[ad_1] The health service has spent more than 2.5 billion euros to tackle Covid-19, bringing total health spending this year to 20.4 billion euros. The figures were given by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, who appeared before the Oireachtas Health Committee. He told members that the Executive of the Health Service has predicted that this year … Read more
[ad_1] Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and said it will be launched early next week. “The Government today accepted the recommendation of the Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine,” the government … Read more
[ad_1] Britain has become the first country in the world to approve the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and said it will be launched early next week. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Welfare said: “The government today accepted the recommendation of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to … Read more
[ad_1] Some of the mystery surrounding the puzzling appearance and disappearance of a monolith in Utah seems to have been explained. Conspiracy theorists had speculated that the structure, which was discovered in the desert late last month, was remote aliens, but a photographer has revealed that he saw a group of men take him away. … Read more
[ad_1] A huge radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, one of the largest in the world, collapsed today after suffering severe damage since August, authorities said, after 57 years of astronomical discoveries. The telescope’s deteriorating 900-ton instrument platform, suspended by cables 137 meters (450 feet) above a bowl-shaped reflector dish that is … Read more
[ad_1] Coronation Street star Beverley Callard and BBC journalist Victoria Derbyshire were both expelled from I’m A Celebrity after a double vote. Allard, 63, and Derbyshire, 52, got the news on Monday’s episode of the ITV show. West End star Ruthie Henshall and Paralympic gold medalist Hollie Arnold had been kicked this year from I’m … Read more
[ad_1] The government needs a two-front communication strategy for a Covid-19 vaccine, to address misinformation and win over people who have concerns and questions, according to Fine Gael Senator John McGahon. “There has been a substantial growth in anti-science rhetoric, much of it being driven by online conspiracy theorists, fake news, and misinformation. I think … Read more
[ad_1] There are “strong indications” that Israel was involved in the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist, Iran’s foreign minister said. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was injured after gunmen fired at his car and later died in hospital, Iranian state media reported. “Unfortunately, the medical team failed to revive him, and a few minutes ago, this … Read more
[ad_1] The Covid-19 breeding number in the UK is estimated to be less than 1, suggesting that England’s second national lockdown is curbing infections, government scientists said. The number of new infections is falling between 0% and 2% every day, the UK Government Office of Science said, after it was estimated that it was growing … Read more
[ad_1] Analysis: found in a laboratory and not on an expedition, the Popa langur is already a critically endangered species By Tracie McKinney, University of South Wales Scientists recently announced the discovery of the Popa langur, a medium-sized leaf-eating monkey found in central Myanmar. There are an estimated 200 to 250 of these monkeys, which … Read more