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How to stay socially connected as lockdown returns – according to science
giuseppelombardo/Shutterstock After a fairly relaxed summer, more and more places are bringing back tighter restrictions in response to rising COVID-19 cases, with some even returning to full or near-full lockdowns. We all know that social distancing makes sense: the fewer people we meet (and the further away from them weContinue Reading
RR vs SRH, IPL 2020 Match Score Live Updates: Jason Holder Takes Three, SunRisers Hyderabad Restrict Rajasthan Royals To 154/6 | Cricket News
RR vs SRH IPL 2020 Score: Jason Holder picked three wickets, while conceding 33 runs.© BCCI/IPL SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) have been handed a target of 155 runs by Rajasthan Royals (RR), who finished with a total of 154 runs for the loss of six wickets. Sanju Samson was the highestContinue Reading
US election 2020: a toolkit for ‘democracy-worthy’ coverage for journalists
EPA/Larry W Smith As election day approaches in the US, journalists around the world are working in the most challenging environment of their lifetimes. This will be no ordinary election, not only because COVID-19 has changed the way Americans vote, with 45 million ballots already cast by mail, but alsoContinue Reading
Why optimism can be dangerous during a pandemic
microstock3D/Shutterstock For those of us who insist on seeing the glass half full, even when the miserable brigade point out that it’s also half empty, COVID-19 poses particular challenges. In regular times, our relentless optimism wins us friends and provides us with a host of benefits including higher levels ofContinue Reading
How Donald Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda has damaged global human rights
Even before Donald Trump was elected US president in 2016, researchers who study democratic backsliding, the rise of authoritarian regimes and their policies, feared his “America first” agenda would pose a serious threat to democratic norms and the rule of law. In office, the president repeatedly refused to commit toContinue Reading
Coronavirus: which treatments work and which don’t?
PongMoji/Shutterstock Donald Trump’s brief stay in hospital in early October raised awareness – once again – of the variety of treatments being investigated for COVID-19. Some therapies the president received have been on the radar for a long time, others are new to the list of potential treatments. Notably, drugsContinue Reading
Dark matter: our method for catching ghostly haloes could help unveil what it’s made of
Artist's conception of the Milky Way galaxy, which should contain dark matter haloes. Nick Risinger/NASA The search for dark matter – an unknown and invisible substance thought to make up the vast majority of matter in the universe – is at a crossroads. Although it was proposed nearly 70 yearsContinue Reading
Curious Kids: How did some animals evolve wings to fly?
Hybrid parrots in Costa Rica. Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock How did some animals form wings to fly? – Year Five class, London, UK Perhaps the first thing you notice when you see a bird is its amazing ability to fly. Modern birds fly using their “arms”, which have feathers and very strongContinue Reading
India’s Tour Down Under Gets Green Signal From Australian Government | Cricket News
The Indian players will quarantine in Sydney after arriving in Australia.© AFP India’s tour to Australia received a go-ahead from Australian government on Thursday. Team India will travel to Australia later this year. Indian players who are in the United Arab Emirates for the ongoing Indian Premier League, will travel fromContinue Reading
Indian Premier League 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: KKR Get Unwanted Record In Humiliating Defeat To RCB | Cricket News
IPL 2020, KKR vs RCB: Kolkata Knight Riders were restricted to 84 for 8 in 20 overs.© BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders owned an ignominious record of becoming the team that finished with the lowest total in their allotted 20 overs without getting bowled out in Indian Premier League (IPL). KKRContinue Reading