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Italian GP: Max Verstappen Says Impossible For Me To Win In Monza | Formula 1 News
Max Verstappen is 47 points behind runaway leader and six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.© AFP Max Verstappen endured a torrid day of disappointments in Friday’s two practice sessions after forecasting in advance that he had no chance of winning this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The Dutchman, who is 47 pointsContinue Reading
Russian coronavirus vaccine results have been published – here’s what they reveal
President Vladimir Putin recently announced that a team of Russian scientists had developed a COVID-19 vaccine and that it had been approved for use by the regulators – at least, in Russia. However, the announcement caused consternation among scientists and clinicians in the rest of the world as human trialsContinue Reading
In Sri Lanka, affected families resist climate of fear on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances · Global Voices
Many of the events faced restrictions and intimidation A Sri Lankan woman pays tribute to a relative at the Raddoluwa Missing Persons Memorial in Seeduwa, Western Province, Sri Lanka. Photo from 2013 by Flickr user Vikalpa. CC BY 2.0. Family members of forcibly disappeared people in Sri Lanka gathered in severalContinue Reading
Tour de France: Wout Van Aert Wins Wind-Blown Stage Seven | Cycling News
Wout Van Aert had earlier won stage five of Tour de France on Wednesday.© AFP Wout Van Aert picked up a second win of the 2020 Tour de France on Friday as skulduggery and crosswinds combined to produce an enthralling race that claimed several victims. British rider Adam Yates retainedContinue Reading
CSK Share “Lion King” MS Dhoni’s Picture As He Leaves For Training | Cricket News
MS Dhoni was all smiles ahead of Chennai Super Kings’ first training session in the UAE.© Instagram With the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to begin on September 19, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) shared a photo of their skipper MS Dhoni before the team’s first training session on Friday evening.Continue Reading
Coronavirus: what researchers know about the risk of reopening schools – and how best to limit it
Across the world, over 1.5 billion children and young people were deprived of school during the first phase of the pandemic. We know this has had a negative effect on learning. And research carried out in England has shown that children in deprived areas have fallen furthest behind. We knowContinue Reading
Vaccines often degrade in the heat: here’s how our new chemical ‘casing’ could save lives
Keeping vaccines stable. Shutterstock/Rohane Hamilton Amid unpredictable outbreaks, and fears of a second wave, the hunt is on for a vaccine against COVID-19. The reason for this is simple: vaccines work. They save lives and economies. For example, there were 11.6 million smallpox cases reported between 1920 and 1978, andContinue Reading
How Trump’s America changed political satire – for both liberals and conservatives
Even before Donald Trump was elected in 2016, he had been providing America’s late night TV show hosts with ample fodder for comedy. These late night TV shows are the spearhead of political satire for liberal America, and many take their orientation from The Daily Show, which began in 1996.Continue Reading
Why sleep is so important for losing weight
Sleep is important for many aspects of our health. Stock-Asso/ Shutterstock When it comes to weight loss, diet and exercise are usually thought of as the two key factors that will achieve results. However, sleep is an often-neglected lifestyle factor that also plays an important role. The recommended sleep durationContinue Reading
Study shows UK school textbooks teach a highly simplified version of US civil rights movement
Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his 'I Have a Dream' speech during the March in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA As children return to school in the UK, they will encounter a curriculum that still pays little attention to black British history or culture. ThisContinue Reading