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COVID nails: these changes to your fingernails may show you've had coronavirus
One symptom is a red half-moon pattern that forms a convex band over the white area at the base of fingernails
08 Jun 2021 11:21 AM
UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12-15 year-olds
Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today announced this decision
04 Jun 2021 6:00 PM
UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee Carrie Symonds in private ceremony
The Sun said senior staff in Johnson's 10 Downing St. office were unaware of the wedding plans
30 May 2021 2:52 PM
Two doses of AstraZeneca COVID shots 85-90 per cent effective: Public Health England
With the threat of new variants, it has never been more important to get the vaccine, said UK Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock
21 May 2021 11:56 AM
Queen vows to address Harry and Meghan racism claims
The explosive racism claim has reportedly left the palace in turmoil and scrambling how best to address it
10 Mar 2021 11:34 AM
Ill, Boris had a harder time; virus blow to James Bond
The only constant is that like the scientists, the government is also at a loss
12 Oct 2020 3:58 PM
PNB fraud: Nirav Modi's extradition trial to resume in UK court today
Modi has made repeated attempts at bail over the past year, each of which were turned down as he is deemed a flight risk
07 Sep 2020 7:17 AM
Steroids hailed as 'strongly recommeded' drug for seriously ill COVID patients: Study
The analysis found that steroids improve survival rates of COVID-19 patients sick enough to be in intensive care in hospital
03 Sep 2020 9:29 AM
Marks & Spencer to cut 7,000 jobs after sales hit by COVID-19
The job cuts, to be carried out over the next three months, include losses from its central support centre and in its UK stores, M&S said
18 Aug 2020 12:51 PM
UK economy slips into recession with record 20.4% contraction, job loss fears mount
Today’s figures confirm that hard times are here, finance minister Rishi Sunak said
12 Aug 2020 4:28 PM
HSBC to cut around 35,000 jobs
The bank will maintain a freeze on almost all external recruitment, CEO Noel Quinn said in the memo sent to bank’s 2,35,000 staff worldwide
17 Jun 2020 11:51 AM
Defying Trump, Iran aims to keep offloading gasoline glut to Venezuela
Iran has since April sent five tankers totalling about 1.5 million barrels to the leftist government of fuel-starved Venezuela
16 Jun 2020 9:20 AM
Economic fallout from COVID-19 could push more than billion into ‘extreme poverty’
The outlook for the world’s poorest looks grim unless governments do more and do it quickly, says a UNU report
12 Jun 2020 12:03 PM
OECD sees global economy contracting at least 6% in 2020
By the end of 2021, the loss of income exceeds that of any previous recession over last 100 years outside wartime, says OECD chief economist
10 Jun 2020 2:35 PM
Global gas demand set for largest decline on record in 2020, says IEA
Global gas demand is expected to fall by 4% or 150 billion cubic metres twice the size of drop following 2008 global financial crisis
10 Jun 2020 11:39 AM
Airlines heading for $84 billion loss in 2020, says IATA
With most of the world’s airliners currently parked, IATA said revenue would likely fall to $419 billion from $838 billion last year.
10 Jun 2020 9:18 AM
WHO rubbishes Italian doc's claim on virus losing potency
Professor Alberto Zangrillo, head of intensive care at Italy’s San Raffaele Hospital said that new coronavirus “clinically no longer exists”
02 Jun 2020 11:44 AM
WHO seeks good ties with US despite Trump's exit move
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hoped his organisation could continue its longstanding collaboration with the United States
02 Jun 2020 10:13 AM
To be a part of Oxford University's Covid19 vaccine project is a humanitarian cause: Indian-origin scientist
The 34-year-old's role as a Quality Assurance Manager means to ensure compliance are met before the vaccine could progress to trial stage
31 May 2020 10:04 AM
Global energy leaders call for greater investment in electricity systems
International Energy Agency recognised importance of the electricity sector in response to the pandemic to keep essential services running
31 May 2020 9:32 AM
Columns
The BJP MLAs are hoping Yogi’s meetings with the Prime Minister and home minister Amit Shah will yield positive results
Capital intensive competitive 'games' have a funneling effect where the biggest players benefit disproportionately
Dhankharji’s actions, to my mind, constitute a fit case for Prez Kovind to take suo motu initiative to counsel his state-level counterpart
Political watchers believe a new axis is forming, which pitches the Modi-Shah combo against the Gadkari-Yogi jodi