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Could Covid-19 be the end of UK’s curry capital?
Brick Lane’s curry restaurants are facing a devastating impact as a result of Covid-19, with one restaurateur describing Brick Lane as a “ghost town”. A new report highlights that the pandemic has exacerbated serious challenges faced by the UK’s world-renowned curry capital, Brick Lane, in Tower Hamlets, east London.
2 August 2020, 06:19 AM
Thousands march in Berlin against coronavirus curbs
Thousands have marched in Berlin to protest against measures imposed in Germany to stem the coronavirus pandemic, saying they violated people’s rights and freedoms.
1 August 2020, 18:42 PM
Facebook puts global block on Brazil’s Bolsonaro supporters
Facebook (FB.O) says it has put a global block on certain accounts controlled by supporters of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro implicated in a fake news inquiry, a day after it was fined for not complying with a Supreme Court judge’s order to do so.
1 August 2020, 18:34 PM
UAE launches start-up operations at first nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates has begun start-up operations in the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said today.
1 August 2020, 13:30 PM
Turks hold first Eid prayers at Hagia Sophia mosque
Turkey’s Muslim worshippers have attended Eid al-Azha prayers in Hagia Sophia for the first time after the historic building was converted to a mosque.
1 August 2020, 12:37 PM
South Korea sect leader arrested over coronavirus outbreak
South Korean authorities arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country's largest outbreak of Covid-19 infections on Saturday for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offences.
1 August 2020, 11:43 AM
Mexico eclipses Britain with third highest coronavirus death toll
Mexico has surpassed Britain as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll as the pandemic reaches new milestones in Latin America and threatens to disrupt efforts to reopen the region's reeling economies.
1 August 2020, 11:18 AM
7 killed, including state lawmaker, as two planes collide in Alaska
A midair plane collision in Anchorage on Friday killed seven people, including a state lawmaker who was piloting one of the aircraft, Alaska officials said.
1 August 2020, 10:15 AM
Trump says he will ban TikTok app in US
US President Donald trump said on Friday that he was planning to sign an executive order as soon as Saturday banning Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok from the United States.
1 August 2020, 09:22 AM
Canada PM Trudeau denies charity received preferential treatment
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied that a charity picked by the government to manage a major student grant program received preferential treatment, although it had ties to his family.
31 July 2020, 17:38 PM
Bengalis celebrate Eid in the UK
An estimated 2.8 million Muslims living in the UK, including half a million strong Bengali community, have celebrated the holy festival of Eid-ul-Azha with family members in a limited manner as coronavirus lockdowns remain and new restrictions have been introduced in the northern cities of England.
31 July 2020, 16:21 PM
Bombing kills 18 in Afghanistan on eve of Eid ceasefire
At least 18 people, including Afghan security forces personnel, have been killed in a suspected car-bombing in eastern Afghanistan, hours before a three-day ceasefire was to begin in the country for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, officials said.
31 July 2020, 04:49 AM
Arrests, disqualifications fuel purge fears in HK
Leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners were disqualified yesterday from upcoming elections after four student activists were arrested for social media posts, sparking warnings of a new “terror” under authoritarian China.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM
80m kids poisoned by lead
Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution, the United Nations warned yesterday in a special report on the “massive and previously unknown” health crisis.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM
US urges Pakistan to act after American charged with blasphemy shot in court
The United States has urged Pakistan to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom as he faced trial for blasphemy.
30 July 2020, 17:42 PM
Trump suggests delay to 2020 US presidential election
US President Donald Trump today raised the possibility of delaying the nation's November 3 presidential election despite its date being enshrined in the US Constitution, drawing immediate objections from Democrats.
30 July 2020, 14:00 PM
Nearly one in three children have dangerous amounts of lead in bloodstream
Nearly one in three children around the world have high levels of lead in their bloodstream, according to a new study, as widespread lead pollution puts millions of young people at risk of irreversible mental and physical damage.
30 July 2020, 07:59 AM
Populations down 76pc since 1970
Populations of migratory river fish collapsed by 76 percent on average in the last 50 years, according to a report by conservation groups Tuesday, warning the “catastrophic” declines could impact people and ecosystems everywhere.
29 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Man shot dead for ‘blasphemy’ in Pak court
A man accused of blasphemy for claiming that he was a prophet has been shot dead in a courtroom in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police officials say, the latest violence associated with Pakistan’s strict blasphemy laws.
29 July 2020, 18:00 PM
US hails Afghan ceasefire as hopes for peace talks rise
Top US officials yesterday hailed a three-day ceasefire proposed by the Taliban and agreed by Kabul, raising hopes that the long-delayed peace talks between the two foes could begin next week.
29 July 2020, 18:00 PM