[ad_1] Animal lovers hoping to buy a pet during the coronavirus blockade have been scammed of over £ 280,000 in the past two months. So far, 669 people have lost a combined total of £ 282,686 in March and April, after depositing pet deposits that they’ve seen advertised online, according …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine Update: Chances are COVID-19 Vaccine May Never Be Available | World News
[ad_1] LONDON: While more than 100 vaccines are currently in preclinical trials and a couple of them have entered the human testing stage, leading health experts have raised alarming questions about what would happen if the world never sees a Covid-19 vaccine , as in the case of HIV and …
Read More »Coronavirus: Academics ask for university funding boost as job loss approaches
[ad_1] Academics are calling on the government to increase funding for universities as they face layoffs and pay cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 300 employees, including PhD candidates, senior lecturers, and research directors, from New Zealand’s eight universities have signed an open letter to Education Minister Chris …
Read More »Resignation of the director of the Civil Aviation Authority ‘a long time ago’ – staff
[ad_1] In an email to all staff, Harris said he was resigning with immediate effect. He said he regretted but felt he was leaving the Authority in “good hands”, that the Authority had gone from “strength to strength” and spoke of some of his recent accomplishments, such as his implementation …
Read More »Hilux half-life update delayed
[ad_1] Toyota’s mid-cycle upgrade for the Hilux has been delayed due to factory closings caused by Covid-19. Factories in Thailand are closed until at least May 7, meaning the Hilux update can now occur in October instead of the end of July, as originally planned. If the Thai government decides …
Read More »Child’s Play screenwriter John Lafia dies at 63
[ad_1] Amanda Edwards / Getty Images / TNS Director John Lafia (left) and actor Beau Bridges photographed in 2004. Writer and director John Lafia, who co-wrote the 1988 horror movie Child’s play and directed his 1990 sequel, he died on April 29. He was 63 years old. “We are devastated …
Read More »Look tonight, for the Eta Aquarids meteor shower
[ad_1] Susannah Redstone / Supplied The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is the remains of Comet Halleys. This photo was taken on the Murawai beach on Saturday, May 4, 2019. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Kiwis will enjoy an impressive meteor shower. Eta Aquarids – meteorites that appear from …
Read More »Council and healthcare workers first to try NHS app that tracks coronavirus, World News
[ad_1] Council and healthcare workers will be the first to try an NHS app that tracks the coronavirus outbreak. They will use the contact-tracing app on Tuesday. If the trial is successful, the app will be rolled out across the whole of the UK by the middle of May, Health …
Read More »Health chief believes a vineyard worker caught a virus that leaves New Zealand
[ad_1] A vineyard worker abroad who tested positive for coronavirus after leaving New Zealand likely contracted the virus while traveling home, health authorities say. Nelson Marlborough Health revealed on Monday that a confirmed coronavirus case had links to a vineyard in the region. He has declined to say whether the …
Read More »Disinfect the city of Covid-19: does spraying the streets work to fight the coronavirus?
[ad_1] As the Covid-19 pandemic has grown, you’ve likely seen photos and videos of workers in protective gear using high-pressure sprays to disinfect city streets. Spain has even taken the radical step of spraying lye on the beaches. You may have wondered if this really makes much difference in transmission …
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