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New Huawei phone comes at crucial time for Chinese company

10:15 pm October 22, 2020

London: Huawei’s new smartphone has an upgraded camera, its latest advanced chipset and a better battery. What it may not have outside the Chinese tech giant’s home market is very many buyers. Huawei, which recently became the world’s No. 1 smartphone maker, on Thursday unveiled its Mate 40 line of premium phones, a product release that comes […]

UK’s Lords condemns Brexit bill as UK-EU talks stay stalled

11:58 pm October 20, 2020

London: Britain’s upper house of Parliament delivered a resounding condemnation of the government’s contentious new Brexit legislation on Tuesday, as a standoff continued between the UK and the European Union over future trade relations. The House of Lords voted 395-169 to add words to the Internal Market Bill expressing “regret” for the legislation and saying it “would […]

Indian-origin plastic surgeon named Outstanding Young Person 2020

9:38 pm October 19, 2020

London: Dr Jajini Varghese, a UK-based Indian-origin plastic surgeon, has been named an ‘Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020’ by a non-profit NGO for her “incredible” scientific contributions to diagnosing and treating breast cancer. The 39-year-old Consultant in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at Royal Free Hospital and University College London is one of 10 nominations from […]

UK festival curator accuses UAE minister of sexual assault

2:20 pm October 19, 2020

London: The chair of Britain’s Hay literary festival said Sunday the event will not return to Abu Dhabi after one of the festival’s curators alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the tolerance minister of the United Arab Emirates while working with him. Lawyers for the minister later denied her account. Caitlin McNamara alleged she […]

Tobacco Still Leading Cause of Cancer, say Experts

3:46 pm October 18, 2020

By Aditya Vikram Singh: Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and inhaling the smoke (consisting of particle and gaseous phases). A more broad definition may include simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth, and then releasing it, as is done by some with tobacco pipes and cigars. The practice was believed to have […]