson says he risked dying during Covid-19 treatment

PM Boris Johnson won’t return to work right away, instead continuing his recovery at his official country residence.

UK to receive first batch of 3 million paracetamol packets from India by Sunday

The shipment will coincide with a series of charter flights arranged by the UK government to fly out British residents stranded in India's Covid-19 lockdown.

Boris Johnson is out of ICU, UK extends lockdown as toll continues to rise

PM Boris Johnson remains in hospital for close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery but he is in extremely good spirits.

Eight UK doctors have died fighting coronavirus, all of them immigrants

According to a report by NYT, foreign doctors in the United Kingdom have found work in practises that put them on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

PM Boris Johnson is improving in ICU but virus toll turns bleaker for Britain

Scientists predict UK will be headed into the peak of the outbreak over the next week, at the very moment it has a power vacuum in Johnson’s absence.

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Over 50% of Indian women are anaemic. We need health literacy, support groups: Shabana Azmi

Indian women are often the last ones to eat, after the nutritious portions have been consumed by the rest of the family. This perpetuates a cycle of intergenerational anaemia.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.