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A new variant of Covid-19 has been identified in the southeast of England, where it may be connected to a faster transmission, according to UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock. More than 1,000 cases of this variant have been identified in the last few days in England, primarily in the south of the country.
âOver the last few days, thanks to our world-class genomic capability in the UK, we have identified a new variant of coronavirus which may be associated with the faster spread in the southeast of England,â Hancock told the House of Commons on December 14.
TOM ODULA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya– Jabbing needles in prisoners’ genitals, pouring melted plastic on their skin and hanging them upside down for long periods: These are tortures allegedly being perpetrated by South Sudan’s National Security Service, according to an international human rights group.
Electric shocks, gang rapes, abductions and killings are also abuses carried out by the security agency charged Human Rights Watch in a study launched Monday.
Established in 2011 shortly after the country gained independence South Sudan’s National Security Service has been operating beyond its constitutional mandate of collecting information, conducting analysis and advising relevant authorities, the report said.
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been identified. Professors Martin Hibberd and Brendan Wren respond to the news Share
Martin Hibberd, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), said:
“Reports of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the south of England is not surprising and it is too early to say how important it is yet.
South Sudan s spy agency abuses prisoners, says rights group
by Tom Odula And Sam Mednick, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 14, 2020 11:07 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 11:14 am EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya Jabbing needles in prisoners’ genitals, pouring melted plastic on their skin and hanging them upside down for long periods: These are tortures allegedly being perpetrated by South Sudan’s National Security Service, according to an international human rights group.
Electric shocks, gang rapes, abductions and killings are also abuses carried out by the security agency charged Human Rights Watch in a study launched Monday.
Established in 2011 shortly after the country gained independence South Sudan’s National Security Service has been operating beyond its constitutional mandate of collecting information, conducting analysis and advising relevant authorities, the report said.