The low turnout appeared to take state governments by surprise. In Karnataka only 47% of people registered to receive a vaccine had turned up to their appointments by Monday, making the state government unlikely to hit its target of vaccinating 650,000 healthcare workers by the end of the week. “Despite the district having the highest literacy rate in the state, I am surprised at why healthcare workers are reluctant to take vaccines,” Karnataka’s health minister, K Sudhakar, told local media. … [Read more...] about Indian hesitancy sets back world’s biggest Covid vaccination drive
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Prime real estate! Margaret Thatcher’s £30m six-storey bomb-proof mansion in Belgravia where she welcomed US president Ronald Reagan is being rented out for an eye-watering £65,000 a MONTH
At the time Richard Gutteridge, head of Savills' Sloane Street office, said: 'If only the walls could talk - one could almost imagine Ronald Reagan and other heads of state sitting with Baroness Thatcher in her dining room.' … [Read more...] about Prime real estate! Margaret Thatcher’s £30m six-storey bomb-proof mansion in Belgravia where she welcomed US president Ronald Reagan is being rented out for an eye-watering £65,000 a MONTH
Supermarkets could have to ban families with ‘shop alone’ policy under ministers’ plans
A senior government source told the Sun on Sunday : “It’s clear that some customers see the visit as a bit of an outing. The whole family goes together and they end up talking to friends who they bumps into while there. … [Read more...] about Supermarkets could have to ban families with ‘shop alone’ policy under ministers’ plans
Militants target non-Kashmiris amid tensions over land laws
India-Pakistan rivalry: Kashmiris pay a high price Death of a Kashmiri separatist The security situation in the Indian part of Kashmir deteriorated after the killing of Burhan Wani, a young separatist leader, in July 2016. Protests against Indian rule and clashes between separatists and soldiers have claimed hundreds of lives since then. … [Read more...] about Militants target non-Kashmiris amid tensions over land laws
Scott Morrison likens Capitol Hill riots to BLM as he delivers a very blunt message to those who want him to criticise Donald Trump on his last day as president
In a foreign policy speech on Wednesday, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese suggested Mr Morrison was reluctant to criticise Mr Trump because he didn't want to offend right-wing Coalition MPs who have peddled the unproven theory the US election was stolen by President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat. … [Read more...] about Scott Morrison likens Capitol Hill riots to BLM as he delivers a very blunt message to those who want him to criticise Donald Trump on his last day as president
