The BBC has been facing scathing criticism from the British royal family after an inquiry found that the sensational 1995 interview with Princess Diana was obtained through deceit and the broadcaster covered up the deception. Prince William, Diana’s eldest son and second-in-line to the throne, called the inquiring findings “extremely concerning”, adding that the “lurid and false claims” about the royal family played on “her [Diana’s] fears and fuelled paranoia.”The interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, was aired as a part of the BBC documentary series ‘Panorama’ on November 20, 1995. During the interview, Diana shared details of her unhappy…
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Official death tolls from the Covid-19 pandemic are likely to be a “significant undercount”, the World Health Organization said on Friday, estimating that the true figure of direct and indirect deaths could be two to three times higher.Presenting its annual World Health Statistics report, the WHO estimated that total deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 were at least 3 million or 1.2 million more than 1.8 million figure officially reported.”We are likely facing a significant undercount of total deaths directly and indirectly attributed to Covid-19,” the U.N. agency said.By May 20 2021, WHO statistics showed around 3.4 million people…
The pledge could significantly address the unequal distribution across the world of Covid-19 vaccines, which have so far been sold disproportionately more to richer countries. Reuters | , Brussels PUBLISHED ON MAY 21, 2021 05:15 PM IST Pfizer and BioNTech pledged on Friday to deliver 1 billion doses of their Covid-19 vaccine to poorer nations this year and another 1 billion next year, the boss of Pfizer said.The pledge could significantly address the unequal distribution across the world of Covid-19 vaccines, which have so far been sold disproportionately more to richer countries.”Pfizer and BioNTech are pledging to provide 2 billion…
(Photo : Pixabay/freestocks-photos) Uber and Lyft electronic vehicles Electronic Vehicles will soon be hitting the roads as the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the Clean Mile Standard in Sacramento, California on May 20, which phases in the new rule starting in 2023. Electronic Vehicles to be Used by Ride-Hailing Companies In the initial year, just 2% of vehicle miles traveled in rideshare fleets in the state need to be in electric vehicles, but the requirement jumps to 50% by 2027, and by 2030, it will be 90%. The new rule, which will be enforced by the California Public Utilities…
For Harry, returning to London to attend Prince Philip’s funeral last month meant once more facing a place where he felt trapped and hunted by cameras. It would be a test of his ability to cope with the anxiety that was bubbling up again.“I was worried about it, I was afraid,” Harry told The Associated Press during a recent joint interview with Oprah Winfrey to promote a mental-health series they co-created and co-executive produced for Apple TV .He was able to work through any trepidation using coping skills learned in therapy.“It definitely made it a lot easier, but the heart…
Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas over a far more powerful Israel.The 11-day war left more than 200 dead — the vast majority Palestinians — and brought widespread devastation to the already impoverished Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. But the rocket barrages that brought life to a standstill in much of Israel were seen by many Palestinians as a bold response to perceived Israeli abuses in Jerusalem, the emotional heart of the conflict.The truce faces an…
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to make a last-ditch attempt to bring the US and North Korea together under his watch when he meets Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, trying to revive dormant nuclear talks in his final year in office.But Pyongyang, which has displayed disdain for both leaders, has shown no interest in their diplomacy. That raises the stakes for the Friday summit as Moon tries to find fresh enticements to lure his neighbor back to table and the Biden administration undertakes a new strategy to end a nuclear program it sees as a…
WhatsApp chats are not easy to migrate from one phone to another. Currently, if you want to restore your chats from a fresh WhatsApp install, you need to have a previous backup on your device or cloud service of choice, and it needs to be from both the same phone number and the same platform. Android backups can be restored on Android only and iOS backups can be restored on iOS only. In the case of the latter, it was teased a few weeks ago that WhatsApp was working to allow chat migration from iOS to Android, and vice versa.…
After months upon months of being rumored, it’s finally confirmed now that NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 Ti will be launching soon. (Photo : NVIDIA ) VideoCardz is among the first ones to break the news on an exact date: June 3rd, for the release of the much-anticipated tweener to fill the gap between the 3080 and the 3090. This will come shortly after NVIDIA finally announces the RTX 3080 Ti alongside the RTX 3070 Ti at the end of the month. According to WCCFTech, the 3080 Ti will be followed by the also long-rumored RTX 3070 Ti, which is slated to…
Britain’s Prince William accused the BBC of failing his mother Princess Diana and poisoning her relationship with Prince Charles after an inquiry found a journalist for the broadcaster deceitfully obtained an interview with her in 1995.William’s astonishing rebuke to the public broadcaster comes after a report published Thursday said the inquiry found that BBC journalist Martin Bashir used deceit to win a sensational 1995 interview with Diana, and that the broadcaster covered up the deception.During the “Panorama” interview, watched by more than 20 million viewers in Britain, Diana shocked the nation by admitting to an affair and sharing details of…