The government has argued that the WikiLeaks publisher isn’t at high risk of suicide should he be extradited to the US where he would face a trial on espionage charges related to his role in publishing classified documents pertaining to diplomacy, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Dr Sondra Crosby, a medical doctor from the US who treated Julian Assange whilst he was in the Ecuadorian Embassy with asylum, told the Old Bailey on Thursday afternoon that Mr Assange described symptoms of depression and PTSD when she saw him in October 2017. US […]
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Hospital directors have repeatedly argued that the current lack in testing availability has led to more frequent absences among staff, which hinders the efforts of the crisis-hit NHS to recover. UK ministers are drawing up plans to restrict “frivolous demands” for coronavirus tests, conceding that they didn’t expect there would be so many people willing to take them, the Times reported, adding that despite a staggering 200,000 tests being carried out each day, demand is still much higher. Labs are understood to be struggling to process the piles of samples sent to them, forcing testing centres to cut down appointments, which […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008041080060406-beirut-blast-severely-injures-un-peacekeeping-crew-damages-vessel/ The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon announced late on Tuesday that one of its ships and several of its naval peacekeepers had been injured in the explosion at the port of Beirut. “As a result of a huge explosion that rocked Beirut Port this evening, one of the UNIFIL ships of the Maritime Task Force docked in the port was damaged, leaving some UNIFIL naval peacekeepers injured – some of them seriously,” the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Tuesday. The press release noted UNIFIL was assessing the situation and […]
American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences on Friday announced that recent analysis of its antiviral drug remdesivir reduced the risk of death for severely ill COVID-19 patients by 62% compared with standard care alone. According to a July 10 news release, the analysis, which will be presented at the Virtual COVID-19 Conference on July 10 and 11, suggests remdesivir is linked to a “significantly improved clinical recovery” in very sick COVID-19 patients. The study was based on 312 patients enrolled in a phase three trial. The patients’ results were compared to those of 818 patients in a “real-world retrospective cohort” who had […]
A new report on Scotland’s spending reveals that the country has been hit hard economically due to the coronavirus pandemic. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on the UK government to extend their support for Scottish businesses and employees. Scotland’s economy has severely felt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with a report suggesting spending in parts of the country has declined by up to 68%. New figures released by financial advising firm Tortoise have revealed that Scotland’s reliance on the tourism and hospitality industry has led to a significant decline in sales revenue across the country. In the Highlands, areas […]