The Turkish Constitutional Court this Wednesday rejected a petition attempting to overturn the controversial decree granting immunity to civilians who cracked down on the 2016 coup attempt in the country. Most of them support President Recep Tayip Erdogan.
Farther south, in an area newly cut off from Douma, protests have proliferated. Residents are demanding that rebels leave, hoping that their departure would eliminate the main reason for the government bombings. On Monday, rebel fighters fired on demonstrators, killing one, a local doctor said. It was an unusual turnabout, almost exactly seven years after…
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE A Houston hospital has temporarily suspended all procedures in its renown heart transplant program following the recent deaths of two people. Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center announced that it would suspend its heart transplant program for 14 days…
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh – REUTERS / POOL NEW – Archive LONDON, Dec. 24 (Reuters / EP) – The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has left the London hospital on Tuesday where he has been receiving medical treatment since Friday after being discharged, which will allow him to join the rest of the royal…
The UK Medicines Agency has approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by American company Moderna, which now has three types of medicines that UK health workers can use to immunize the population. after that of Pfizer and BioNTech and that of the University of Oxford and Astrazaneca.
Image copyrightReuters Thousands of small firms working for failed construction giant Carillion are waiting to learn if they will be paid, amid growing fears some could close. Carillion used an extensive network of sub-contractors and local suppliers, paying them almost £1bn a year, according to its latest annual report. Employers’ groups are trying to assess…
Get the Mach newsletter. SUBSCRIBE They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but researchers in Austria beg to differ. Their experiments show that canines of all ages respond positively to touchscreen games — and they think that something akin to “dog Sudoku” might help keep pets mentally sharp even as their physical…