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[ad_1] WhatsApp is launching a second attempt to get its users to agree to an updated privacy policy after the initial effort in January sent many people to rival messaging apps. Protest in January over perceived changes in Facebookaccess to data ruined the company’s first attempt to move Whatsapp users …

[ad_1] Wildfires are spreading to fuel-rich regions of the world that used to be less prone to burning, according to a new analysis of 20 years of data by The Guardian. While the overall annual burning area in the world has remained relatively static in this period, research indicates a …

[ad_1] The government is moving ahead with the launch of a new £ 800 million “high risk, high reward” scientific agency to provide rapid funding to UK inventors and researchers. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), said to have been the brainchild of former senior adviser to Prime Minister …

[ad_1] Facebook has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform in the latest dispute between digital companies, journalism and governments. Australians woke up on Thursday to find they were unable to share or view Australian and international news content, a move confirmed by US-based Facebook. in a …

[ad_1] One of the largest and most authoritative coronavirus surveys has found that infections are declining in England, confirming that the lockdown is working to suppress the virus. The REACT study from Imperial College London found that infections had decreased by more than two-thirds since it was last reported in …

[ad_1] When will the prime minister lift the blockade? It is due to set its road map on February 22 and there is some clamor for a firm commitment. However, frustratingly, the most likely answer is: it depends. It depends, first of all, on what you mean by blocking. The …

[ad_1] “Good session today,” Gareth Bale wrote on Instagram, accompanying the photograph of him from Tottenham training grounds on Tuesday with a bicep curl emoji. When the post went live that night, the Spurs team was at their hotel in Merseyside and looking forward to Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie …

[ad_1] José Mourinho has been surprised by the events that led Gareth Bale to declare himself unavailable for Tottenham’s FA Cup tie against Everton. The coach said Bale had requested an injury scan and was left out of the team for the 5-4 loss in overtime at Goodison Park after …

[ad_1] The Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine may have a “substantial effect” on transmission of the coronavirus, and a three-month gap between doses does not reduce protection, according to a report. Results from Oxford University tests, published in a pre-print report with The Lancet, showed a 67% reduction in COVID-19 swabs …

[ad_1] The UK’s coronavirus breeding number, known as R, is between 0.7 and 1.1, according to the latest estimate. The R refers to the number of people that an infected person will pass COVID-19 to. It means that, on average, every 10 infected people will infect between 7 and 11 …