An Alleged Russian Spy Was Busted Trying to Intern at The Hague
Plus: Firefox adds new privacy protections, a big Intel and AMD chip flaw, and more of the week’s top security news.Continue Reading
2022-06-18
We don’t know whether most medical treatments work, and we know even less about whether they cause harm – new study
'I have no idea if this will work.' Josep Suria/Shutterstock Only one in 20 medical treatments have high-quality evidence to support their benefits, according to a recent study. The study also found that harms of treatments are measured much more rarely (a third as much) as benefits. Patients and doctorsContinue Reading
2022-06-18
Cricket: what happens when an elite player like England’s Jonny Bairstow is ‘in the zone’
Jonny Bairstow in full flow. Nic Redhead via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Jonny Bairstow played the “innings of a lifetime” when he scored the second fastest century by an England cricketer in a Test match to help his team beat New Zealand, currently the world’s top-rated Test team. To findContinue Reading
2022-06-18
Pacific islands: an unexpected new dimension to power struggles between US and China
Low lying islands in the Pacific are threatened by climate change. Shutterstock The island states of the Pacific – from large Papua New Guinea to the smaller island state of Tuvalu – find themselves in a newly influential position as the west and China battle for their strategic backing. TheirContinue Reading
2022-06-18
Boxing champ Tyson Fury keeps fit after revealing he will ‘100 per cent’ return to the ring
HEAVYWEIGHT boxing champion Tyson Fury pounds the pavement again after his surprise retirement U-turn. The Gypsy King, 33, is keeping fit and healthy after revealing that he will “100 per cent” return to the ring if pockets were big enough. 3 The Gypsy King, 33, was spotted for the firstContinue Reading
2022-06-17
Mayfair Art Weekend: Everything there is to see and do
T he sun is finally out and London is in full swing. And as if things couldn’t get any better, now Mayfair Art Weekend is just around the corner. For art lovers it’s been marked in the diary for weeks: The annual art celebration sees dozens of galleries – bothContinue Reading
2022-06-17
Ukraine war: Russia’s military campaign hindered by the rivers in Donbas
One of the keys to planning a military campaign is to take into account the type of terrain the war will take place on. The frontlines of the Ukraine conflict underline how important this is – they are mainly defined by rivers and other land-based obstacles. To progress, Russian forcesContinue Reading
2022-06-17
Ilkay Gundogan next club odds: Bayern favourites to sign Man City midfielder
MANCHESTER CITY midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is being linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium this summer. Sky Bet have priced Bayern Munich as the side most likely to sign the central midfielder this summer, pricing the move at 5/1. 1 Ilkay Gundogan could be on his way outContinue Reading
2022-06-17
‘Gentle, kind, and caring to all’ – Tributes paid to mother who died following home birth
Tributes have poured in for a mother who died after giving birth at her home in Co Limerick. The tragedy has lead to a suspension of home birth services pending a HSE review. The mother, named locally as Laura Liston, who was aged in her 30s, died after giving birthContinue Reading
2022-06-17
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid vaccines for children as young as 6 months
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Moderna‘s and Pfizer‘s Covid-19 shots for children as young as 6 months old, which makes nearly every person in the U.S. now eligible for vaccination. The FDA decision comes after its committee of independent vaccine experts voted unanimously to recommend the shotsContinue Reading
2022-06-17