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Topic: United Kingdom

British PM Boris Johnson’s father says he is applying for French citizenship as UK leaves EU

80-year-old Stanley Johnson, a former Conservative politician, said he wanted to become a French citizen because of his strong family ties with France.

Possible Trump pardon overshadows Assange extradition ruling in UK

A London judge will Monday rule on whether Julian Assange will be extradited to the US, where he faces charges related to the WikiLeaks disclosures.

UK Parliament clears Brexit deal less than 24 hours before final split from European Union

UK PM Boris Johnson thanked members of Parliament for backing the 'historic' legislation, which turns the accord he signed with the EU into British law.

UK variant does not cause more severe Covid or higher death rates, British govt study says

The study compared 1,769 cases with the new variant to 1,769 cases of other variants. The team also looked at the 28-day case fatality numbers for the cases.

India-UK flights to remain suspended till 7 January, says Hardeep Puri

Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Puri said the flights, which were earlier suspended till 31 December, will resume in a 'strictly regulated' manner thereafter.

14 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus, total climbs to 20

The health ministry said about 33,000 passengers, who arrived at various Indian airports from the UK between 25 Nov-23 Dec, are being tracked and subjected to RT-PCR tests.

US confirms first case of new Covid variant discovered in UK

The patient from Colorado had the mutated form of the virus, known as B.1.1.7. He has no recent travel history, challenging health officials to find the possible source of infection.

Public must be careful, follow safety measures to avoid spread of new Covid strain, says govt

Govt says spread of new Covid strain could destabilise their preparations, cluster containment strategy will be used to break transmission chains.

Six passengers from UK test positive for new Covid variant, health ministry says

The six patients have been kept in single room isolation and their close contacts have also been put under quarantine.

UK poised to approve AstraZeneca Covid shot as need for vaccines grows

The go-ahead would come about three weeks after the UK became the first western country to begin vaccinations, using a shot from Pfizer and BioNTech.

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My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.