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Covid: Ireland logs 10,600 cases as hospitalisations fall for fifth day
Ireland logged 10,600 further cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, as the number of people hospitalised with the virus fell for the fifth day in a row. 6,689 cases were confirmed by PCR test, while 3,911 positive antigen test results were uploaded to the HSE portal. The Department of Health hasContinue Reading
Duncan Ferguson buys Everton fans beer in local pubs ahead of Aston Villa clash
DUNCAN FERGUSON reportedly treated Everton supporters to a free pint ahead of his second stint as caretaker boss. The legendary former Toffees striker, 50, has temporarily taken charge of his beloved club and takes on Aston Villa this lunchtime. 2 Duncan Ferguson got the round in for fans ahead ofContinue Reading
‘Flow’ set-up to be ‘First’ again!
First Flow is strongly fancied by trainer Kim Bailey to become the definitive ‘party pooper’ and deny Ascot racegoers an anticipated ‘match of the season’ outcome when Shishkin and much-vaunted Irish raider Energenume clash in a four-runner grade Clarence House Chase on a ‘soft’ surface over two miles of theContinue Reading
Short-sightedness is on the rise in both children and adults – new study
Short-sightedness is increasing worldwide. chali_studio/ Shutterstock We’ve known for years now that rates of short-sightedness (scientifically known as myopia) are rising globally. Some estimates even suggest that half of the world’s population will be short-sighted by 2050. In the UK and Europe alone, rates of short-sightedness have doubled in theContinue Reading
Underwater volcanoes: how ocean colour changes can signal an imminent eruption
The scale of a recent volcano eruption took the people of Tonga by surprise. Scientists monitoring the submarine volcano, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, were likewise caught off-guard, failing to foresee an explosion which would unleash a Pacific-wide tsunami. The scale of the eruption was hailed as a “once in a millenium”Continue Reading
Two years since Covid was first confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than anyone imagined
People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images A 35-year-old man returned to the U.S. from Wuhan, China on Jan. 15, 2020 and fell ill with a cough and fever. He had readContinue Reading
Syrian Arts and Culture Festival comes to London for the first time
F or the first time in London, the Syrian Arts and Culture Festival (SACF) is showcasing a multi-disciplinary programme of events, bringing together artists, filmmakers, musicians, and performers to celebrate a rich culture that has too often been subject to narratives of war and displacement. The SACF festival, which takesContinue Reading
Meta and Twitter’s NFT Landgrab Could Backfire
A new plan to lure social media users to the metaverse could legitimize NFTs, but it could also ruin themContinue Reading
COVID misinformation is a health risk – tech companies need to remove harmful content not tweak their algorithms
file404/Shutterstock Many worldwide have now caught COVID. But during the pandemic many more are likely to have encountered something else that’s been spreading virally: misinformation. False information has plagued the COVID response, erroneously convincing people that the virus isn’t harmful, of the merits of various ineffective treatments, or of falseContinue Reading
Daily UK Covid cases fall 10% in 24 hours as 95,787 Brits test positive
DAILY coronavirus infections have fallen by 10 per cent in just 24 hours with a further 95,787 cases confirmed. It comes as the crucial coronavirus R rate has today dropped to 0.8-1.1 across England, in a sign that the country has passed the peak of Omicron infections. w8media Brits headedContinue Reading