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Essar’s JV to set up UK’s largest hydrogen hub
New Delhi: Conglomerate Essar and Progressive Energy have formed a new joint venture, Vertex Hydrogen, to build the UK’s largest hydrogen hub at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex. Led by Essar as the…
- World
Global COVID caseload reaches 348.5 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 348.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.59 million and vaccinations to over 9.77 billion, according…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 333.5 million
New Delhi: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 333.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.55 million and vaccinations to over 9.68 billion,…
- India
Is a British Indian in line to be UK’s next Prime Minister?
London: As Boris Johnson’s partygate troubles mount and members of his own Conservative Party demand he step down as the British Prime Minister, one name is doing the rounds as a frontrunner…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 306.9 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 306.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.48 million and vaccinations to over 9.41 billion, according…
- World
UK reports 12 deaths due to Omicron
London: The number of people dying due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the UK rose to 12 on Monday from seven reported on Sunday. On December 13, Prime Minister Boris…
- India
Indian-origin student expelled from UK university for stalking
London: A 22-year-old Indian-origin student found guilty of stalking by a UK court has been handed a suspended sentence and is to leave for Hong Kong after his university expelled him. Sahil…
- World
UK study shows booster key for protection against Omicron
London: Two shots of a Covid vaccine may not be enough against the Omicron variant, and a third dose or a booster shot is necessary to prevent the super mutant variant, according to…
- World
China committed genocide in Xinjiang, says UK independent body
London: An independent, unofficial body set up by a prominent British barrister to assess evidence on China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people concluded Thursday that the Chinese government committed genocide…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 263.45 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 263.45 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.22 million and vaccination to over 8.03 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- World
UK detects 2 cases of new COVID-19 variant Omicron
London: The UK on Saturday detected two cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, according to health secretary Sajid Javid as he added four more African countries to Britain’s travel red list.…
- Middle East
Iran denies talks about releasing prisoners
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday dismissed a report that Tehran is preparing to free five prisoners in exchange for access to bank accounts that have long been frozen due to diplomatic…
- World
Looking to ‘help and support’ India, says Boris Johnson as UK travel ban begins
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the UK was looking at ways to “help and support” India, as it copes with a devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re…
- World
UK bans non-essential international travel till May 17
London: In view of the spread of COVID-19, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a ban on non-essential international travel from and to the country till at least May…
- News
Man offers local govt $71 million to find lost hard drive with 7,500 bitcoins in UK
Most people don’t regret throwing away trash but in this unusual case from the United Kingdom, there is every reason to regret, sob and laugh a little. A computer engineer is offering…
