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Children as young as 6 months eligible for Covid shots in U.S., vaccinations to begin Tuesday
A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine. Mayela Lopez | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday backed Pfizer‘s and Moderna‘s Covid-19 shots for children as young as 6 months, with vaccinations expected to begin in earnest after the holidayContinue Reading
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022: The end is nigh, so why not buy art?
Review at a glance C limate apocalypse is nearly upon us. Practically everyone in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition says so. I’ve never seen such consensus at this famously competitive show. With a whopping 1,462 works this year’s edition, restored to its traditional summer slot at last, is even biggerContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE – all the latest from around the market
Transfer round-up Tottenham have completed the signing of Yves Bissouma, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano. Romano wrote on Twitter: “Official, confirmed. Yves Bissouma joins Tottenham on a permanent deal from Brighon. “€29m fee plus add-ons and long-term contract signed.” Bissouma has penned a four-year contract with Tottenham. The formerContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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