Cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces and objects (such as door handles) can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This is more relevant now than ever. One way that COVID-19 can spread is when people who have the virus leave infected droplets on surfaces after sneezing or coughing. StudiesContinue Reading
The anger was evident in Andy Burnham’s voice as he declared that Greater Manchester would stand firm in the face of any UK government attempt to impose a “tier three” restriction on the northern English city-region without adequate financial compensation. The mayor and other local leaders were unanimous in opposingContinue Reading
Around 3 million Americans who live abroad are eligible to vote. Ivan Marc/Shutterstock As early voting continues ahead of the US elections on November 3, many Americans are waiting in long lines to cast their ballots across the US. But for those Americans living abroad who want to vote, thereContinue Reading
Mumbai Indians take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match No. 48 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi in a contest that is certain to give us at least one of the four qualifiers for the playoffs. Both teams are on 14 points and need two more toContinue Reading
Irfan Pathan, former India all-rounder, is celebrating his 36th birthday on Tuesday and wishes poured in from the cricket fraternity and fans from around the world. Veteran cricketer Suresh Raina led the wishes, taking to Twitter and posting a photo of their playing days. In the photo, Pathan can beContinue Reading
Mandeep Singh reached his 50 off 49 balls on Monday in Sharjah and looked towards the sky, dedicating this milestone to his late father who died on Saturday back home in Chandigarh. Mandeep, hundreds of miles away from family in the UAE, turned out to play for Kings XI PunjabContinue Reading
IPL 2020, KKR vs KXIP: Chris Gayle hit 51 off just 29 balls to help KXIP to their fifth consecutive win.© BCCI/IPL Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets to move into the top four in the points table. KL Rahul (28) and Mandeep Singh (66 notContinue Reading
NASA JSC The Moon was for a long time considered to be bone dry, with analyses of returned lunar samples from the Apollo missions showing only trace amounts of water. These traces were in fact believed to be due to contamination on Earth. But over the past two decades, re-analysesContinue Reading
Enormous protests are taking place across Poland in response to a new ruling striking down part of the 1993 abortion law – something that effectively amounts to a legal ban in a country that already took a very restrictive approach to abortion. Abortion was previously allowed on three grounds. TheContinue Reading
