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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine linked with a small risk of low blood platelets: Study

LONDON: The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, known in India as Covishield, may be associated with a very small risk of developing a…

5 years ago

UK, Indian scientists develop low-cost sensor to detect Covid-19 in wastewater

LONDON: UK and Indian scientists have jointly developed a low-cost sensor that can detect fragments of the virus responsible for…

5 years ago

Biden and Johnson hold first meeting, but North Ireland casts shadow

CARBIS BAY, United Kingdom: Joe Biden and Boris Johnson will hold their first face-to-face meeting Thursday, during which they will…

5 years ago

UK’s Queen Elizabeth gifted rose as royals remember Prince Philip

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been given a rose named after her late husband Prince Philip to mark what would…

5 years ago

UK health minister Matt Hancock rejects allegations over Covid-19 failures made by former PM aide

LONDON: British health minister Matt Hancock rejected allegations by a former top aide of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying there…

5 years ago

Sisters killed ‘in a pact with demon’

A teenager murdered two sisters after making a deal with a demon to "sacrifice" women to win the lottery, a…

5 years ago

20-year-old boy held for bomb hoax near G7 summit

LONDON: Police have arrested a man for a bomb hoax near the media center set up to cover the G7…

5 years ago

Biden to lay out Covid-19 vaccine donations, urge world leaders to join

MAWGAN PORTH: One year ago, the US was the deadliest hotspot of the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of the…

5 years ago

UK’s PM Johnson slammed for taking plane, not train

PLYMOUTH: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being criticised for flying to the Group of Seven summit meeting in Cornwall,…

5 years ago

Covid-19 cases very clearly going up, warns UK PM Boris Johnson

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday warned that Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations are "very clearly" on the rise…

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