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How the transition from communism has left Bulgaria’s elderly out in the cold
Deljana Iossifova, Author provided Maria is 84. Now that she can no longer move as easily, she spends most of her time in the kitchen of the two-bedroom flat she shares with her adult son, his wife and their two teenage daughters. She sits on the sofa-bed for most ofContinue Reading
Delaying the second COVID vaccine dose – a medical expert answers key questions
vasilis asvestas/Shutterstock The UK is facing an alarming escalation of the pandemic. Primarily, this seems to be due to a new, even more infectious variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. As of January 5, there are more patients in hospital in the UK than at the peak ofContinue Reading
Eustice unveils plans to allow gene editing to be used in livestock and plants
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AUS vs IND, 3rd Test: Very Impressed With Will Pucovski’s Innings, Says Ricky Ponting | Cricket News
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Thursday lauded debutant Will Pucovski’s 62-run knock against India in the third Test, and said the opening batsman shows ”promising sign and rapt” for the longest format. Taking to Twitter Ponting wrote, “Very impressed with Will Pucovski’s innings today. To look the part atContinue Reading
Crocodiles today look the same as they did 200 million years ago – our study explains why
Crocodiles have not evolved much in the past 200 million years. Bas Leenders/flickr, CC BY-SA One of the most enduring tropes about crocodiles is to describe them as “living fossils”. They are cold, slow moving and scaly, so they look like how one might picture a dinosaur. Like many clichés,Continue Reading
Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona: Lionel Messi Double Gives Barcelona Renewed Hope In La Liga Title Chase | Football News
Ronald Koeman said Barcelona can still win La Liga after Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday in a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao. Messi’s double helped Barca reduce the gap behind La Liga’s leaders Atletico Madrid to seven points, even if Atletico will be hard to catch, given they alsoContinue Reading
The fascinating story of placebos – and why doctors should use them more often
By – https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/emotions/self.html , , Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1684469 Elaine and Arthur Shapiro/Wikimedia Commons Plato’s cure for headaches involved: a certain leaf, but there was a charm to go with the remedy; and if one uttered the charm at the moment of its application, the remedy made one perfectly well; butContinue Reading
India vs Australia 3rd Test Live Cricket Score: Weather In Focus As India Take On Australia In Sydney | Cricket News
IND vs AUS Live: Ajinkya Rahane is leading India in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli.© Instagram India take on Australia in the third Test of the four-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground beginning today. The two teams come into the match with the series tied 1-1. WeatherContinue Reading
Hong Kong: China crackdown is likely to boost migration to UK
In recent weeks, dozens of pro-democracy activists and politicians in Hong Kong have been arrested for allegedly trying to overthrow the city’s government. Most recently, on January 6, 53 people were detained under the notorious National Security law. These arrests are the latest in a long line of efforts byContinue Reading
Coronavirus: new study claims that a five-day warning ruined the last lockdown
On September 21, the UK government’s Science Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) published a document calling for a national circuit-breaker lockdown to curb the steadily increasing cases of COVID. The Sage scientists warned that “not acting now to reduce cases will result in a very large epidemic with catastrophic consequencesContinue Reading