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Major UK media group quits ‘toxic’ X
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2024
» LONDON - The British news publisher the Guardian said on Wednesday it would no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.
Trump taps billionaire Musk to overhaul government
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2024
» US President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world’s richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.
Art show highlights destructive ties between Man and Nature
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: A lioness towers over a seemingly dead hunter, her paws pinning his body to the ground.
Some Shanghai residents sent out of city in overnight Covid raids
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» SHANGHAI: In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced into buses and taken hundreds of kilometres away from the locked-down Chinese metropolis to a makeshift quarantine centre.
UK approves 20-second Covid-19 test - distributor
Reuters, Published on 26/03/2021
» LONDON: Britain's medicine regulator has approved a 20-second Covid-19 test, the product's distributor said on Friday as it launched a testing system it said could be used in airports, sports venues and businesses.
Faster tests unveiled as virus deaths pass one million
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» GENEVA: Coronavirus tests that deliver results in 15-30 minutes are to be rolled out across the United States and in scores of poorer countries, as health authorities worldwide try to get a handle on a disease that has now killed more than a million people.
Coronavirus test touted by Trump produces many false negatives: study
AFP, Published on 14/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A rapid coronavirus test touted by President Donald Trump and used to test White House officials produces false negatives in almost half of all cases, according to new study by researchers at NYU Langone Health.
On a roll: The psychology behind toilet paper panic
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: It's a scene that's become familiar around the world: From the US to France to Australia, rows of empty supermarket shelves where toilet paper used to be, the result of coronavirus-induced panic buying.
Q&A: Testing for coronavirus in China
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» BEIJING - A sudden surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases in China has put a spotlight on the ways patients are tested for the illness, from lung imaging to uncomfortable lab tests that are not always accurate.
Premier League boss admits VAR needs to improve
AFP, Published on 05/02/2020
» LONDON - Premier League chief executive Richard Masters admits his organisation must try to improve VAR after a season marred by controversy surrounding the review technology.