[ad_1] Earth’s tectonic plates began to move more than 3.2 billion years ago, just over 1.3 billion years after Earth first formed and earlier than originally thought. Earth’s outermost layer is divided into seven major tectonic plates and many smaller ones that move between 0.4 inches and 6.2 inches per …
Read More »In a pandemic, science and humanities work side by side
[ad_1] COMMENTARY As an anthropologist, the Covid-19 pandemic is a muse with a Janus face. On the one hand, the humanitarian crisis is so extreme that no one yet has control over the short or long-term social consequences of all this. On the other hand, it presents a large number …
Read More »South Africa puts soldiers on hold as prison tensions escalate | World News
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of soldiers have been put on hold in South Africa amid mounting tensions as one of the world’s strictest blockades is approaching its fifth week. Cyril Ramaphosa, president and commander-in-chief, has mobilized the 73,000 men and women in the South African armed forces, although it is …
Read More »Covid-19: deaths in Europe exceed 110,000, UK hospital rejects patients, and Singapore cases on the rise
[ad_1] Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. FOLLOW LIVE | All the latest news about coronavirus and SA blockade Death toll from coronavirus exceeds 110,000 in Europe – AFP count Paris – The death toll from the new coronavirus in …
Read More »Sasol’s share price plunges urgently on sale of stake in US project
[ad_1] The collapse of more than 80% of Sasol this year due to low oil demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted its focus to the future of its troubled Lake Charles project in the United States. There is speculation that the oil giant is looking for a capital …
Read More »Facebook launches Messenger Kids to 70 new countries
[ad_1] Aimed at children under the age of 13, the app will also add a ‘supervised friendship’ feature that allows parents to approve new connections, starting in the United States and gradually spreading to other countries. Image: Messengerkids / Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook launched its Messenger Kids app to …
Read More »Days after praising the coronavirus, Madonna joins Jay-Z, others to help those in need.
[ad_1] Days after praising the deadly cornavirus as a “great equalizer,” Madonna has come forward to help those in need, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to kill and infect thousands of people on a daily basis. The pop singer has joined in a star-studded effort to provide essential personal protective …
Read More »Finishing the season will be a challenge
[ad_1] the Premier Soccer League (PSL) the board of governors will meet at the end of the month to discuss the best way to complete the 2019/20 Absa Premiership season. All sports activities were suspended last month as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent blockage. Speculation about how …
Read More »NASA astronauts on the ISS tell John Krasinski that Earth is still beautiful
[ad_1] Nick and Joe Jonas are at your 2020 graduation party. Some good news / YouTube John Krasinski went further in the last episode of Some Good News – into space. Astronauts on the International Space Station displayed a floating SGN banner with a seamless background. Focus the conference could …
Read More »Drinking alcohol and coronavirus: everything you need to know
[ad_1] Photo: Francesco Carta photographer / Getty Images Everyone knows someone who, at the start of the coronavirus crisis, posted on Facebook or Instagram a grainy text screenshot that said drinking strong alcohol kills the virus in our stomachs, just as using hand sanitizer with High alcohol content kills it …
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