The chief data protection regulator in the UK has expressed grave concerns over the inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in public places. Unlike CCTV, LFR and its…
The UK’s retail sales volumes fell by 1.4 per cent monthly between April and May despite the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the Office for National Statistics said. The largest…
Israel has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, after incendiary balloons were launched from the territory. Explosions were heard in Gaza City in the early hours…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted that “selfish and nationalistic approaches” had marred the initial global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “I know the world was looking to us to…
People more concerned about catching Covid-19 were more disapproving of the wrong-doings of others, whatever they were doing wrong, according to a study on how we make moral judgements. The…
UK Health Minister Matt Hancock on Sunday said that the ‘Delta’ variant of Covid-19, first reported in India, is 40 per cent more transmissible than the ‘Alpha’ strain, detected in…
Eradicating Covid-19 from the world is not currently a “reasonable target”, David Nabarro, a special envoy to the World Health Organization said on Sunday. People will have to learn to…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that lockdown, not the country’s vaccine rollout, is the main reason for the decline of Covid-19 infections in Britain. “The numbers are…
The European Commission announced that it would borrow 800 billion euros from the capital market in current prices until 2026 to fund the European Union’s (EU) massive plan to bail…
Leaders of advocacy groups and Congress members have urged minority communities in the US to unite in the fight against racism, xenophobia and other social injustices. All civil rights organisations…
