BRITAIN

London police arrest 65 people during climate demonstration

11:53 pm September 1, 2020

London: Police in London said 65 people were arrested Tuesday during climate change protests near the Houses of Parliament. The Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests for public order offenses during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration was correct as of 4 p.m. local time. Hundreds of protesters gathered near Parliament to urge returning lawmakers to support a climate emergency bill and to prepare […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

UK’s Boris Johnson faces rocky autumn as Parliament returns

9:09 pm September 1, 2020

London: British lawmakers returned to Parliament on Tuesday after a six-week summer break, with Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic setting the stage for a turbulent fall. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is trying to coax British workers back to their offices to boost the economy, held a meeting of his Cabinet, with all ministers attending in person for the first time since the […]

UK freight train carrying diesel catches fire, derails

11:10 pm August 27, 2020

London: About 300 people in Wales had to be evacuated after a freight train carrying large amounts of diesel caught fire and derailed, British Transport Police said Thursday. Officials said two employees onboard managed to raise the alarm and escaped without injury. The fire near Llanelli, in South Wales, was reported close to midnight Wednesday. Three of the train’s cars were […]

India drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 management guidelines

UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental

8:16 pm August 25, 2020

London: The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy, voicing the concern as a U.S. boost for the treatment has many scientists afraid formal studies will be derailed. On Sunday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized what’s called “emergency use” […]

Greta Thunberg voices support to calls for postponement of NEET, JEE exams

7:54 pm August 25, 2020

London: Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday threw her weight behind postponing the NEET and the JEE exams in India in view of the coronavirus, saying it is “deeply unfair” that students are asked to appear in the crucial tests during the pandemic. Several students and political leaders across the country, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, […]