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Australia vs India: Marcus Stoinis bowled 6.2 overs before walking off the field on Friday.© AFP Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis could be in doubt for the second ODI against India after he sustained an injury during the series opener on Friday, according to reports. Stoinis grimaced in pain after delivering the second ball of his seventh over of India’s run chase. He left the field immediately and Glenn Maxwell completed the over. According to cricket.com.au, the 31-year-old suffered a “left-side pain” and will have scans to determine the extent of the injury. Stoinis’ injury may put all-rounders Cameron Green and Moises Henriques in contention for the second ODI at the SCG on Sunday. Steve Smith, who hit a 62-ball century inContinue Reading

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If you are simply going on the number of political trials in Cambodia at the moment, the country would seem to be politically unstable – a hotbed of unrest. Hundreds of people are on trial for incitement, conspiracy, and violence endangering the nation. But the prime minister, Hun Sen, who has been in power since 1985, regularly insists that his tenure has been characterised by peace, stability and development – despite internal and external threats. He is the world’s longest-serving head of government. Stable or not, more than 100 people were summoned to attend Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday November 26 2020 on charges including violence endangering Cambodian institutions (Article 451 Criminal Code), conspiracy (Article 453) and incitement toContinue Reading

COVID vaccines will be here soon – in the meantime, here's how to stay resilient

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Socialise, even if only online. Evgenyrychko/Shutterstock With several COVID vaccines closing in on regulatory approval, we can start to imagine a future after this pandemic. But health experts have warned people not to get too excited. The World Health Organization predicts that Europe will face at least six more difficult months, and it is clear that there is still a long road ahead. So while there are good reasons to be hopeful about the future, it is also clear that more resilience is called for, especially as pandemic fatigue sets in. Resilience is the ability to cope with the normal stress of life as well as being able to bounce back from crises. It’s an important tool to help usContinue Reading

Supersets save time in the gym – which may help you reach fitness goals faster

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Superset exercises should target opposing muscle groups. Dreams Come True/ Shutterstock Resistance training is an increasingly popular way to build strength, lose weight and get in shape. But despite its many benefits, it can also be time consuming – which is why many fitness enthusiasts have started incorporating “supersets” into gym routines. When done properly, supersets have the potential to help you build strength and muscle – all while spending less time in the gym. Sometimes called paired sets, supersets are a form of strength training in which you perform a set of repetitions of usually two exercises, back-to-back with minimal or no rest between them. The exercises should also target opposing muscle groups – namely the agonists (the force-generatingContinue Reading

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At the moment, there are two contrasting opinions regarding starting a business in China. To put it simply, the first view on this is the public opinion, and the other view belongs to individuals who have been working with Chinese partners for a long time. “Public opinion” is inclined to think that conducting business in China is simple, easy, profitable; the latter argue that it is a challenging, long term process, and even dangerous at times. Probably, the truth is somewhere in between. In any case, everything is different and complex when it comes to China. To establish and sustain productive cooperation with Chinese colleagues, one would have to be patient in the first place. Your partners should recognize andContinue Reading

Coronavirus has changed how we support people with failing lungs – a doctor explains why

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A man wearing a continuous positive airway pressure mask – one of the techniques preferred over using a mechanical ventilator. Kiryl Lis/Shutterstock As the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hits hospitals, the hiss and bubble of advanced respiratory support is an increasingly familiar sound on medical wards. This is because some patients who become severely unwell with COVID-19 suffer from respiratory failure and so require breathing support. This support can be both “invasive”, where a ventilator delivers air to the patient via a tube inserted into the windpipe, or “non-invasive”, where patients are assisted using devices that remain outside the body. Non-invasive techniques are not new, but the pandemic has transformed how they are used. Previously not in routineContinue Reading

Curious Kids: If the Earth is spinning all the time, why don't things move around?

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The Earth in space. Elements of image furnished by NASA. Volodymyr Goinyk/Shutterstock If the Earth turns all the time, then why isn’t the door where the stairs are sometimes? – Katie, aged six, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK The Earth is always spinning. Every day, you are turned upside down and back again. You will also probably have travelled thousands of kilometres and as much as 40,000 kilometres if you live near the equator. At the equator, the Earth is spinning at about 1675 kilometres per hour – much faster than an aeroplane. But if you stand on the North Pole or on the South Pole, then all you’ll do is turn around on the spot. This is the point around which theContinue Reading

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The sixth edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) was on Friday postponed to next year, keeping in mind the health and safety of the players amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. The league, which is one of the highest prize money badminton tournaments in the world, was initially scheduled to take place in the last week of December in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. However, SportzLive, the official license holder of the league under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), decided to postpone the event due to the prevailing conditions.  With the sporting world gradually returning to the track, the organisers are keen to roll out the season next year. “We have been lucky to get a windowContinue Reading

'Narwhal tusk hero' still backs rehabilitation, a year on from London Bridge attacks

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November 29 2019 was meant to be a day of celebration for those involved in the Learning Together programme – an initiative which brings people in prisons together with people from higher education institutions. There are many inspiring stories about prisoners who changed their lives after participating in programmes of this kind. But such achievements are often easily overlooked and they have, to some extent, been in this particular case. Now, when people think about that day, it is because one of the attendees, 28-year-old Usman Khan, killed two people. But I’ve interviewed several of the people there that day, and they continue to insist on the importance of rehabilitation initiatives. My research with people affected by the events ofContinue Reading

Chart showing mass shooting incidents in the US from 2014 to 2020.

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Despite the US response to the coronavirus pandemic using sporadic stay-at-home orders and lockdowns, as at November 26 2020 there have been 578 mass shootings so far this year. According to data provided by the Gun Violence Archive, which records mass shooting deaths, this is already significantly above the 417 mass shootings recorded in the whole of 2019. In fact, by August 2020, mass shootings in the US had already exceeded the year-end totals for each year from 2014 to 2018. Mass shootings in the US have continued the general year-on-year increase in terms of frequency, fatalities and injuries – but 2020 has been far worse than usual. The Gun Violence Archive defines mass shootings as a minimum of fourContinue Reading