Hospitals have been told to check their readiness for a potential surge in infections Top health officials in India have held a series of meetings this week to assess how the global Covid-19 pandemic could evolve and affect the country, and how to ensure that the healthcare system is fully prepared to respond to a…

Kiev’s desperate attempt to achieve at least some form of PR victory has given way to complete failure – so what happens next? Six months after the start of Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Artemovsk [which Kiev calls Bakhmut], the operation completely collapsed and Russian troops were able to seize the initiative. Launching a series of attacks, Moscow’s forces recovered…

The country’s major purchase index is in freefall as food and energy costs weigh on households Consumer sentiment in the UK fell to record lows in August as the cost-of-living crisis continued to deepen, and inflation hit a four-decade high.