The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition has moved online for the first time in its 57-year history due to the pandemic. More than 1,000 students will showcase their projects in a virtual exhibition over the next three days. Students representing 200 schools across the island of Ireland will present projects on topics from the … Read more
The FBI investigation into whether the Nashville bombing was a terrorist act has sparked criticism about a possible racial double standard and drawn questions from downtown business owners whose insurance coverage could be affected by the bureau’s assessment. More than a week after an explosion that struck at the heart of a major American city, … Read more
Kyle Jamieson took his second five-wicket haul of the match as New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs in the second Test on Wednesday. The rout completed a 2-0 series sweep and lifts the Black Caps to the top of the world rankings for the first time, above world No 2 Australia … Read more
Cabinet will meet today to consider a range of new Covid-19 restrictions to curb the pandemic. A sub-committee which met yesterday put forward a number of new proposals, including closing schools, construction sites and creches. A new requirement for travellers arriving in the country to produce a ‘not detected’ PCR test is also to be … Read more
Rio Ferdinand has outlined what he believes would be Manchester United’s best front six – with the addition of one player. United host neighbours Manchester City in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final having surged up to second in the Premier League following four wins in their last five games. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has used various different … Read more
Things are looking good for Manchester United following Liverpool’s latest slip-up in a 1-0 defeat to Southampton on Monday night. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side know a win over Burnley next week would move them above of their bitter rivals at the top of the table ahead of their crunch clash on January 17. And while … Read more
Hugo Vickers, royal biographer, discussed Harry’s step down from Royal Family duties being a “pointless exercise in self-exile” when he recalled the NHS tributes during the first lockdown. Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge both took part in the national clap for frontline workers. Mr Vickers said Harry’s step down from royal duties … Read more
The Government’s decision to allow police to obtain data from its COVID-19 contact tracing system TraceTogether for criminal investigations has sparked an uproar among netizens, with many saying that people were given “false promises” from the beginning. This came after Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan revealed in Parliament on Monday (4 January) … Read more
Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) gives remarks on the night of the Georgia Senate runoff election where he is running against incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R). Warnock’s speech projected confidence in his would-be election victory, though CNN has not yet called his Senate race. Source: CNN Source link
Los Angeles health officials have told first responders to stop bringing adult patients who cannot be resuscitated to hospitals, citing a shortage of beds and staff as the latest COVID-19 surge threatened to overwhelm healthcare systems in America’s second-largest city. The order, issued late on Monday and effective immediately, marked an escalation of measures being … Read more
MANCHESTER UNITED are preparing for their huge Carabao Cup semi-final tie against rivals City. The Red Devils have drafted in Fergie favourite Darren Fletcher who has been hailed by former team-mate Rio Ferdinand. FREE BETS GET OVER £2,000 IN SIGN UP OFFERS HERE Follow all the latest with our blog below… Source link
Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, rallied supporters in a speech early Wednesday morning after he took the lead against Loeffler. CNN has yet to project a result in either race. “I promise you this tonight,” said Warnock. “I am going to the Senate to work for all of Georgia.” The … Read more
Exxon’s emissions from petroleum-product sales in 2019 were about the same as those for all of Canada, its data show. Exxon Mobil Corp. disclosed emissions data on customers’ use of its fuels and other products for the first time after coming under pressure from investors. The oil giant’s so-called Scope 3 emissions from petroleum-product sales … Read more
The last known widow of a Civil War soldier has died at the age of 101, ending a remarkable life story that she had kept to herself for over 80 years. When Maudie Hopkins of Arkansas died in 2008, it was believed that there were no known Civil War widows left in the nation. Then, … Read more
A pair of Lethbridge businesses have announced their intent to reopen on social media, despite public health restrictions remaining in place across Alberta. The restrictions are aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus, which health experts say has put incredible strain on the province’s health-care system. The current restrictions are in place until … Read more
President Trump on Tuesday said he and Vice President Mike Pence are “in total agreement” that the vice president “has the power to act” and block the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on Wednesday. The president’s comments came after The New York Times on Tuesday reported that Pence, during a conversation with Trump, told him that … Read more
„Die Lage ist am Brennen!“, findet Andreea mit Doppel-e. Die 19-jährige Leverkusenerin braucht zwei Stunden zum Schminken, hat irre lange falsche Wimpern und trägt einen viel zu kurzen Tiger-Mini. „Und du kannst überhaupt nicht singen – 0,00000!“, freut sich DSDS-Jury-Chef Dieter Bohlen. Andreea erzählt, dass ihr kürzlich der Job gekündigt wurde, weil sie „keinen Bock … Read more
Carl Robinson returns to Newcastle on Friday night. Picture: Mark Evans/Getty Images The frosty reception that awaits Carl Robinson on his return to Newcastle is part of a “good story” the Western Sydney Wanderers coach hopes plays out its final chapter on Friday night. Robinson’s off-season defection from the Jets to the Wanderers, which was … Read more
The FBI’s investigation into whether the Nashville bombing was a terrorist act has sparked criticism about a possible racial double standard By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press January 6, 2021, 5:58 AM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The FBI investigation into whether the Nashville … Read more
OVER 1,000 STUDENTS from across the island of Ireland will take part in the first ever virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition as it launches this morning. This year marks the 57th exhibition and the first ever to take place online. The exhibition will bring together some of the country’s brightest young STEM minds … Read more
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay, the White House said, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office this month. Meanwhile, Chinese authorities are planning to force Ant Group to share troves of consumer-credit data, a further push to … Read more
MORNING, ARSENAL FANS THE futures of Alexandre Lacazette, Mesut Ozil and Dani Ceballos are under an intense spotlight at the Emirates. Norwich’s Arsenal target Emiliano Buendia admits “returning to the Premier League in the short term is a dream.” But the next few weeks could also see outcast Ozil finally depart – as the ex-Germany … Read more
“It’s been a while which is why we’re not going to rush into things this weekend and make sure I’m 100 per cent ready to come back in,” Shotton told reporters on Wednesday after his first training session as a Victory player. “We were well looked after in quarantine. They were really considerate during Christmas … Read more
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden. The typically routine proceeding Wednesday will be anything but, a political confrontation unseen since the aftermath of the Civil War as … Read more
“The WHO-convened scientific study is an important part of this work and we look forward to the findings from the international field mission to China,” she said. “We hope that the necessary permissions for the WHO team’s travel to China can be issued without delay.” “During this global pandemic that has affected all countries, international … Read more
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Spencer Knight made 34 saves, Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and the United States topped Canada 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the world junior hockey championship. The Canadians were undefeated at the 2021 tournament and aiming to repeat as gold-medal winners, but had to settle for silver … Read more
Last year was a tumultuous one, but at least north is still north. Deep inside our planet liquid iron continues to flow the same way, generating a magnetic field that protects us against harmful radiation from the sun. Every so often the flow changes and the magnetic field flips. The last time this happened was … Read more
Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald Trump should not be prosecuted once he leaves the White House no matter how much evidence has been amassed against him, the former FBI director James Comey writes in a new book. Related: Trump call to Georgia secretary of state electrifies voters in Senate runoffs The next US attorney general, under … Read more
Democrat Rafael Warnock has claimed a historic victory in his Georgia senate race, saying he and his supporters have proved “anything is possible”. Speaking in the early hours of Wednesday morning as polls showed him less than half a percentage point of Republican Kelly Loeffler, Mr Warnock did not use the word victory. However, as … Read more
A breakthrough skin-gel is showing promising signs in Australian trials, with the ability to halt chronic pain in its tracks, halve healing time and even turn back the clock on ageing skin. The gel, which is known as RM191A, is believed to be a new class of anti-inflammatory. It’s a copper-based compound which is applied … Read more
Dr Dre has spoken from his hospital bed after being treated at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a brain aneurysm on Monday. TMZ reported that the 55-year-old music mogul was rushed to hospital by ambulance and was taken direct to intensive care, where he is being treated. Dre has now addressed … Read more
The statement added that there were at least a dozen other patients in the hospital, including newborns in incubators, who were linked to the same oxygen network and that none were affected, “confirming the lack of a connection between the deaths and allegations made about a shortage of oxygen.” The video clip, less than a … Read more
South Korea rolled out mass testing for 52 prisons in the country after a massive prison outbreak and may extend flight suspensions from Britain in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus cases, the health minister said on Wednesday. Over half of the total 2,292 inmates and personnel in a prison in southeastern Seoul … Read more
Democrats are within reach of controlling the US Senate, with knife-edge results in two crucial Georgia votes. According to The Associated Press, Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock is leading 50.4-49.6 with 97 per cent of the votes counted in his race against Republican Kelly Loeffler. In the other Senate run-off contest, Republican candidate David Perdue and … Read more
Coronavirus has continued to spread in Sydney’s west as news of possible transmission at the MCG sharpened anxieties over Sydney’s cricket Test this week. The state recorded four new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday, including an 18-year-old man who whose positive result had previously been reported by authorities. … Read more
For 11-year-old Zoe Cogger, it was nerve-racking when she found out she would be telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau her experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was getting less and less nervous and anxious, but then when he joined the (video conference call)… a lot of anxiety came back,” she said. The Grade 6 student … Read more
CONSERVATIVE commentator Candace Owens has one message to women: make your husband a sandwich “like a woman should.” The pregnant Owens said the remarks in an Instagram story post on Tuesday night while making a sandwich in the kitchen. 4 Candace Owens posted herself making a sandwich for her husband on InstagramCredit: Instagram4 She captioned … Read more
China has denied entry to a team of World Health Organisation (WHO) experts who were due to arrive in the country to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. The news comes amid growing suspicions of a cover-up in the country where Covid-19 is believed to have originated at the end of 2019, although its origins remain … Read more
Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation’s turbulent 2020 election season early on Wednesday as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the US Senate. he two Senate runoff elections are leftovers from the November general election, when none of the candidates hit the 50% threshold. Democrats need to … Read more
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