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ALL Greater Manchester hospitals suspend non-urgent surgery

ALL Greater Manchester hospitals suspend non-urgent surgery and appointments due to surge in number of Covid patients they are treating Non-urgent operations such as hip replacements will be cancelled from Monday Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership confirmed the move There are more Covid-19 patients in hospitals than at peak of first wave  All […]

Coronavirus lockdown in Greece requires people to text authorities before leaving home

Fox News Go Under a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Greece, people will need to text authorities if they want to leave their homes. The lockdown will start at daybreak Saturday and last until the end of the month. With infections surging across the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he acted before patients overwhelm hospitals. “We must stop this wave,” […]

South Korea's top diplomat in Washington to meet with Pompeo, Biden’s team: Yonhap

FILE PHOTO: South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrives to visit the Berlin Wall memorial at Bernauer Strasse, in Berlin, Germany, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschSEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign minister arrived in Washington on Sunday for talks with her American counterpart on a visit now overshadowed by Joe Biden’s projected win in the […]

Robot soldiers could make up a quarter of the army by 2030s, top general says

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox The UK’s top military commander says robots could make up a quarter of the army within years. General Sir Nick Carter suggested 30,000 ‘robot soldiers’ could play a key role in the British forces in the 2030s. […]

Alex Trebek, host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ dies after battle with pancreatic cancer

Alex Trebek, the host of syndicated game show Jeopardy! since 1984, passed away from pancreatic cancer Sunday. He was 80-years-old. The official Twitter account of ‘Jeopardy!’ posted Sunday afternoon announcing the news, saying Trebek was surrounded by friends and family when he passed away. The Canadian-born host revealed he was suffering from Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in […]

Farms calls for 'rural revolution,' as shops warn against US imports

Pig farmer calls for a ‘rural revolution,’ as Greggs and Costa Coffee lead calls to back British meat over low-welfare US imports that could ‘threaten the health of the nation’ Pig farmer is calling on industry to itch conveyor-belt-like nature of production  Peter Greig in Exeter is calling for more traditional methods at farms in […]

Brazil's Lula congratulates Biden, President Bolsonaro silent

SAO PAULO (AFP) – Brazilian ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday (Nov 7) the world was “breathing a sigh of relief” at Mr Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election, while current President Jair Bolsonaro, a fervent Donald Trump backer, remained conspicuously silent. Mr Lula, a hero of the Latin American […]

‘Real risk’ coronavirus could spark World War Three, warns UK military chief

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox The coronavirus pandemic could spark World War Three, Britain's armed forces chief has warned. Economic devastation and anxiety across the world are fueling regional tensions, General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter said. The Chief of the Defence Staff […]

Americans pivot from Trump to Biden approach after harrowing U.S. election

In a crystallizing moment at the last presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden fielded a question about people of colour who live alongside chemical plants and oil refineries that seem to be making them sick. As is his way, Biden responded with I’ve-been-there empathy. He recalled growing up so close to Delaware refineries that […]