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Coronavirus vaccine results are pouring in, and it’s good news for older people
Perfect Wave/Shutterstock Early results from COVID-19 vaccine trials are starting to emerge, and scientists have received the first reports from three independent studies with optimism because protection against the coronavirus is possible. Although we can be relieved that some vaccines work, we still don’t have the details about the partsContinue Reading
Religion, race and nationality – what are our prejudices and how can we overcome them?
Finding common ground. Melitas/Shutterstock What do you think of your neighbours? And what do they think of you? Concerns around increasing division and polarisation in the UK have persisted stubbornly since the EU referendum in 2016. We hear a lot from academics, politicians and journalists about a supposedly fractured nation.Continue Reading
The time for building democracy in Hong Kong was before Britain handed over to China – now it may be too late
Hong Kong is rapidly developing as a widening fault-line between China and the international community after Beijing’s moves to tighten its grip on the former British territory. Reacting to the banning of four pan-democracy MPs from Hong Kong’s legislative assembly (LegCo) on November 12 and the resignation of 15 otherContinue Reading
Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs
Artist impression of a solar disk in space. NASA It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept – first developed by the Russian scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in the 1920s –Continue Reading
Australia Vs India: Cheteshwar Pujara Hits The Nets As He Warms Up For Tests. Watch | Cricket News
Cheteshwar Pujara was seen practising in a video tweeted by the BCCI’s official Twitter handle.© Twitter Team India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was seen batting in the nets in Australia, ahead of the four-match Test series which will begin from December 17. Pujara was seen practising in a video tweeted byContinue Reading
Moeen Ali Says He’s “Never Experienced” Racism In English Cricket | Cricket News
Moeen Ali has insisted “hand on heart” he has not experienced any racism during his time in English cricket following a welter of allegations. Tuesday saw the England and Wales Cricket Board accused of “institutional racism” by former international umpire John Holder and aspiring official Ismail Dawood, who both feelContinue Reading
England All-Rounder Moeen Ali Eyes Return To Test Team | Cricket News
England all-rounder Moeen Ali wants to give his all in the game and is desperate to feature in The Ashes next year after admitting that he had earlier ”lost a lot of hunger”. The all-rounder has acknowledged he hasn’t ”got that long left in international cricket” and wants to giveContinue Reading
Four reasons you might always feel cold
Some people need to bundle up all year round. Dean Drobot/ Shutterstock Almost all of us will complain of being cold at some point, especially as lower temperatures arrive. But some people feel cold no matter the weather – and there are a number of reasons why this might beContinue Reading
Abhimanyu Easwaran, Bengal Ranji Skipper, Tests Positive For Coronavirus | Cricket News
Abhimanyu Easwaran was set to represent East Bengal in the inaugural Bengal T20 Challenge.© Instagram Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran, was on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined for the next two weeks rendering him doubtful for CAB’s inaugural Bengal T20 Challenge, starting November 24. Easwaran, primarily aContinue Reading
Why US air strikes against Iran’s nuclear programme would make matters worse
Donald Trump asked his senior advisers to examine options for air strikes against Iran’s main nuclear installation, the New York Times reported recently. According to the report, the meeting occurred the day after inspectors reported a significant increase in the country’s stockpile of nuclear material. Key advisers reportedly counselled againstContinue Reading