By Libby George, Paul Carsten LAGOS / ABUJA (Reuters) – The University of Aberdeen said on Thursday it would return a Benin Bronze to Nigeria in a few weeks, one of the …
Read More »Tidal energy is providing power to electric vehicles on an island
An electric vehicle charging point that uses tidal power has started operations, providing road users on an island north of mainland Scotland with a new renewable option to power their cars. The …
Read More »Covid-19 Pandemic: Live Updates and News for March 16, 2021
France is considering tighter restrictions in Paris to contain the virus. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron are ready to allow the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine again …
Read More »Woman may have died 12 years before body was found in her home
An elderly Scottish woman was found dead in her home after she failed to show up for her appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine, and now authorities believe her body may have been …
Read More »Up to six cases of the Manaus variant of the coronavirus detected in the United Kingdom
LONDON (Reuters) – Up to six cases of a highly communicable variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus have been detected in the United Kingdom for the first …
Read More »Queen’s cousin jailed for sexual assault in his ancestral castle
A cousin of Queen Elizabeth II was jailed for 10 months on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a woman who was a guest at his ancestral castle in Scotland. Simon Bowes-Lyon, Earl of …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccines drastically reduce hospitalizations
LONDON (AP) – Two UK studies released Monday showed that COVID-19 vaccination programs are contributing to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, raising hopes that vaccines will work as well in the real …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccines drastically reduce hospitalizations
LONDON (AP) – Two UK studies released Monday showed that COVID-19 vaccination programs are contributing to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, raising hopes that vaccines will work as well in the real …
Read More »Scottish woman bit a man’s tongue in a fight and then a seagull ate it
He gave it a lick. A Scottish woman bit off part of a man’s tongue in a savage street fight, and a seagull quickly swooped down and engulfed her, authorities said in …
Read More »A tidal turbine built in Scotland now produces power in Japan
The AR500 turbine awaiting installation in the waters of the Goto Islands, Japan. A tidal turbine built and tested in Scotland was installed in waters off a chain of Japanese islands, representing …
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