LONDON: A preliminary hearing opened on Friday at Britain‘s High Court in the Duchess of Sussex‘s legal action against a British newspaper that published what she describes as a “private and confidential” letter she wrote to her father. Meghan is suing the Mail on Sunday and its parent company, Associated Newspapers, for publishing parts of […]
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Fires Near Chernobyl Pose No Risk To Human Health: UN Atomic Agency
A house on fire, as operation to extinguish wildfires around defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant continues. VIENNA: Radiation from fires that have torn through forests around Ukraine’s defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant poses “no risk to human health”, the UN atomic agency said on Friday, based on data provided by Ukraine. The main fire among several […]
Indians, Ethnic Minority Medics in UK at High Risk of Contracting Covid-19, Says Survey
London: Medical and healthcare professionals from Indian and the minority ethnic backgrounds fall into a higher risk category of contracting the deadly coronavirus in the UK, a first-of-its-kind survey among medics in the country has concluded. The Research and Innovation Forum of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) conducted the week-long online […]
FDA approves first at-home Covid-19 test kit
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home Covid-19 test kit, which is expected to bring coronavirus testing to the doorsteps of every household. (Representational Image: Reuters) In a major development, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home Covid-19 test kit, which is expected to bring coronavirus testing […]
China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim: Sources
BEIJING/SEOUL: China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation. The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader. Reuters was unable to immediately determine […]
Saudi Arabia To Put An End To Flogging As Form Of Punishment: Report
The punishment will be replaced by prison sentences or fines, or a mixture of both. (File) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is ending flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom’s top court seen by Reuters on Friday. The decision by the General Commission for the Supreme Court, taken sometime this month, […]
Brazil Next Coronavirus Epicentre With Mass Graves, Overwhelmed Hospitals
Rio De Janeiro” Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as Latin America’s largest nation veers closer to becoming one of the world’s pandemic hot spots. Medical officials in Rio de Janeiro and at least four other major cities have warned that their hospital systems are on the verge […]
US accounts for over one fourth of global coronavirus deaths
The United States accounts for more than one fourth of the global Covid-19 deaths and over one-third of the total number of people infected with the deadly virus, latest figures revealed on Friday. The coronavirus pandemic that started from Wuhan City in China in November, 2019 has so far killed more than 195,000 people across […]
Domestic Violence Reports Rise By A Third In London Amid Lockdown
There was a 9% rise in recorded incidents compared to a year ago. (Representational) London: Reports of domestic violence in London have risen by a third in the last six weeks, police said on Friday, urging victims to speak out and promising they will not be punished if they need to break social distancing guidelines. […]
Brazil becoming coronavirus hot spot as testing falters
RIO DE JANEIRO: Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as Latin America’s largest nation veers closer to becoming one of the world’s pandemic hot spots. Medical officials in Rio de Janeiro and at least four other major cities have warned that their hospital systems are on the verge […]