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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
Five life-affirming words we should bring back into use
The Oxford English Dictionary tries to include all words in English (particularly British and American English) from 1200 onwards. dollar gill | unsplash, FAL Lexicographer and TV personality Susie Dent recently embarked on a curious, self-appointed mission. She is determined to bring the word “respair”, last used around 1525, backContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic court hearing ends, exemption ‘was VALID’, Kyrgios blasts Nadal
RAFAEL NADAL is back in action today as he looks to capitalise on Novak Djokovic’s absence to win a first Australian Open since 2009. Djokovic was deported from the country and has also had his participation at Roland Garros thrown into doubt. Spaniard Nadal takes on Olympic silver medallist KarenContinue Reading
Heavy drinkers increased their alcohol consumption the most during lockdown – new research
Deman/Shutterstock When the UK was placed into its first COVID lockdown in March 2020, many of us may have been tempted to reach for a drink. The country was about to enter an extraordinary period, with no idea of what would happen next, how bad things might get or whenContinue Reading
Follow the ‘Aroma’ before getting ready for a big ‘Bang!’
Sweet Aroma has excellent prospects of making it third time lucky in the eleven-runner ‘aged’ Fillies’ Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta today having performed adequately on a similar surface at Wolverhampton eleven days when this Richard Fahey-trained Kodiac three-year-old was beaten only two and a half lengthsContinue Reading
The US Refuses to Fall in Love With Electric Cars
As China and Europe lead the race to make electric vehicles mainstream, America lags behind. This is a problem.Continue Reading