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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Construction starts on Britain’s high-speed rail project

11:37 pm September 4, 2020

London: Construction formally began Friday on Britain’s 106 billion-pound (USD 140 billion) high-speed railway project, aiming to forge better connections between cities for decades to come. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defended the HS2 project, which has its “shovels in the ground” moment just as the country is wondering whether the over-budget and often-delayed project offers good value […]

AI to operate direct Kolkata-London flight from Sep 16

7:34 pm September 4, 2020

Kolkata: With regular international flights stalled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Air India is set to operate direct flights between Kolkata and London, primarily for the purpose of repatriation, under the Centre’s Vande Bharat mission, a spokesperson for the airline said. The flights between NSC Bose International Airport here and Heathrow in London will operate […]

UK public tribunal to probe Uighur ‘genocide’ claims

8:59 pm September 3, 2020

London: A prominent British human rights lawyer is convening an independent tribunal in London to investigate whether the Chinese government’s alleged rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the far western Xinjiang region constitute genocide or crimes against humanity. The tribunal is expected to reveal new evidence and testimony over several days’ hearings next year. While […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

Members named to panel probing WHO’s pandemic response

8:42 pm September 3, 2020

London: An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access to any internal U.N. agency documents, materials and emails necessary, the panel said Thursday as it begins the probe. The panel’s co-chairs, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former […]

Amazon adds 7,000 more UK jobs as pandemic e-commerce booms

7:09 pm September 3, 2020

London: E-commerce giant Amazon is adding 7,000 more permanent jobs in the U.K. by the end of the year, in the latest sign that demand for online shopping and services is booming amid the pandemic. The company said Thursday that the jobs will be created at Amazon warehouses, sorting centers and delivery stations across the […]