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COVID reinfections could be more severe for some – but overall evidence doesn’t give us cause for concern
Photoroyalty/Shutterstock The COVID pandemic has been going on for well over two years now. During this time, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has slowly mutated, allowing it to evade the immune system enough to infect people many times. As so many of us have had COVID already, it’s noContinue Reading
Taoiseach rejects Johnson’s claim that protocol breach will not see major diplomatic row
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rejected British prime minister Boris Johnson’s claim that he does not see a major diplomatic row erupting over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mr Johnson is attending the G7 summit in Germany alongside EU leaders, and indicated that the controversial topic is not making priority conversation. HeContinue Reading
Ukraine and Moldova gain EU candidate status but face a long road to full membership
For four months, Ukraine has been fighting for its very existence. Having successfully forced Russia to shift focus from a four-fronted offensive to concentrating on the Donbas region in the east of the country, Ukraine is now fighting a bitter war of attrition – losing, depending on whose figures youContinue Reading
Forget Lasers. The Hot New Tool for Physicists Is Sound
From acoustic tweezers to holograms, engineers are taking inspiration from the field of optics—and riding the sound wave.Continue Reading
Belfast’s silent public health crisis? Why we need widespread testing for lead-contaminated water
Eduardo Blanco/Alamy The water crisis at Flint, a town in Michigan, US in 2014 has focused public attention on the dangers of lead exposure, especially in children. A late 2016 investigation found that nearly 3,000 other communities in the US had even worse lead water levels than Flint. A recentlyContinue Reading
The mathematics of human behaviour: how my new model can spot liars and counter disinformation
Maths can describe how we update our views to make a decision based on the information available. Triff/Shutterstock Understanding the human mind and behaviour lies at the core of the discipline of psychology. But to characterise how people’s behaviour changes over time, I believe psychology alone is insufficient – andContinue Reading
Glastonbury: George Ezra takes the stage for his’ not so secret’ show
T his afternoon huge crowds flocked to see George Ezra after the English singer announced that he would be performing a surprise show at Glastonbury. “SURPRISE! glastonbury see you 2pm on the John Peel Stage for a big old party,” Tweeted Ezra at 11 o’clock. Just three days earlier, EzraContinue Reading
Vyacheslav Lysenko: On the tenth day of the war, I suggested my companies resume the work. Everyone was shocked
Early morning of February 24, 2022, Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced a so-called “special military operation,” and Russian troops hurled an offense in four main directions and carried out massive shelling of ten regions of Ukraine. The Verkhovna Rada endorsedContinue Reading
Wimbledon 2022 order of play: Novak Djokovic, Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray up – Day 1 schedule
WIMBLEDON 2022 is upon us and excitement in SW19 has reached fever pitch! And it all gets underway on a stunning Monday which features reigning champ Novak Djokovic in action, plus star Brits Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray. 2 Emma Raducanu is in action on Day 1 What is theContinue Reading
Billie Eilish at Glastonbury Festival review: A ravey, shape-shifting pop masterclass
Review at a glance “ Are you ready to have some fun?” asked Billie Eilish, in an endearingly creaky, fake British accent, before flashing a huge grin. It was early on during her Friday night set in front of a sprawled Pyramid Stage crowd at Glastonbury’s big, heavily refreshed 50th-anniversaryContinue Reading