US president Joe Biden has hailed Irish leadership for its handling of the Ukrainian crisis. During a virtual St Patrick’s Day meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Mr Biden also reaffirmed the US administration’s “unequivocal support” for the Good Friday Agreement. Mr Biden, who identifies deeply with his own Irish heritage,Continue Reading
THE UK has reached over 20 million coronavirus infections today after a further 89,717 people tested positive for the virus. Since the start of the pandemic, 20,001,627 cases have been recorded. It’s important to note that some of these infections could be second and even third infections and today’s dataContinue Reading
MARC GUEHI has been named in England’s squad by Gareth Southgate for the very first time – but there was no place for Marcus Rashford. And his Manchester United team-mate Jadon Sancho and Man City defender Kyle Walker also miss out. 3 Marc Guehi has been called up to theContinue Reading
Shutterstock The British government has responded to criticisms of its lassitude in targeting “dirty money” laundered by foreign elites through UK property by introducing the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act. The act, passed on March 15, was pushed through parliament in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ItContinue Reading
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold $408 million in company stock since the beginning of the pandemic — averaging roughly $3.6 million a week — as the company’s stock soared on the development and rollout of its Covid vaccine, according toContinue Reading
A government department run by savvy tech “freaks” has become a surprise defense against Russia.Continue Reading
A group of Scottish witches meet the Devil in a churchyard in a pen and ink drawing from the 17th century. Wikipedia, CC BY-SA On International Women’s Day this year, Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon apologised at Holyrood to “all those who were accused, convicted, vilified or executed under theContinue Reading
Most running injuries happen because of overuse. sawaddeebenz/ Shutterstock Running is one of the most popular forms of physical activity worldwide. But though it requires little expertise or equipment – and can be very beneficial for our health – it unfortunately also comes with a relatively high risk of injury.Continue Reading
Vadym Lesyk/Shutterstock Cancer is simultaneously one of the most common and devastating diseases in our society. So working out new ways to treat it is an enduring scientific challenge. A protein called p53 plays a key role in the body’s immune response to cancer, and therefore makes an interesting targetContinue Reading
T he Oscars is the film industry’s biggest extravaganza of the year. Excitement has been building around the potential nominations ahead of the shortlist being released in early February. Every year the prestigious awards ceremony attracts a whole galaxy of Hollywood stars and the A-list put on a show-stopping displayContinue Reading
