The average wait time across the UK was roughly eight minutes in July, but in northeast England, some callers were left waiting for up to 25 minutes, The Guardian reported on Sunday. In comparison, NHS targets suggest a caller should not be waiting for more than 20 seconds. 111 is …
Read More »China requests emergency power from Russia as coal shortages leave cities without electricity & factories grind to a standstill
On Wednesday, the Inter RAO energy conglomerate revealed that it had received a request from authorities in the East Asian nation to help relieve its flagging national grid. While no details have yet been given of the potential deal, it is understood that the firm, which has a monopoly on …
Read More »Russia sends food & masks to Cuba amid shortages that sparked mass protests
Two Cuba-bound An-124 large cargo planes carrying food, protective gear, and more than a million masks have taken off from Chkalovsky Air Base, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel, several times by phone in recent months. The …
Read More »Cuba’s president blames Washington for protests, says US sanctions responsible for shortages and ‘social unrest’
Speaking on Monday, President Miguel Díaz-Canel blasted what he described as US interference in fiery remarks, condemning protests which erupted on the island a day earlier. Appearing alongside his cabinet in a televised national address, he stated that the people of Cuba have the right to defend their system and …
Read More »Putting on a brave face? Amid row on vaccine deliveries & shortages, EU commissioner says bloc has ‘no need’ of Russia’s Sputnik V
The bold remarks regarding the Russian-made vaccine were delivered by EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton on Sunday as he spoke to France’s TF1 TV. “We have absolutely no need of Sputnik V,” the official, who leads the EU executive’s vaccine task force, stated. “Today, we clearly have the capacity …
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