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Thousands of unidentified Zimbabweans lie in secret mass graves – and I want to find them
One of my earliest memories is of violence and death. It happened in Harare in 1984 when I was about seven years old. I was supposed to meet a friend to play at a dump site together. He got there before me and started playing with what turned out toContinue Reading
Lionel Messi Scores Twice As Barcelona Win Friendly Against Girona | Football News
Lionel Messi scored a brace against Girona in pre-season friendly on Wednesday.© AFP Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday as Barcelona beat second-division Girona 3-1 in a preseason friendly. Messi helped set up Philippe Coutinho, back from his loan at Bayern Munich, for the first goal after 21 minutes. TheContinue Reading
Emiliano Martinez Moves To Aston Villa After 10 Years At Arsenal | Football News
Emiliano Martinez has joined Aston Villa on a four-year contract.© Twitter Aston Villa announced the signing of Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on Wednesday for a reported fee of 20 million pounds ($26 million). The 28-year-old Argentine, who has signed a four-year deal, helped Arsenal to FA Cup victory last seasonContinue Reading
Hong Kong’s universal testing wraps up with low turn out · Global Voices
Beijing’s involvement on the scheme might have spooked Hongkongers A testing center in Hong Kong. Screen capture from Cable TV’s Youtube channel. Hong Kong’s universal COVID-19 screening program came to an end on September 14 after healthcare officials tested 1.78 million people. Authorities initially hoped that at least 4 million out ofContinue Reading
Sporting Lisbon Return 10 COVID-19 Positive Tests On Eve Of Portuguese Season | Football News
All those who have tested coronavirus are asymptomatic, according to a source at Sporting Lisbon.© AFP Two days before the resumption of the Portuguese league, Lisbon club Sporting has 10 positive coronavirus cases, including eight players and coach Ruben Amorim, sources close to the club told AFP on Wednesday. AllContinue Reading
Burnout in healthcare staff is common — and can make empathising with patients difficult
Research shows that as burnout increases, empathy decreases. Robert Kneschke/ Shutterstock Empathy is being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, or being able to sense the emotions of the other person, and convey that understanding to them. While undoubtedly important for many aspects of life, being empathetic isContinue Reading
England Vs Australia: David Warner Left Stunned By Ripper From Joe Root. Watch | Cricket News
Joe Root accounted for the dismissal of David Warner with an off-break.© Twitter Australia opener David Warner was left stunned following an absolute ripper from England cricketer Joe Root, during the decider of the three-match ODI series between the two nations. Root accounted for the dismissal of the batsman, offContinue Reading
The International Conference ‘City as a Classroom’
The International Conference ‘City as a Classroom’ united 40 experts from 11 countries of the world. Online International Scientific and Practical Conference “City as a classroom” was held on August 23rd-28th, 2020. The speakers of the conference were more than 40 leading researchers and experts from various fields: architecture, philosophy,Continue Reading
Does wearing glasses protect you from coronavirus?
paulaphoto/Shutterstock Researchers in China have found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19. The authors of the study, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, noticed that since the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan in December 2019, few patients with spectacles were admitted to hospital suffering fromContinue Reading
Regrowing knee cartilage: new animal studies show promise
Breslavtsev Oleg/Shutterstock In our joints, a slippery, elastic tissue called cartilage covers the ends of the articulating bones. If this protective covering is lost through injury or ageing, it leaves bone grinding painfully against bone. Cartilage injuries are very common and rarely heal spontaneously. This can cause further damage toContinue Reading