The UK is “doing everything possible” to speed up efforts to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees, Home Secretary Priti Patel has said. According to the Home Office, as of 10 a.m. on Sunday, 5,535 online applications had been submitted and 2,368 people had booked a visa appointment, but only “around 50” visas had been given…Continue Reading

After screening more than 3,000 blood proteins, scientists linked six with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 and found eight that could help protect against severe disease. Photo by Vector8DIY/Pixabay Your blood type may strongly influence your risk of severe COVID-19, new research suggests. After screening more than 3,000 blood proteins, scientists linked six with…Continue Reading

1/2 Protesters show support for Ukraine as they hold a rally outside of the Russian Embassy in New York City on February 24. Some people, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, have called on the United States to ban the importation of Russian oil in response. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 7 (UPI)…Continue Reading

1/5 An illustration depicts the Nova-C lander with NASA’s Polar Resources Ice-Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) attached to the spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Image courtesy of Intuitive Machines/NASA ORLANDO, Fla., March 7 (UPI) — NASA’s desire to mine ice and minerals on the moon is driving new research on Earth into how astronauts could…Continue Reading

Today is the 11th day of Russian invasion of Ukraine. There is no doubt that Ukraine is facing massive destruction from the day first of Russian invasion. Now, the Russian rocket attacks and shelling damaged the Maripol-Donesk pipeline. Due to the damage of the main pipeline above 750,000 Ukrainians are without heat now. The temperature…Continue Reading

After Russia warned that it will soon start missile strikes on Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the West to do more for his embattled country, saying “sanctions are not enough”. In a video statement released on Sunday, Zelenskyy heaped criticism on Western leaders for not responding to the Russian Defence Ministry’s…Continue Reading

Last Updated: 7th March, 2022 11:23 IST At the interbank foreign exchange, rupee opened at 76.85 against the US dollar, then slipped further to 76.98, registering decline of 81 paise from last close. Image: Shutterstock The rupee declined 81 paise to 76.98 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as intensifying geopolitical risks…Continue Reading