[ad_1] A group of researchers in Paris is planning to examine whether nicotine patches will help prevent or lessen the effects of the new coronavirus. It comes after a French study found that few people hospitalized, or at home, with coronaviruses were regular smokers compared to the general population. The …
Read More »This is where the 7 new deaths in South Africa and the 170 latest infections come from.
[ad_1] Johannesburg: The five new Covid-19-related deaths in the Western Cape mean the province is now just one behind the 25 KwaZulu-Natal virus-related deaths. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed Wednesday that the death toll from Covid-19 coronavirus in South Africa had risen to 65 with seven new deaths recorded on …
Read More »LOOK: Victoria Falls reaches highest flow in 10 years
[ad_1] By ANA reporter 17h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Rustenburg: The iconic Victoria Falls have reached their highest flows in a decade in a powerful display of breathtaking beauty and intensity, but no one is there to witness it. The rain forest of Victoria Falls was closed because Zimbabwe …
Read More »South Africa plans new national airline
[ad_1] A few days ago we learned that South African Airways is preparing to liquidate, as the government has rejected more funds for the airline and will soon dismiss all staff. The airline has been losing money for many years, although the current situation has made matters worse. Well, it …
Read More »Opera’s latest update offers direct access to Instagram on your desktop
[ad_1] If you’re the type of person who loves to keep social media platforms like Facebook open in their browser tab while they’re on their computer, then the latest Opera update is worth checking out. This is because in the latest version of Opera, the company provides users with direct …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez talks about Ben Affleck’s pink diamond engagement ring
[ad_1] Jennifer Lopez still remembers the happiest moments she spent with her ex-boyfriend Ben Affleck, who gifted her a large pink diamond engagement ring in 2002. The singer of ‘Wedding Planner’ was the subject of conversation in the city after receiving the ring that no one had seen before, since …
Read More »Coronavirus | Van Rooyen believes the PGA Tour is “starting too soon”
[ad_1] South African golfer Erik van Rooyen He hasn’t left his Florida home in a month and believes things will only return to normal when a vaccine is found to stop the coronavirus pandemic. Last month Van Rooyen was making his debut in the Players’ Championship, but now with golf …
Read More »Magnetic clues in Australian rocks suggest plate tectonics began more than 3 billion years ago
[ad_1] Artistic cross section showing the formation of the crust approximately 3 to 4 billion years ago.Image: Alec Brenner, Harvard University Without plate tectonics, our planet would have no continents, mountains and possibly even life itself. New evidence suggests that this geological process began at least 3.2 billion years ago, …
Read More »There seems to be no pattern in which humans catch new viruses
[ad_1] Enlarge / / A colored transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an Ebola virus virion. A virus that normally infects animals makes the leap to humans, whose immune systems have never seen it before. Suddenly it spreads across the world, leaving death and chaos in its wake. We are living …
Read More »‘I’m Going to Buy Extra Food’ – Diepsloot Residents Rejoice at Increase in Six-Month Grant
[ad_1] Diepsloot residents in Johannesburg welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that recipients of social grants would receive a temporary adjustment for the next six months. Ramaphosa increased funds to help families struggling to earn a living during the shutdown. Unemployed people, who are not currently receiving a grant, were also …
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