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Is the cure worse than the disease? The most divisive question of 2020
In 1968, at the height of the last great influenza pandemic, at least a million people worldwide died, including 100,000 Americans. That year A.M.M. Payne, a professor of epidemiology at Yale University, wrote: In the conquest of Mount Everest anything less than 100% success is failure, but in most communicableContinue Reading
Many young people still lack basic knowledge of the Holocaust
Photographs of Jewish families at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC. GiuseppeCrimeni/Shutterstock A significant number of young adults in the US cannot name a single concentration camp or ghetto, believe that Jews caused the Holocaust and that two million or fewer Jews were killed. These are the findings of aContinue Reading
French Open: Investigations Opened Into Match-Fixing At Roland Garros | Tennis News
French Open: Prosecutors said they have opened a probe for “fraud in an organised group”.© AFP French prosecutors said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into alleged match-fixing in a French Open women’s doubles encounter. The probe for “fraud in an organised group” and “active and passive corruption in sport”Continue Reading
US election: horse-race reporting is media gold but democratic poison
The 2020 US presidential election campaign is moving quickly and the news media are valiantly struggling to keep abreast of what’s happening. Day in, day out there’s a relentless source of material to report. It’s hard enough for journalists, let alone the people they are striving to keep informed aheadContinue Reading
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Ruled Out Of IPL 2020, Prithvi Raj Yarra Named Replacement | Cricket News
IPL 2020: Bhuvneshwar Kumar suffered the injury during their match against CSK.© BCCI/IPL SunRisers Hyderabad on Tuesday confirmed that fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 due to an unspecified injury. The Hyderabad-based outfit announced that he will be replaced by PrithviContinue Reading
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Kagiso Rabada Says Taking Him Off After First Over “Wasn’t A Bad Call” | Cricket News
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Kagiso Rabada picked up four wickets as DC defeated RCB by 59 runs.© Twitter After securing a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said it was not a ”bad call” to take him off after the first over asContinue Reading
Indian Premier League 2020, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals: Virat Kohli Becomes First Indian To 9000 T20 Runs | Cricket News
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Virat Kohli is also the top scorer for India in T20Is with 2794 runs.© BCCI/IPL Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to reach 9000 runs in T20 cricket. He achieved this milestone in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) match against Delhi Capitals on Monday inContinue Reading
Ignored by the Pope, Hong Kong cardinal leaves Rome vowing to protest appointment of Beijing-blessed bishop · Global Voices
The favorite to occupy the post is Reverend Peter Choy, a notably pro-Beijing voice in Hong Kong Image by the Stand News. Used with permission. Vocal Beijing critic Cardinal Joseph Zen returned to Hong Kong from Rome on September 28 after failing to meet Pope Francis, to whom he intendedContinue Reading
IPL 2020 Points Table Update: Orange Cap Holder And Purple Cap Holder List After RCB vs DC | Cricket News
IPL Points Table: Kagiso Rabada took a 4-wicket haul as DC moved up to the top of the table.© BCCI/IPL Marcus Stoinis’ second half-century of the season and another inspired bowling performance from Kagiso Rabada and Axar Patel saw Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 59 runs in DubaiContinue Reading
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Prithvi Shaw Impresses Sachin Tendulkar As Virat Kohli Almost Applies Saliva On Ball | Cricket News
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Prithvi Shaw hits a shot against Royal Challengers Bangalore© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals batsman Prithvi Shaw impressed former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with an “incredible shot” during his side’s win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), at Dubai International Stadium on Monday. After being asked to batContinue Reading