Liz Truss has been challenged to eat a ‘set menu’ of cheap American food which her Cabinet critics fear will flood Britain under the terms of a US trade deal she is trying to strike. The International Trade Secretary, who has been accused of risking the future of our farmers by allowing lower-quality so-called ‘Frankenfood’ … Read more
Advent International – the buyout firm that acquired Cobham for £4bn – eyes up £1.5bn bid for Clinigen By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 June 2020 One of Britain’s most successful pharmaceutical entrepreneurs could be in line for a windfall after it emerged … Read more
A fifth state of matter, known as a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), has been created in the microgravity of the International Space Station for the first time. This exotic and rare form of matter is only produced when a gas of boson like particles are cooled to temperatures just above absolute zero (about -459.67F). Creating the … Read more
Moment the International Space Station glides across the face of the moon just six hours after the historic arrival of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley arrived at ISS at 3.16pm BST on Sunday Italian photographer Alberto Panizza was ready to capture their moon pass Pair will stay … Read more
China passes national security law for Hong Kong amid international controversy after the US revokes the city’s ‘special status’ in protest The Chinese National People’s Congress passed the bill in Beijing this afternoon The law aims to ban secession, foreign interference and treason in Hong Kong By Billie Thomson For Mailonline Published: 08:10 BST, 28 … Read more
China passes national security law for Hong Kong amid international controversy after the US revokes the city’s ‘special status’ in protest By Billie Thomson For Mailonline Published: 08:10 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 08:14 BST, 28 May 2020 China‘s parliament has approved the decision to go forward with a law tackling secession, subversion, terrorism … Read more
Greece will allow international flights to return to its tourist destinations from July 1, the country’s prime minister said today in a boost to British families hoping for a summer holiday despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Mediterranean nation is planning to reboot its tourist industry from June 15 when hotels will start to re-open, before … Read more
WeChat ‘monitors international users’ text messages to preemptively identify content to censor for its Chinese users’ The Citizens Lab studied how WeChat builds their database of blacklisted terms They found the company monitors international messages to preemptively identify potential images or content that should be banned in China The app creates a ‘hash’ code for … Read more
Thousands across the globe have joined forces to pay homage to the the selfless healthcare workers across the world on International Nurses Day. The annual event saw people across the world, including members of the British royal family, offer their tributes to the frontlines nurses helping fight the coronavirus pandemic grappling the countries across the … Read more
The Royal Family have joined forces in paying tribute to healthcare workers across the world on International Nurses’ Day. In a video clip released on the Kensington Royal Instagram page today, the Queen could, 94, could be heard speaking with Professor Kathleen McCourt, the President of the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation and Fellow of the … Read more