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Vaccines in development hit 70, deaths top 114,000: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/04/2020
» Seventy coronavirus vaccines are in development globally, with three already being tested in human trials, the World Health Organization said. The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin tightened rules to curb the spread of the virus.
Crown of respect
News, Postbag, Published on 26/03/2019
» On DVD I have just finished watching seasons one and two of The Crown, the acclaimed docudrama which follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II up until the early 1960s. I understand that season three is in production and that it will continue this scrutiny of Her Majesty and the royal family.
Bill hits foreigners
News, Postbag, Published on 17/12/2016
» Re: "Computer bill deeply flawed", (Editorial, Dec 15).
Into the strange forest
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 09/09/2016
» The dirt road is dry and red, scorched by the Isan sun. The headmaster is wary, sardonic, and enervated by the heat. The students, or at least some of them, are bored and ironic ("What do you want to be when you grow up?" a teacher asks. "A bank robber," he deadpans.) Next to this poor state school is a forest, sun-dappled, mysterious and probably haunted. Girls are warned not to go in there because they may never come back out.
All aboard Ezra's maiden voyage
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 10/08/2014
» With a gravelly, whisky-drenched voice that belies his young years, George Ezra delivers a captivating debut album that will take you on a journey
Meteorite fragments found in Russia
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/02/2013
» The BBC is reporting this morning that fragments from a meteorite have been found around a frozen lake near Chebarkul, a town in the Chelyabinsk region.
Buried Spitfire fighters under Yangon's airport?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/01/2013
» 60 years ago at the end of World War Two 30 fighter aircraft were buried by Americans as they left or so the story goes...
Fat dog = unhappy dog + short life
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2012
» A weight loss program may make life more comfortable during the hot season & save your dog from an early death from diabetes, heart disease or cancer.