Twenty-two schools have been shut down in France and the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion due to coronavirus as cases soar in the country. More than 12 million pupils returned to classrooms in France on Tuesday but some parents and teachers’ unions have expressed concern over the reopening of schools as the spread
Techniques to genetically-edit human embryos should not be used until they are proved to be reliable and safe, an international commission said Thursday, in the wake of a scandal over gene-modified babies in China two years ago. Experts from the commission of US National Academy of Medicine, US National Academy of Sciences, and Britain’s Royal Society
Airport testing is not a “silver bullet” that will end the need for quarantining, the transport secretary has told Sky News. Grant Shapps suggested the government was looking at cutting the amount of time travellers returning from higher-risk countries need to self-isolate for from 14 days to seven. Ministers are facing pressure from airports and
A prominent activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University has admitted that she has been pretending to be a black woman. Jessica Krug, 38, wrote on the blog website Medium that her various identities have been built on a “toxic soil of lies” and she is in fact a white Jewish
Donald Trump has denied allegations that he referred to American soldiers who lost their lives in war as “losers” and “suckers”. The claims date back to 2018 when the US president cancelled his trip to a cemetery in France, which was blamed on bad weather at the time. According to the The Atlantic, Mr Trump
September 3rd, 2020 by Zachary Shahan RV life has never appealed a great deal to me. It has had a slight appeal, but it always looked a bit too compromising for my tastes. Until I discovered the Living Vehicle today. Granted, there are still some benefits to a more fixed living situation, and an important
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Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, May 20, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Al Drago | Getty Images President Donald Trump will continue to weaken environmental regulations on industries if re-elected for a second term in November, while working to
More than 100 million discounted meals have been claimed for under the government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme, the chancellor has said. Rishi Sunak said the scheme had helped to protect 1.8 million hospitality jobs since it began on the first Monday in August. It provided diners with a state-funded 50% discount on food
Aug 28, 2020 The Jacksonville Jaguars will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, according to the preseason 1-32 order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Jags target Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence next April? That’s who ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay had them picking in his early
Joe Biden has met the family of black man Jacob Blake who was shot seven times by a white police officer, sparking days of sometimes violent protests. The Democratic presidential nominee spent more than an hour in private with Mr Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Sr, his siblings and one of his lawyers, B’Ivory LaMarr in
British actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, forcing filming of his new movie The Batman to be suspended in the UK. Warner Bros said a member of production had coronavirus and was isolating but has not confirmed the name of the individual. Vanity Fair and the Hollywood Reporter said the person who
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters Apple announced on Thursday that a planned change to the iPhone operating system that could impact how Facebook and other mobile advertisers track users will be delayed until
For holidaymakers, the massive split on post-holiday quarantine between the UK government and those of Scotland and Wales brings confusion, frustration and annoyance. Welsh holidaymakers returning to Cardiff Airport from the Greek islands and now facing a two-week quarantine will be furious that fellow tourists flying into Bristol, just 40 miles away, can go straight
Possible signs of life have been detected by Beirut rescue workers in the rubble of a building that collapsed after a huge explosion a month ago, a rescue worker said. A team with a rescue dog detected movement under a destroyed building in the Gemmayze area of the Lebanese capital, one of the worst hit
Kumpan electric has just announced the launch of higher speed versions of its retro-inspired seated electric scooters. The new scooters fill out the Kumpan 54i Series lineup and offer several models with speeds ranging from 45-100 km/h (28-62 mph). The Remagen, Germany-based company had previously rolled out the Kumpan 54 Inspire, a 45 km/h (28