Modern Family, one of America’s most popular comedies, drew to a close on Wednesday night after 250 episodes across 11 series. Wednesday’s two-hour finale on US network ABC began with a documentary and concluded with a two-part episode. The show, which follows three different branches of the same family, has been a huge success with […]
Issued on: 09/04/2020 – 03:54Modified: 09/04/2020 – 04:00 U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 14,600 on Wednesday, the second-highest reported number in the world behind Italy. New York has accounted for nearly half of them. Advertising Read more New York, the hardest-hit state in America, on Wednesday reported its highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in a single day […]
Issued on: 09/04/2020 – 05:08Modified: 09/04/2020 – 05:10 The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency. Advertising Read more WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom […]
Did you ever wonder what causes that earthy smell that rises after a light summer rain? That mysterious scent has been called “petrichor”, and a main component of it is an organic compound called geosmin, which lingers around moist soil. Geosmin comes from the ancient Greek “geo”, meaning earth, and “osme”, meaning smell. We use […]
Despite a last-minute court battle and a stay-at-home order because of the coronavirus pandemic, voters in the U.S. state of Wisconsin headed to the polls on April 7 to cast ballots in their state’s presidential primary and local elections. Many voters waited hours outside overcrowded polling stations, standing 6 feet (2 meters) apart to abide […]
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to spend a second night in intensive care on Tuesday to help him fight off a coronavirus infection, with his designated deputy saying he would pull through because “he’s a fighter”. Johnson is receiving oxygen support but is stable, in good spirits and breathing without […]
Issued on: 07/04/2020 – 19:52Modified: 07/04/2020 – 19:52 France officially registered more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus infections on Tuesday, becoming the fourth country to go beyond that threshold after Italy, Spain and the United States. Advertising Read more During a news conference Jérôme Salomon, head of the public health authority, said the number of people […]
(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Monday it would send its Starliner astronaut spacecraft on another unmanned mission to the International Space Station, months after its last flight was cut short because of a software bug. During the December test, a series of software glitches and an issue with the spacecraft’s automated timer resulted in […]
Issued on: 06/04/2020 – 21:32Modified: 06/04/2020 – 21:32 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests. Advertising Read more Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late […]
Colombia’s leading weekly Semana sacked its most critical journalist, triggering a storm of criticism and the resignation of another. Journalist Daniel Coronell said on Twitter that he was told he was fired in a Whatsapp message by his publisher’s CEO, Sandra Suarez. Coronell’s second dismissal in a year triggered satirical columnist Daniel Samper to resign […]