Face masks will no longer be required on public transport, nightclubs will reopen and the limit on group sizes in private homes to six people will all be scrapped, Johnson told a press conference on Monday. Other limits on the number of people at weddings and funerals will also end, …
Read More »Porn star Dakota Skye found dead at 27, weeks after topless photo at George Floyd mural sparked backlash
The actress, whose real name was Lauren Scott, was found dead at her Los Angeles home on Wednesday, the US Sun reported. While the exact cause of death remains unclear, a woman identifying herself as the performer’s aunt said substance abuse may have played a role. “Lauren was a product …
Read More »Blinken claims Iran’s nuclear bomb ‘breakout time’ may soon be a ‘matter of weeks’, with talks held hostage to US sanctions
Speaking to lawmakers during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Monday, Blinken said that despite ongoing discussions in Vienna to return to the nuclear deal, it is still unknown whether the two sides will be able to reach an agreement, adding that Tehran’s nuclear program continues to trudge ahead …
Read More »Neuralink co-founder quits weeks after hinting brain-tweaking software could reanimate dinosaurs in Jurassic-Park situation
Hodak, who co-founded Neuralink with Musk, was most recently seen speculating about the potential for the project to semi-reanimate dead dinosaur species a la ‘Jurassic Park’. The engineer has thus far remained silent about his reasons for quitting, insisting he “learned a ton [at Neuralink] and remain[s] a huge cheerleader …
Read More »Like ‘15 days to slow the spread?’ Fauci advises India to SHUT DOWN country ‘for a few weeks’ amid record Covid-19 surge
“You can shut down temporarily to put an end to the cycle of transmission,” Washington’s coronavirus guru said on Friday in an interview with The Indian Express. “So one of the things to be considered is to temporarily shut down. Literally, lock down so that you wind up having less …
Read More »Biden shuts migrant center for underage girls two weeks after opening, amid reports of ‘unbearable’ conditions
The Houston area shelter operated by the National Association of Christian Churches (NACC) saw a flurry of activity over the weekend as buses arrived and departed to transfer some 500 young girls living there elsewhere, video shot by ABC News showed. Nearly 130 of the girls were expected to be …
Read More »France shuts schools for three weeks and whole country heads for lockdown amid Covid-19 spike as Macron defends measures
All face-to-face teaching in schools will be suspended from Monday for a week ahead of the two-week spring break, with schools set to return on April 26, Macron announced, in a televised national address on Wednesday evening. The tougher lockdown measures, which had been in place in 19 areas including …
Read More »Just in time for Joe? US Covid-19 cases drop a record 35 percent over last three weeks
The New York Times posted the encouraging statistics on Thursday, crediting “the very early stages of herd immunity” and a possible increase in mask-wearing and social distancing. The paper did not provide evidence for any of the claims, calling them “possible explanations.” “The United States has never experienced a sharp …
Read More »India set to greenlight Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine ‘in next few weeks’ for local use & export – India’s ambassador to RT
The registration of Russia’s pioneering coronavirus vaccine has been in full swing in India, Varma said, noting that the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDFI) behind the inoculation has been in talks with several “very good” local manufacturers, poised to launch the jab’s mass production. “As we speak, this process is …
Read More »National lockdown will last for another six to eight weeks, UK cabinet minister suggests
With the Covid-19 vaccine rollout underway, the UK government has been forced to field questions about when the national lockdown will be lifted. Lewis explained that there is “still a long way to go” and people cannot expect the jab to come to the rescue at this stage, as it …
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