New Delhi: The 20th edition of the QS World University Rankings features 1,500 institutions across 104 locations. Here is a list of top universities featured in the QS Rankings from the United Kingdom. With a score of 99.2, University of Cambridge is the top ranked educational institution in the UK. It is ranked at the...
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Brazilian man, guilty of killing Hyderabad woman in UK, sent to mental hospital
A Brazilian man, who was found guilty of murdering an Indian woman in the United Kingdom, was sentenced to detention in a mental hospital, reported The Times of India. The sentence was announced by the court when the man pleaded guilty of murdering the Indian woman from Hyderabad and attempting to murder her roommate in...
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What happens now after Trump guilty verdict and when will he be sentenced?
Mr Trump’s legal team unsuccessfully argued that Fani Willis, a Georgia district attorney, should be barred from bringing charges against him and that a grand jury’s report should be thrown out. The grand jury spent eight months interrogating some 75 witnesses and filed a lengthy report on Mr Trump’s conduct last year. Mr Trump surrendered...
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Joint Statement for 77th World Health Assembly
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of 48 countries: Australia Brazil Canada Chile EU27 MS Japan Mexico Moldova Monaco New Zealand Norway North Macedonia Panama Peru Philippines Republic of Korea South Africa Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom United States We commend the advances WHO has made to strengthen its systems, policies,...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak says university education not necessary to ‘succeed’
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has sparked debate among netizens on social media after claiming people do not have to go to tertiary institutions to be successful in life. “You don’t have to go to university to succeed in life,” the 44-year-old Conservative Party leader said in a post on his...
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This UK city is officially one of the best in the world for food
When it comes to repping British cuisine on an international stage, London has been dominant for far, far too long: it’s time for somewhere else to hold the torch for the UK. And in Time Out’s brand-new ranking of the best cities for food in the world right now, it was revealed that the country has a...
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Rafah camp fire was caused by ‘secondary explosion’, says IDF
Footage from the scene showed Palestinians frantically attending to the victims. The attacks on Rafah have reignited criticism of Israel’s military offensive in the southern city, where more than one million Palestinians had been taking shelter. On Tuesday, Israeli tanks reportedly rolled into the centre of the city, with eyewitnesses telling local media several were...
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United Kingdom strengthens food security in Central America through genetic biodiversity
The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Nick Whittingham, visited Huehuetenango on 24 May within the framework of the project “Community-based agro-biodiversity systems for improved livelihoods and climate resilience” which is funded through the Darwin Initiative, of the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) of the British Government. Climate change affects agricultural production in...
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Diane Abbott ‘dismayed’ by reports she has been barred from standing for Labour
Diane Abbott said she is “dismayed” at the possibility that she could be barred from standing for Labour in the general election. She said: “Naturally I am delighted to have the Labour whip restored and to be a member of the PLP (Parliamentary Labour Party). […] I will be campaigning for a Labour victory. But...
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Akshata Murty gets proactive on UK PM Rishi Sunak’s campaign trail
London: Akshata Murty, Britain’s Indian First Lady, has begun getting proactive as her husband hit the campaign trail in a tough race ahead for the governing Conservatives, starting with a supportive message to say she’s with him “every step of the way” hours after a rain-soaked Rishi Sunak announced July 4 as the general election...
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National service could return to the UK. Which other countries have it and how does it work?
The United Kingdom could bring in a compulsory national service for young men and women, if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak South Korea, Sweden, Singapore, and Israel are among the many other countries that require people to serve in the armed forces. Meanwhile, in other parts of the globe, like Australia, conscription is now a thing...
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UK Man Eats Exotic Fruit In Mexico, Left With Completely Burnt Face
Mr Watson used Google search to understand the hazard. A tourist from the United Kingdom suffered third-degree burns across his face after he bit into an exotic fruit in Mexico. Thomas Harold Watson said that he was in enormous pain while he was sightseeing in Campeche, in the Yucatan peninsula, as per a report in...