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[ad_1] Nuclear bombs tested during the Cold War were responsible for torrents of rain over the United Kingdom in the 1960s, according to new research from the University of Reading. The electrical charge from the test detonations, performed primarily by the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson has been accused by Labor of not hearing government advice on the coronavirus after he told Keir Starmer in Prime Minister’s questions that “it was not true” that the nursing home sector had been warned that it was unlikely to face an outbreak. In a complicated series …

[ad_1] Donald Trump is a “lunatic” who “doesn’t care how many people die” from the coronavirus, actor Robert De Niro said. The Hollywood star, longtime critic of the PresidentHe told Newsnight that it was “Shakespearean, the whole thing, you have a madman that people are trying to dance to.” He …

[ad_1] Jacob Rees-Mogg is on a collision course with the President, unions and MPs after urging MPs to return to the Commons next month to “set an example” for the rest of the country. Rees-Mogg, the leader of the Commons, said MPs should “lead by example” to encourage people to …

[ad_1] More than 22,000 care home residents in England and Wales may have died as a direct or indirect result of Covid-19, academics have calculated – more than double the number stated as passing away from the disease in official figures. Academics at the London School of Economics found that …

[ad_1] The scenes of London tubes packed with commuters have sparked fury when people returned to work on the first day of Boris Johnson’s coronavirus blocking rule change. The prime minister’s “road map” outside the closure relaxed the rules, allowing people in England to return to work “if it is …

[ad_1] Protests hamper Hong Kong’s ability to benefit from coronavirus success Hong Kong’s success in controlling the spread of the coronavirus is unlikely to result in a rapid recovery because the return of local protests and a global recession will hinder growth, economists said. Standard Chartered downgraded its 2020 gross …

[ad_1] Image copyright fake pictures Screenshot Canadian star hits include Summer Of 69, Run To You, and Everything I Do I Do It For You Rock star Bryan Adams apologized after posting an expletive-laden coronavirus tirade on social media. On Monday, he wrote: “Thank you for eating bats, selling animals …

[ad_1] Image copyright EPA Screenshot The hospital was attacked on Tuesday morning. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned a militant attack on a maternity ward in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two babies and 12 mothers and nurses died when several armed men stormed the hospital Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, in …

[ad_1] Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams apologized after an Instagram outburst where he attacked “eating bats, selling animals in the wet market, greedy bastards” in China over the source of the coronavirus outbreak. The 60-year-old man shared an expletive post on Instagram, lamenting how his planned performances in London had been …