Month: September 2021

A 16-month-old baby with a spinal disorder is doing well in recovery after receiving one of the world’s most expensive drugs. Baby Marley became one of the first 30 to receive the newly licenced US gene therapy drug, Zolgensma, at Sheffield Children’s Hospital on Tuesday after being diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The treatment
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A new security deal between the United States, Britain, and Australia in the Indo-Pacific “severely damages regional peace” and “intensifies the arms race”, China has said. On Wednesday, the three western powers announced they will establish a security partnership that will help Australia acquire US nuclear-powered submarines. In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian
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Microsoft is allowing people to ditch their passwords in favour of using fingerprints, facial recognition and authenticator apps instead. The technology company claims the move will make users more secure as passwords can be an easy target for people looking to hack into accounts. Customers will be able to ditch passwords from today, although Microsoft
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The prime minister is expected to continue his reshuffle on Thursday, concentrating on the lower ministerial ranks, with vaccines minister and schools minister among the roles yet to be filled. Boris Johnson overhauled some of the cabinet’s top positions on Wednesday, sacking education secretary Gavin Williamson and replacing him with vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi. He
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The UK, Australia and the United States have agreed a “landmark” partnership to boost their defences and share nuclear submarine secrets at a time of growing concern over China. The initiative will focus initially on helping the Australian navy procure a multi-billion-pound fleet of nuclear-powered submarines – a move that Beijing will likely see as
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