Stock markets rise as countries ease lockdowns
In an encouraging sign for the world economy, global stock markets rise as coronavirus lockdowns were relaxed and China-US tensions appeared to be easing,...
Post-Brexit deal talks continue as Conservatives oppose the extension
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator told Britain on Sunday that the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus crisis made it especially important the...
Britain reopens schools prompting ferocious debate
Britain partially reopens schools on Monday and allows the most vulnerable to venture outdoors despite warnings that the world's second worst-hit country is moving...
Raffia Arshad has become UK’s first hijab-wearing Muslim judge
Raffia Arshad has become the UK’s first hijab-wearing Muslim deputy district judge. The British-Pakistani female judge received her appointment letter as a judge for...
Sirine Jehangir, granddaughter of PTI’s founding member, rocked UK’s BGT
Sirine Jehangir-a 14-year-old British-Pakistani girl has rocked Britain’s Got Talent (BGT). Sirine Jehangir is the granddaughter of the Sahibzada Jehangir- who is the spokesperson...
Khashoggi fiancee hopes UK doesn’t let MbS put himself above British law
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has urged the British government to block a planned Saudi Arabia-funded takeover of Premier...
Inadequate virus testing the reason behind coronavirus travails: UK MPs
British lawmakers on Tuesday heaped fresh pressure on the government for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, calling its testing regime "inadequate" in the...
UK to use dogs to sniff COVID-19
Trials have begun in the UK to find out if dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19. If successful, the bio-detection canines could be...
Unending lockdown raises doubts about New York’s future
New York City shows no sign of easing a two-month lockdown, even as a statewide stay-at-home order ends Friday, leaving America's cultural and commercial...
EU leaves border controls upto its members
France has threatened to quarantine incoming Spanish nationals, after the government in Madrid announced it would quarantine all incoming travelers. Across Europe, the reopening...
Oxford economist calls for elderly to pay ‘corona tax’
The elderly have already been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, but one Oxford economist thinks that they should shell out to ease the...
US reports fewer virus deaths as WHO hails global progress
The United States logged a second consecutive day of fewer than 900 coronavirus deaths, as the World Health Organization hailed global progress but warned...