[ad_1] The New York Times Cheerleader’s vulgar message sparks a First Amendment showdown WASHINGTON – It was a Saturday in the spring of 2017 and a ninth grader in Pennsylvania was having a bad day. He had just learned that he had been unable to make the varsity cheerleading team …
Read More »‘My country is in trouble’: WHO chief on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
[ad_1] In rare personal comments, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, spoke on Monday of his “personal pain” over the “worsening” of the conflict in his home country of Ethiopia. “Besides COVID, 2020 has been very difficult for me because my country is in trouble,” …
Read More »South Africa Tightens Restrictions Amid Rise in COVID Cases | Coronavirus pandemic news
[ad_1] Masks are mandatory, indoor and outdoor gatherings are prohibited, and a curfew will apply. South Africa has announced stricter restrictions once again to combat the rise in coronavirus infections driven by a new, faster-spreading variant. Among other restrictions announced late on Monday, indoor and outdoor gatherings will be prohibited …
Read More »South Africa imposes a new brake on virus as WHO warns of worse pandemics
[ad_1] Issued on: 12/29/2020 – 08:20Modified: 12/29/2020 – 08:18 Johannesburg (AFP) South Africa has banned the sale of alcohol and made masks mandatory in public starting Tuesday after a surge in coronavirus cases, as the World Health Organization warned that pandemics far more deadly than Covid-19 are looming. Nations around …
Read More »WhatsApp: see the phones that affect when the messaging application stops working from January 1
[ad_1] 50 minutes wey don pass Wia dis photo come from, fake images The WhatsApp messaging service will not work on millions of smartphones as of January 1, 2021. Android and iPhone devices only support outdated operating systems, they cannot run the Facebook app. WhatsApp users who use di app …
Read More »Britain reports daily record number of new coronavirus cases, topping 40,000
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain reported 41,385 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, a daily record, as a rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus increases infection rates and the holiday weekend affected the reporting of some new cases. There were 357 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test, the government’s …
Read More »A new therapy to keep people with SARS-CoV-2 from getting sick Newly started trials
[ad_1] Scientists in the UK have just recruited the world’s first participants to take part in a new long-acting antibody study. If the treatment is effective, it could provide protection to people who have already been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 against developing COVID-19. “We know that this combination of antibodies can …
Read More »Hong Kong excitement is gone too: government, public sector
[ad_1] This blog’s Christmas message reflects what has happened to Hong Kong in recent years. That topic fits well with my most recent blog post, China’s thrill is gone. In that post, I described how Xi Jinping’s rise to power coincided with growing pessimism on my part regarding the future …
Read More »Forget AirPods Max: Why I’m Waiting For AirPods Max 2
[ad_1] I want to own the AirPods Max, but I don’t buy them. I love the seamless nature of AirPods and have always preferred on-ear headphones. Also, I think the pink and black designs look great. But I’m looking forward to what Apple does next, and I would recommend many …
Read More »China criticizes British official’s comments on border-crossing trial
[ad_1] The Chinese embassy in Britain on Tuesday criticized “factual distorting” comments made by British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on the case of 12 Hong Kong residents accused of illegally crossing the border. On August 23, the Guangdong Coast Guard intercepted a boat in waters under its jurisdiction, containing 12 …
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