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Day: October 18, 2017

NHS provokes fury with indefinite surgery ban for smokers
18Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

NHS provokes fury with indefinite surgery ban for smokers

    The restrictions thought to be the most extreme yet to be introduced by health services immediately came under attack from the Royal College of Surgeons. Its vice president called for an urgent rethink of policies which he said were discriminatory and went against the fundamental principles of the NHS. In recent years, a number of areas have introduced delays for such patients with some told operations will be put back for months, during which time they are expected to try to lose weight or stop smoking. But the new rules, drawn up by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Hertfordshire, say that obese patients will not get non-urgent surgery until they reduce their weight at all, unless the circumstances are exceptional. The criteria also mean smokers will only be referr...
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European leader compared Donald Trump to Mussolini
18Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

European leader compared Donald Trump to Mussolini

    The former Vice-President, who has mostly held back from criticising the current administration, called Mr Trump's behaviour bizarre and said he did not understand governance. Addressing a bipartisan event alongside Ohio's Republican governor John Kasich, the respected Democrat claimed 14 leaders had contacted him to try to understand better the actions of the president. Citing the moment when Mr Trump shoved aside Duski Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, at a Nato summit in May and then stuck his chest out and his chin, Mr Biden said one unnamed European leader likened Mr Trump's stance and body language to Il Duce. Mr Biden's imitation of Mr Trump's behaviour drew laughter at the University of Delaware audience, prompting him to caution: "Not a joke. Not a joke....
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15 million people forced to work until they drop as they don’t pay into a pension
18Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

15 million people forced to work until they drop as they don’t pay into a pension

    Millions of people face the prospect of working into their 70s or 80s to make ends meet amid a pensions timebomb. A probe by the Financial Conduct Authority reveals a third of workers roughly 15 million people are not saving towards retirement. Those who are depending on the state pension could be in for a rude awakening. Related: The state pension is going up - how much extra will you get? Writing in the Mirror today, FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey says: “Around 15 million adults who are not retired are not paying into a pension... “While the state pension is a hugely important part of retirement provision... for many people it is not enough to maintain living standards.” He adds the FCA’s largest ever survey into the nation’s personal finances, a poll of 13,000 people...
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Archaeologists find part of 4000 year old statue in Egypt
18Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Africa world, ENGLISH

Archaeologists find part of 4000 year old statue in Egypt

    Egypt says archaeologists have discovered the head of a wooden statue, likely belonging to a female regent who ruled the country more than 4,000 years ago. Wednesday's statement by the Antiquities Ministry says the artefact was found in the district of Saqqara, near the ancient Pyramids of Giza. It says the part of the statue is in poor condition and will have to undergo restoration. The uncovered head is believed to depict Ankhesenpepi II, the mother of King Pepi II of the 6th dynasty who ascended to the throne at the age of six. She ruled Egypt as regent during the early years of his reign. Earlier in October, archaeologists at the same dig uncovered part of an obelisk made of pink granite that belongs to the same dynasty.
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North Korea could collapse within a year
18Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

North Korea could collapse within a year

    North Korea could collapse within a year due to US sanctions, a defector and former Pyongyang official has said. Ri Jong-ho, who ran an international network of North Korean businesses which funnelled money into the hermit kingdom, said the country “desperately wants relations with the US. The sanctions that the White House has imposed on North Korea are of a historic level, Mr Ri told an Asia Society event in New York. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Never before has the country faced such tough sanctions. I don’t know if North Korea will survive a year with these sanctions. People will die, he said. Mr Ri believes North Korea’s increasing provocations and Kim Jong-un’s rhetoric are an attempt to force the US into a diplomatic dialogue which does not involve South Korea....
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