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The 25 greatest American rock bands of all time: Guns N’ Roses to Bon Jovi
T he US has a rich and varied history when it comes to rock & roll. From the earliest days of the blues, right up to the glam metal excesses of the Eighties and the grunge movement of the Nineties, US bands have inspired millions of music fans all overContinue Reading
Warning as norovirus cases surge by a third in two weeks – 6 signs you’ve got the bug
BRITS have been urged to protect themselves against norovirus after cases surged by almost a third in two weeks. Infections are 34 per cent higher than the five-season average and have surpassed pre Covid levels, new data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows. UKHSA The chart above showsContinue Reading
Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections? The evidence is lacking
The northern hemisphere has seen a surge in winter viruses. Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Over the past month or two, many northern hemisphere countries including the US and the UK have seen a large wave of respiratory viral infections. These include RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), flu and COVID in all ages, asContinue Reading
Scientists have started steering lightning with lasers – here’s how
Triff/Shutterstock Lightning may look beautiful but every year it kills thousands of people, does huge amounts of damage to buildings and infrastructure, and causes power outages. The only protection we have is lightning rods, which were invented 300 years ago and only protect a small area. The cost of damageContinue Reading
Five big challenges for Lula’s presidency of Brazil
The storming of democratic intuitions in Brazil’s capital – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – on January 8 further exposed the deep divide that the nation’s new government has to address. Newly elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, now faces even greater challenges thanContinue Reading
Ukraine war: as Russia falters on the battlefield, Putin is trying to raise the stakes
During a recent visit to St Petersburg, Russian president Vladimir Putin reiterated his confidence in his country’s victory over Ukraine. Visiting a defence contractor, he also took the opportunity to reassure workers that his so-called “special military operation” was in defence of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in Ukraine againstContinue Reading
Ukraine recap: world leaders gather at Davos to make the case for more military aid to Kyiv
“We’re tired of fighting Putin with rubbish kit”. This recent headline in The Times was an eloquent expression of the feelings of a Ukrainian tank sergeant, part of the 24th Mechanised Brigade fighting in Bakhmut in the country’s east. “Spider” Bogdan, whose Soviet-era T-62 had ground to a halt, dreamsContinue Reading
Andrew Bridgen: how anti-vaccine misinformation hampers the conversation about genuine vaccine injuries
Rindang Art/Shutterstock MP Andrew Bridgen was suspended from the Conservative party on January 11 for persistent misinformation about COVID vaccines, including numerous false claims around their safety. The final straw appears to have been his comments comparing the vaccination programme to the Holocaust. With more than 13 billion doses administeredContinue Reading
Ronaldo AND Messi net in thrilling clash in PSG’s mid-season tour
LIONEL MESSI wasted no time in stealing the limelight on Cristiano Ronaldo’s big day in Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo had touched the ball just once, a throw-in, when his old nemesis opened the scoring inside three minutes. 4 Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a neat finish in the 3rd minuteCredit:Continue Reading
China’s population decline is a result of decades of botched family planning measures and will have global implications
China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years and is set to be reduced by half by the end of the century. After declining for some years, China is now in what a government official called an “era of negative population growth”, with the national birth rateContinue Reading