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UK sees highest ever daily Covid cases amid Omicron spread

A study by Imperial College London showed that the risk of reinfection from Omicron is more than five times higher than Delta and shows no sign of being milder than the previous

December 18, 2021

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UK High Court allows Uyghur forced labour case to proceed

Rights groups also argued that a 19th-century law prohibiting the importation of prison-made goods is being violated by the purchase of cotton goods produced by forced labour, reports Asian Lite News The

December 18, 2021

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EU proposes solution to ensure medicine supply to NI

The European Commission’s proposals still need to be sent to the European Parliament and the Council for examination and endorsement, reports Asian Lite News The European Commission put forward proposals to ensure

December 18, 2021

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Bajwa holds talks with UK defence chief

Radakin, during the conversation, focused on Pakistan’s role in the Afghan situation and in regional stability….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a telephonic

December 17, 2021

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Johnson suffers by-election disaster

His party won the seat in North Shropshire, central England, by a massive majority in 2019, but that was wiped out by the Liberal Democrats in Thursday’s vote in a result that

December 17, 2021

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Needle-free air-powered Covid jab trial begins

The first volunteer will receive the vaccine this week at the NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility…reports Asian Lite News. Scientists at the University of Cambridge on Tuesday began a clinical trial of

December 16, 2021

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Record daily Covid cases with Omicron spreading rapidly

Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, earlier called the Omicron variant “probably the most significant threat” since the start of the pandemic, reports Asian Lite News Britain recorded

December 16, 2021

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UK’s million jab mission won’t prevent case surge

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently launched the “Omicron Emergency Booster National Mission” to encourage everyone eligible to “get boosted now”…reports Asian Lite News. The UK government’s decision to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination

December 16, 2021

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23 on trial in Belgium over truck deaths in UK

The ensuing investigation led police to identify a people-smuggling ring allegedly led by 45-year-old Vo Van Hong, who had rented a house in Anderlecht…reports Asian Lite News In the Belgian city of

December 16, 2021

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UK inflation hits decade high

The largest contributions to the inflation rate came from transport, principally from motor fuels and second-hand cars, and housing and household services…reports Asian Lite News The UK’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month

December 16, 2021

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