Most patients with COVID-19 who have lingering symptoms at 12 months are likely to still have symptoms at 18 months, new data suggest. The findings are drawn from a large study of 33,281 people in Scotland who tested positive for the coronavirus. Most of the results are in line with those from earlier, smaller studies. Among a subset of 197 ...

Downing Street confirmed officially that Jeremy Hunt has been made chancellor. During the leadership contest over the summer, Hunt put himself forward to be the next Tory leader but after not gaining enough support from fellow MPs he supported Rishi Sunak’s bid. Hunt will be the fourth chancellor this year. The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP @Jeremy_Hunt has been appointed ...

Sony and Honda have formally inaugurated a joint venture to produce electric vehicles, report agencies. The entity, known as Sony Honda Mobility, will produce its first vehicle in the United States, with exports across the globe – including Japan, opening the door to Australia. It will be headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The electric vehicles will commence production in early 2026, ...

Bangladesh on Friday witnessed four Covid-19 deaths and 346 coronavirus positive cases in 24 hours. Bangladesh reported 7.15 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,840 samples were tested during the last 24 hours, a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the ...

British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted her own demise, reports AFP, from London. The chancellor of the exchequer was dismissed in person by Truss after he rushed back early from international meetings in Washington, multiple media ...

Soybean oil is still being sold at its previous rate in the kitchen markets despite the price cut announced by Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Banaspati Manufacturers Association. Consumers claimed that traders are selling the cooking oil at the previous rate, arguing that new supply of soybean oil has not arrived at the market yet. While visiting different grocery shops ...

Eight more dengue patients died in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 83. This is the highest death toll from dengue in a single day this year. During this period, 765 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases keep rising, according to the Directorate General of ...

Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections. It’s part of an effort to better study human brain development and diseases affecting this most complex of organs, which makes us who we are but has long been shrouded in mystery, reports AP. “Many disorders such as autism and schizophrenia ...

The Biden administration is weighing restricting imports of Russian aluminum as it charts possible responses to Moscow’s military escalation in Ukraine, a person briefed on the conversations told Reuters. Such a move, which has not been finalized, would likely boost global prices for the metal used in a wide range of consumer products and could reverse a previous White House ...

A new wave of COVID-19 cases appears to be spreading in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) say, reports Al-Jazeera. WHO’s regional data showed that only Europe recorded a rise in COVID-19 cases in the week that ended October 2, clocking an increase of 8 percent from the week before. ...