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Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024

8:39 pm July 9, 2020

Geneva: The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday. The World Meteorological Organization said forecasts suggest there’s a 20% chance that global temperatures will be 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) higher than the pre-industrial average in at […]

Rishi Sunak offers furlough bonus, dine-out discounts to save jobs

8:54 pm July 8, 2020

London: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced a ‘mini-budget’ that includes a bonus scheme for employers who bring furloughed or forced leave staff back to work as part of a major drive to save jobs hit by the coronavirus pandemic shutdown. As part of his Summer Economic Update in Parliament, dubbed a mini-Budget, […]

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

UK care home providers upset with PM’s comments

8:13 pm July 7, 2020

London: Care home providers are disappointed and frustrated after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused some homes of not properly following procedures during the COVID-19 crisis. Mark Adams, chief executive of the charity Community Integrated Care, took exception with Johnson’s comments, calling them “clumsy and cowardly.” Johnson said Monday: “We discovered too many care homes didn’t […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

UK grants asylum to ex-staffer at its Hong Kong consulate

1:36 pm July 3, 2020

London: A former employee at the British consulate in Hong Kong has been granted political asylum in what he believes is the first successful UK asylum case from the former British colony. Simon Cheng, who alleges that he was detained and tortured in China last year, told The Associated Press that he hopes his successful […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

PM Johnson’s father flies to Greece despite ban

7:29 pm July 2, 2020

London: The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing criticism for travelling to Greece despite UK government advice against international travel and a Greek ban on flights from Britain. Stanley Johnson posted videos on Instagram taken from a plane with the words “Arriving in Athens this evening!” as well as a photo of himself in a mask in what appeared to be an […]