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UK Military Personnel On Standby To Help Ease Fuel Crisis
Britain has put its army on standby to deliver fuel, on September 28, after an acute shortage of truckers triggered panic buying that left fuel pumps dry across the country. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said, "If required, the deployment of military personnel will provide the supply chain with additional capacity as a temporary measure to help ease pressures caused by spikes in localised demand for fuel."
Tags: UK, Britain lockdown, UK Army, British Petroleum
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France Recalls Its Ambassador To US, Australia Over Submarine Deal
To show dissatisfaction over the emerging trilateral partnership between America, Australia, and the United Kingdom, France has recalled its ambassador to the US Phillippe Etienne on September 18. This move took place after President Emmanuel Macron's order. French Minister 'Jean-Yves Le Drian has raised concerns about the abandonment of the 2016 ocean-class submarine project by Australia. Le Drian called the rising drift between Australia-… read-more
Tags: France, Trilateral national security partnership, US, UK, Australia
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Booster Dose Not Required For Fully Vaccinated People: Dame Sarah Gilbert
Amid the UK government is planning to inoculate booster shots to citizens, professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the creators of AstraZeneca or Covishied vaccine, has said the shots aren't required for all the fully vaccinated people. The booster dose should be given to those who've weak immunity systems and senior citizens, Gilbert advised. The government should supply vaccines to poor countries to increase vaccination rates, she added.
Tags: Covid-19, Booster Dose, AstraZeneca, Week Immunity, UK
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Evacuation Mission In Afghanistan Completed: UK Defence Ministry
Following France, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed the completion of its evacuation mission in Afghanistan from the Kabul airport on August 29. According to the UK Ambassador to Afghanistan Laurie Bristow, they have evacuated 15,000 nationals and Afghans since August 15 with the help of almost 1,000 personnel, including military, diplomatic and civilian. PM Boris Johnson also decided to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees from… read-more
Tags: UK, Afghanistan, evacuation, Kabul, UK Defence Ministry
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UK Airlifted Over 11,000 People From Afghanistan
Over 11,000 people have been evacuated from Taliban-captured Afghanistan by the United Kingdom. The evacuation process will continue for now and no fixed date has been fixed for the end of evacuation flights. However, UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab previously notified that the evacuation of the people will continue till the end of August. “More than 1,000 UK Armed Forces personnel deployed in Kabul,” said UK’s Defence Ministry.
Tags: UK, Afghanistan, Taliban, Air Force
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'No Time To Die' To Release In Late September: James Bond
James Bond's next movie ''No Time To Die'' will hit the theatres on September 28 in the United Kingdom. Taking to Twitter Bond wrote, ''The world premiere for the movie will take place on September 28 at London's Royal Albert Hall.'' The film produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga stars Daniel Craig in the lead role.
Tags: No Time To Die, James Bond, UK, World Premiere
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Willing To Work With Taliban If Needed: Boris Johnson
As the Taliban started ruling Afghanistan, the UK's PM Boris Johnson said on August 20 that he will continue working with the militants if it helps to find the solution for Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the British Government managed to evacuate 1,615 people, including 402 Afghans. Defending his foreign minister, Johnson also said, ''I want to assure people is that our political and diplomatic efforts to find a solution for Afghanistan".
Tags: Taliban, UK, PM Boris Johnson, evacuation, Afghanistan
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Coca-Cola Brands Most Littered Items In UK Beach
In what is regarded as the UK’s biggest coordinated cleanup event, nearly 3,913 volunteers collected around 9,998 Coca-Cola bottles and cans that littered several beaches in the country, a report revealed. Campaigners have also called for the "deposit return Scheme" to handle the littering situations in the country. Responding to the report, a spokesperson from "Coca-Cola" said that, "It is disappointing to see any packaging being littered… read-more
Tags: COCA-COLA, beach, UK, plastic bottles, cans
Courtesy: The Guardian
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5-Month-Old Baby Fights Rare Incurable Disorder Which Turns Body Into 'Stone'
Lexi, a 5-month-old baby in the UK has reportedly been suffering from a rare incurable genetic disorder known as Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressive (FOP). The disease leads to the formation of extra bones, replacing the muscles & Connective tissues, which turns the body into "stone". Moreover, the people who suffer from FOP are likely to be bed-ridden by the age of 20 and die at the age of 40.
Tags: Rare Disease, UK
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Researchers Build An Intra-Oral Magnet-Based Weight Loss Device
A group of researchers from the University of Otago and the UK has gone infamously viral for creating the world's first weight-loss device namely DentalSlim Diet Control. It is an intra-oral magnetic device that stops the user from eating solid food by constricting mouth opening to 2mm. The researchers said it does not restrict free speech and breathing and has an emergency release mechanism given a panic attack or choking.
Tags: Intra-oral, Weight Loss, Magnetic device, University of Otago, UK, DentalSLim Diet Control
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