Seriously ill children put at risk by firm’s failure to deliver NHS medication
Read More Children with serious health conditions are getting sicker as a result of persistent failings by Sciensus, a private company paid millions by the NHS to deliver essential medication, the Guardian can reveal. Parents of sick children say they are repeatedly let down by botched, delayed or missed deliveries, while NHS paediatric clinicians warn […]
Sadiq Khan tells Met to conduct review of coronation policing and explain why Republic activists detained for so long – live
Read More From 2h ago Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has written to Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, calling for a “lessons learned” review of the policing of protests at the coronation. Here is an excerpt. Despite the welcome efforts of so many committed officers, it is clear that some of the […]
Bill Gates’ TerraPower Opening Nuclear Power Plant
TerraPower, founded by billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is opening a new nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in 2030, ABC News reported.
CNN Blasts State Dept. on Afghanistan Withdrawal Cable
Two CNN hosts reportedly slammed the State Department for refusing to release a diplomatic dissent cable on the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying “that’s not really how oversight works.”
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested on corruption charges by police
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday morning after appearing at the Islamabad High Court on corruption charges, with dramatic footage showing him being escorted away by dozens of security forces before he was loaded into a black armored vehicle and driven off. The incident has been met with condemnation by his supporters, […]
Mexico sets out search to find vaquita marina, the world’s most endangered marine mammal
Mexican officials and the conservation group Sea Shepherd said Monday that experts will set out in two ships in a bid to locate the few remaining vaquita marina, the world’s most endangered marine mammal. Mexico environment secretary said experts from the United States, Canada and Mexico will use binoculars, sighting devices and acoustic monitors to […]
Australia begins vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia
Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a widespread disease that causes blindness, infertility and death. “It’s killing koalas because they become so sick they can’t climb trees to get food, […]
British Minister set to visit Hong Kong for first time in 5 years
The first British minister visiting Hong Kong in five years said his country will not “duck” its historic responsibilities to people living in its former colony while engaging with China in areas they share common interests. The remarks by Dominic Johnson, minister of state in the Department for Business and Trade, were published in an […]
Reporter’s Notebook: The man who nearly sent Red Square up in smoke
One commentator watching Russia’s May 9 piece of military theater in the heart of Moscow Tuesday morning opined that in the absence of a concrete ideology in 21st-century Russia, Vladimir Putin has attempted to build a unifying theme, almost cult-like, around the legacy of the USSR’s victory over Nazi Germany. His big annual parade with […]
Nebraska lawmakers reintroduce effort to ban abortions at 12 weeks of pregnancy
A new effort was introduced late Monday in the Nebraska Legislature to restrict abortion access in the state, less than two weeks after a bill that would have banned abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy failed to overcome a filibuster. The new plan to ban abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy drew fervent protests […]
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