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U.S. President Donald Trump is slamming America’s door on most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe — a drastic step in response to an accelerating global pandemic that, should it proceed, could pose a serious threat to commerce and travel between Canada and its largest trading partner. Trump, in a rare televised Oval Office address, […]
More than 100 injured in overnight violence in New Delhi Amnesty India calling for investigation into inflammatory speeches Political leaders in India who are creating a violent environment by making hateful speeches must be immediately held accountable, Amnesty International India said today. In riots last night in north-eastern New Delhi, […]
The South Asian city has been found to be safer than the likes of London and Paris, along with having the lowest crime rate in Pakistan A recent report has found that Islamabad has climbed 69 places on the index of global cities. Now with just a 28.63 crime rate, […]
The show’s hosts wore headbands that featured the Japanese Rising Sun flag during a martial arts inspired performance of Ciao Adios. The flag is seen by some as a symbol of Japan’s imperialist past. Anne-Marie also apologised for the “hurt” it had caused but said she had “nothing to do” […]
The £3.4 billion yearly increase outlined in the document published on Monday was predicted under the best-case scenario where the UK eliminates import tariffs with the States. But if only “substantial tariff liberalisation” is achieved, then the increase estimated in 15 years was put at 0.07%, or £1.6 billion, in […]
Carrot Insurance uses phone data to measure journey length, acceleration and braking – but some say it often fails to work or wrongly records data. Tory MP Craig Tracey questioned whether it was “fit for purpose”. Carrot said it was “extremely sorry” some had had a “poor experience”. It told […]
Petnet allows owners to schedule and control feeding via a smartphone app. When the BBC contacted Petnet on its advertised email address, the email bounced back with a delivery failure notice. One pet owner tweeted: “My cat starved for over a week”, while others complained about other hardware issues. “My […]
Disney said it had appointed Bob Chapek, who previously ran the company’s parks and products division, to replace him. Mr Iger will remain Disney’s executive chairman until the end of next year to direct “creative endeavours”. The move came as a surprise. Mr Iger, who is considered by many to […]
Up to 10% of adults worldwide experience symptoms with no clear underlying cause. Some suffer for decades and there is currently no effective treatment. Researchers at the University of Manchester said a clinical trial resulted in a significant reduction in patients’ symptoms. Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines […]
It comes as two severe flood warnings remain in place in Shropshire with the River Severn at risk of breaching defences in Ironbridge. Sally Yardley left her ground floor flat in Bewdley which overlooks the river just before midnight on Tuesday. “The water was rising really quickly,” she said. “I […]
