Scottish fishermen say ‘Brexit carnage’ threatens to kill their business

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Many of them drove several hours from Scotland, where the fishing industry is in crisis because paperwork issues and administrative errors related to new border checks and customs rules are delaying shipments to Europe. Trucks carried slogans such as “Brexit carnage” and “Incompetent government destroying shellfish industry!” Scotland Food and Drink, a trade body, estimates … Read more

Biden inauguration rehearsal paused amid US Capitol lockdown

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image copyrightEPA image captionSecurity is tight in Washington DC The Capitol complex in Washington DC was briefly locked down after a security alert, two days before Joe Biden is inaugurated as US president. Police say they acted out of an abundance of caution after witnesses reported smoke rising nearby. The fire was several blocks away. … Read more

Tech tonic for growth: Will Sitharaman’s bahi-khata have what’s been missing from Budgets so far?

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Millions lost their jobs, walked thousands of miles to get home, starved, got sick, died. The lockdown following the Covid-19 pandemic was the worst catastrophe for India since the ‘Spanish flu’ influenza epidemic a century ago. Just how bad is documented by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its Financial Stability Report (FSR; bit.ly/3oP9DBT) … Read more

Analysis: Why you won’t find Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson on British TV

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“The mob that stormed and desecrated the Capitol … could not have existed in a country that hadn’t been radicalized by the likes of [Fox News hosts] Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham, and swayed by biased news coverage,” wrote Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan. But are the airwaves of any democracy free … Read more

Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in pictures

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Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the speeches he delivered continue to resonate today. They were also key in bringing about landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of … Read more

Govt may keep Rs 7,500 cr outlay for IT hardware manufacturing under PLI scheme

Govt may keep Rs 7,500 cr outlay for IT hardware manufacturing under PLI scheme

NEW DELHI: The government may keep an outlay of Rs 7,500 crore under the production linked incentive scheme for IT hardware products like personal computers, laptops, tablets and servers, according to a source aware of the development. Foreign companies looking for incentives under the scheme may have to invest Rs 500 crore over four years, … Read more

US and China clash at WHO over scientific mission in Wuhan

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GENEVA – The United States called on China on Monday to allow an expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) to interview “care givers, former patients and lab workers” in the central city of Wuhan, and ensure its access to medical data and samples. The team of WHO-led independent experts trying to determine the … Read more