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UK’s Priti Patel says after bullying inquiry: sorry if I upset…
LONDON: British interior minister Priti Patel said on Friday she was sorry if she had upset people after an investigation into allegations of bullying.
“I am sorry that my behaviour in the past has upset people. It has never been my!-->!-->!-->…
Airlines need another $80 billion in aid to survive: IATA
PARIS: Airlines will need $70-80 billion in aid to survive the coronavirus crisis, or another half again of the amount already received from governments, their global industry body warned.
“We are extremely grateful to them for having!-->!-->!-->…
COVID-19 infections have levelled off in England: ONS
LONDON: The number of COVID-19 infections in England appears to have levelled off in recent weeks, Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The ONS said daily COVID infections in England rose by an estimated 38,900 in the most!-->!-->!-->…
Zardari called killing of Osama Bin Laden “good news”, reveals…
Former US president Obama penned down a detailed account of the raid carried out by US troops in Laden’s compound in his book titled “A Promised Land” which was released on November 17.
In his latest book, “A Promised Land”, Obama wrote!-->!-->!-->…
UK Scientists develop antiviral facemasks to kill coronavirus
LONDON: Scientists in the United Kingdom have reportedly developed an anti-viral facemask that kills Covid-19 virus upon contact and not merely avoids them.
According to the media reports, the Anti-viral masks will be made available for!-->!-->!-->…
More people may die if we don’t coordinate, Biden tells Trump
WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden will focus on shaping his core White House team on Tuesday while outgoing President Donald Trump presses on with his increasingly tenuous legal fight to reverse his loss in the US election.
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South Korea to tighten social distancing, warns of new COVID-19…
SEOUL: South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the greater Seoul area a month after easing them, officials said on Tuesday, warning of an even bigger crisis if anti-COVID-19 efforts fail to dampen a spike in new cases.!-->…
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week: source
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran’s main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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Germany may cull up to 70,000 chickens over bird flu
HAMBURG: Bird flu has been found on another chicken farm in Germany and a programme to slaughter up to 70,000 poultry is being prepared, authorities said on Tuesday.
Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm near Rostock in the eastern!-->!-->!-->…
Lebanese artist turns blast debris into symbol of hope
BEIRUT: She stands nearly three metres tall with her arm raised, the wind whipping the hair away from her scarred face, and a broken clock at her feet with the hands showing 6.08, the time that a blast ripped through Beirut port on the!-->…