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AstraZeneca dispute comes at a difficult moment for the European Union
Just as the European Union’s popularity looked to be on the up after the trauma of Brexit, an unusually public row has erupted over the supplies – or lack thereof – of COVID-19 vaccines across the bloc. AstraZeneca has reduced its projected vaccine rollout to the EU, despite signing aContinue Reading
COVID vaccine supply is causing an EU crisis – so what’s being done to speed up production?
shutterstock The EU has a vaccine shortage problem. AstraZeneca pledged earlier this month to supply 2 million doses a week to the UK, but has also said it will cut deliveries to the EU from 80 million doses to 31 million during the first quarter of 2021. The UK hasContinue Reading
Why we’re more likely to follow COVID-19 rules when our families and friends do
Mukesh Kumar Jwala/Shutterstock As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise and vaccine uptake emerges as a critical way out of lockdown, pressure to get more people to obey the guidelines becomes ever more urgent. Campaigns and leaders’ messages aimed at encouraging people to follow rules have tried to persuadeContinue Reading
Navalny & co: brave journalists risking all to hold Vladimir Putin to account
Over 3,500 people have been detained during rallies across Russia in protest at high-level corruption and the arrest of opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny was arrested on arrival at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport on January 17 as he flew in after recovering from being poisoned late last year by theContinue Reading
Curious Kids Live: join us to learn about rainforests
SaveJungle/Shutterstock Where in the world do you find rainforests? What are the weird and wonderful creatures that live there? Is the rainforest under threat? And what about people – is the rainforest their home too? The Conversation’s series Curious Kids responds to children’s questions on all sorts of topics –Continue Reading
Male butterflies mark their mates with a stench to ‘turn off’ rival suitors
Smells, scents and stenches are a common feature in the messy world of sex. In animals, aromas such as pheromones are often used to attract and charm potential mates. But some male butterflies use sex smells for another purpose entirely: to deposit a stench on their coital partner so foulContinue Reading
Five ways ‘bad’ behaviour can benefit you – and others
We can't all be saints all the time. Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock “I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.” This quote from the television host and comedian Johnny Carson illustrates an uncomfortable truth – thatContinue Reading
Miscanthus key to Shropshire Farmer’s net zero ambitions
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Sourav Ganguly Undergoes Successful Angiolpasty, Gets Two More Stents | Cricket News
Sourav Ganguly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, underwent a successful angioplasty at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata on Thursday where the doctors inserted two more stents. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present at the hospital to check on the BCCI chief’sContinue Reading
COVID-19 has changed university teaching – here are five things to stick with in the future
insta_photos/Shutterstock COVID-19 has been extraordinarily challenging for universities and students, and the disruption will likely persist beyond the rollout of a vaccine. The demands on academic staff and students have been – and continue to be – unparalleled. Both must manage work-life balance while teaching and learning in a largelyContinue Reading