FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reacts when he makes a statement on Hong Kong’s national security legislation in London, Britain, on July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s first sanctions will target 25 Russian citizens who it says were involved in the mistreatment and …
Read More »Immunity to coronavirus is ‘fragile’ and ‘short-lived’, expert warns
One expert cautioned that relying on immunity to Covid-19 as a strategy to deal with the pandemic is not a “safe bet,” adding that mass immunity strategies “will probably never work.” Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Monday, Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said that …
Read More »Oil mixed in tighter supply, increase in US virus cases.
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices mixed on Monday, with Brent crude rising, backed by tighter supplies and positive economic data, while US benchmark WTI futures fell on concerns that a Increase in coronavirus cases could curb demand for fuel in the United States. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan say the UK must take into account its colonial past and “correct those mistakes”
Speaking at a Queen’s Commonwealth Trust session on Wednesday, Harry said that people should “acknowledge the past” even when doing so is uncomfortable. “When you look through the Commonwealth, there is no way we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past,” he said. “Many people have done an amazing …
Read More »British consortium ends after manufacturing more than 13,000 fans
LONDON (Reuters) – A British consortium consisting of a group of aerospace, automotive and engineering companies to build fans for the country’s health service said on Sunday it would end after delivering more than 13,000 devices. VentilatorChallengeUK said its production had more than doubled the stock of fans available for …
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