Oct. 29, 2021 — The Air Force will have to decide in coming weeks how to discipline about 12,000 airmen who have rejected orders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The deadline for airmen to be fully vaccinated is Tuesday, Nov. 2. Those who aren’t vaccinated could face escalating levels of discipline, including being kicked out … Read more
April 20, 2021 The Biden administration is considering two moves that would affect tobacco companies and American smokers, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. First, the administration may require tobacco companies to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels, the WSJ reported. Nicotine doesn’t cause cancer, … Read more
Coronavirus cases in the UK have risen by 35,928 – nearly double the number recorded last Sunday, figures show. Source link
The tougher new system came into force on Wednesday after being approved by MPs in a Commons vote on Tuesday. Source link
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Average folks should start being screened at age 45 to prevent colon cancer, five years earlier than is now recommended, the nation’s top preventive medicine panel says. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends that people aged 50 … Read more
Amid the ongoing Indo-China dispute, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said that China has attempted to “seize” control of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India by force as part of its territorial aggression. He further said that time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade Beijing to change. … Read more
A Solapur resident staged his 3-year-old son’s kidnapping in order to pressurise his wife to return home. His wife had been living at her paternal home and the man kidnapped his son with the help of a friend to force his wife to return to him. A Pune man ended up kidnapping his 3-year-old son … Read more
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will once again attempt to visit Hathras to meet the family of the rape victim. Ahead of the visit, Rahul Gandhi has said “no force can stop me” while Priyanka Gandhi has slammed the UP government and called it “morally corrupt”. In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said on … Read more
Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightEPA image captionThe new restrictions affect about 1.6 million people across Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull New lockdown measures have come into force in the West Midlands after the number of coronavirus cases rose. People in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull are banned from meeting others who are not part of their … Read more
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Portugal had previously been removed from the UK’s quarantine list on 20 August Travellers arriving in Scotland from Portugal will have to self-isolate for 14 days under new rules coming into force on Saturday. Scotland and Wales have added the country to their “quarantine list” – while England and Northern … Read more