For two decades, Vladimir Putin has struck rivals as reckless, impulsive. But his behavior in ordering an invasion of Ukraine – and now putting Russia‘s nuclear forces on high alert – has some in the West questioning whether the Russian president has become dangerously unstable. In recent days, Putin has rambled on television about Ukraine, … Read more
The new report, commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care, said the consultant, referred to as Dr A, had previously admitted self-administering intravenous magnesium and parecoxib, a painkiller, while responsible for an anaesthetised patient a year previously. Source link
West Bengal Assembly passes resolution against Centre’s move to extend BSF jurisdiction Source link
Sutherland, who worked for NWAS from 1996 to 2019, went to ambulance stations in Bootle and Kirkby in Merseyside and in Runcorn, Cheshire, overnight on 11 February 2020, wearing a paramedic uniform and using a pin code to gain access, the court heard. Source link
Kolkata: West Bengal is set to witness its first lung transplantation after doctors at a private hospital here managed to get the vital organ from a brain-dead patient in Gujarat. The recipient is a senior citizen who was admitted to the facility for over three months, an official said. The surgery started on Monday night … Read more
As theatres reopen, actors like Stephen Beckett have been swapping their lockdown jobs for their place on the stage once more. His first thoughts when the lockdown first shut down his show were ‘I’m an actor, what can I do’. Then, he worked with a care agency, looking after elderly people. Beckett plays one of … Read more
Aug. 13, 2021 — A virus known as “Ebola’s deadly cousin” has been spotted for the first time in West Africa. The Marburg virus, which causes a severe disease that is in the same virus family that causes Ebola, has been identified in southwest Guinea near the borders of Sierra Leone and Liberia, according … Read more
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing, says that while demand for non-surgical procedures has “exploded” in recent years, the UK government has failed to keep up – with aesthetic training courses almost entirely unregulated. Source link
Britain’s top domestic spymaster cautioned the population on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying from Russia and China as vigilantly as terrorism, warning that foreign spies were seeking to steal technology, sow discord and attack infrastructure. The 9/11 attacks on the United States almost 20 years ago made tackling terrorism the biggest priority for … Read more
June 2, 2021 — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced new COVID-19 vaccine incentives on Tuesday, including a $1.5 million cash prize, custom-outfitted trucks, and custom hunting rifles and shotguns, according to Forbes. Weekly lotteries will take place from June 20 to Aug. 4, with a drawing for five custom hunting rifles and five … Read more