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vi Weta Workshop Founders Release Free Covid-19 Children’s Book By www.theonering.net Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:09:28 +0000 Pukeko Pictures, founded by Weta Workshop’s Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger with their friend and children’s author Martin Baynton, has released a free children’s ebook. The book is based on characters from the New Zealand kids’ show Kiddets and demonstrates to children the importance of remaining clean, clear, and kind. You can download a copy […] Full Article Uncategorized Book children
vi Join our virtual 5k “Walk Middle-earth Challenge” and get some exercise! By www.theonering.net Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 08:19:05 +0000 TheOneRing.net is hosting a series of four VIRTUAL 5K RACES in May. Each race will reflect a leg of the Fellowship’s journey through Middle-earth (though not in actual miles, of course). A new race will be posted on the first four Fridays in May. The 5k races (3.1 miles) can be run or walked at […] Full Article Activies Events Fans Other Events 5k activity Race Run Shire Sprint Virtual walk
vi Virtual 5k Week 2: Racing to Rivendell By www.theonering.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:54:54 +0000 If you’re ready for another race, welcome to “Racing to Rivendell” where we are following Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Arwen/Glorfindel, and Asfaloth (the horse who carried Frodo) as they race to outrun the Black Riders from Weathertop to Rivendell. (If you weren’t able to join us last week, you can still earn your Shire […] Full Article Activies Contests Creations Events Fans Fellowship of the Ring LotR Books Movie Fellowship of the Ring Parodies Uncategorized Arwen asfaloth black rider Event fellowship of the ring frodo glorfindel Race rivendell Virtual 5k
vi Daredevil 'Mad Mike' Hughes dies in crash of his homemade rocket in California By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 18:14:24 -0500 "Mad Mike" Hughes, a self-styled explorer and daredevil bent on proving that the earth is flat was killed over the weekend when his homemade rocket crashed in the California desert over the weekend. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Biting passengers on flight is no reason for cash compensation delay: EU court adviser By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 06:09:14 -0500 Air travelers cannot receive cash compensation if their flight is delayed by a passenger biting others and assaulting crew members, an adviser at the Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Cats, PJs, alien eyes unwelcome as work video calling boom prompts new etiquette By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:58:02 -0400 (This March 17 story corrects stock symbol of Zoom to ZM.O, not ZOOM.PK in the last paragraph) Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi British vicar catches fire waiting for God's answer By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 01:07:42 -0400 A British vicar got more than he expected from his first attempt at an online sermon when he leaned too close to a candle on a cross and his sweater caught fire. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Who let the dogs out? A few Spaniards defy coronavirus lockdown By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:35:39 -0400 Under partial lockdown due to the spiraling coronavirus pandemic, Spaniards are allowed to leave home only for essential outings, walking a dog being one of them. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Sex toy sales take off amid Colombia's coronavirus quarantine By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:02:50 -0400 Gerson Monje holds up his cellphone to proudly show off his online sex shop. A red banner reading "sold out!" is plastered across half of the products. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Superheroes, from near and far, join Indonesia's coronavirus battle By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 01:58:57 -0400 Volunteers clad as Superman and Spider-Man sprayed disinfectant against the coronavirus on Indonesia's island of Java, flanking a colleague wearing the winged helmet of local superhero Gatotkaca who shouted, "Wear masks, wash hands and stay alert." Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi President queries Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat test By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 07:21:37 -0400 Coronavirus test kits used in Tanzania were dismissed as faulty by President John Magufuli on Sunday, because he said they had returned positive results on samples taken from a goat and a pawpaw. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi 'Darth Vader' enforces lockdown in Philippine village By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 09:02:48 -0400 Dressed as "Star Wars" characters, local officials in the Philippines are out and about to enforce strict quarantine measures while also handing out relief packages. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Thailand's pet groomer reopens as new coronavirus cases slow By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 07:36:18 -0400 Chewy and Miley, both two-year-old Schnauzer dogs, are getting their hair cut at a groomer in Bangkok for the first time since the new coronavirus outbreak began in Thailand in January. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Clawing back normality: Bangkok cat cafe reopens after virus shutdown By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:20:12 -0400 As Thailand's capital cautiously reopens many restaurants shuttered over coronavirus fears, the feline "employees" of the Caturday Cafe are back at work. Full Article oddlyEnoughNews
vi Живопись: В чём секрет популярности малых голландцев XVII века, картинами которых сегодня гордятся Эрмитаж и Лувр By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:05:00 GMT Малые голландцы не писали картины для дворцов и музеев. Наверное, художники того времени удивились бы, узнав, что их работы украшают залы Эрмитажа и Лувра. Нет, произведения голландских живописцев семнадцатого века – кроме разве что Рембрандта и других создателей больших, монументальных полотен – предназначались для небольших гостиных со скромной обстановкой, для домов, где жили обычные горожане или крестьяне. Ни до, ни после искусство не было так востребовано простыми людьми, а сама эпоха малых голландцев дала жизнь многим новым жанрам и новым сюжетам в живописи.Подробнее.. Full Article Голландия живопись картины Эрмитаж Лувр
vi It would be extra cruel and hilarious to not adopt Kevin now By joshreads.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:28:22 +0000 Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Dennis the Menace, 5/9/20 I guess the flavor of mence that’s supposed to be happening here is that […] Full Article Dennis the Menace Mark Trail
vi Healthcare providers share how their Pagan practices nurture them through the pandemic By wildhunt.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:03:17 +0000 Pagan healthcare providers discuss how they are coping with the stresses of the pandemic and how the power of their spiritual practices sustains them. Continue reading Healthcare providers share how their Pagan practices nurture them through the pandemic at The Wild Hunt. Full Article Paganism COVID-19 Healthcare National Nurses Day Wicca Witchcraft
vi Coronavirus leaves world of Brazilian samba in mourning By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T15:08:00Z Cherished figures from pillar of country’s culture among the dead, as virus hits working-class areasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLike so many of his neighbours in Madureira – a working-class neighbourhood considered Rio’s “cradle of samba” – Álvaro Silva was a diehard supporter of the local samba school, Portela.Just a few weeks ago the 76-year-old percussionist watched in delight as the group to which he had dedicated more than half of his life took to the streets for its annual carnival procession. Continue reading... Full Article Brazil Americas World news
vi Share your tributes and memories of UK coronavirus victims By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-03-23T12:11:45Z We would like you to share your tributes for friends and family who have diedCovid-19 has now claimed the lives of thousands of people in the UK.Older people and those with underlying health conditions are much more vulnerable to the coronavirus, but it can affect people who are otherwise fit and healthy. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science Health Microbiology Society World news
vi Do you believe you were infected by coronavirus at a big event in March? By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T14:42:20Z We’d like to hear from those who attended events between the end of February and early March such as Wolves v Espanyol and Cheltenham FestivalWe’d like you to help us document the spread of coronavirus due to some of the mega-events that went ahead between the end of February and the first couple of weeks in March. Those events include: Wolves v Espanyol Europa League game, Liverpool v Atletico Madrid Champions League tie, Six Nations cup games and the Cheltenham Festival. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Cheltenham Festival 2020 Champions League
vi UK healthcare workers: share your photo, videos and audio of working against coronavirus By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-03-23T11:44:22Z We want to see your photos, videos and audio of what it is like doing your job on the frontline Staff working for the NHS have expressed concern about the lack of protective personal equipment, with photographs circulating on social media of staff creating their own makeshift items, including with clinical waste bags.We want to see healthcare workers’ photos, videos and audio of what it is like doing their job. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak NHS Infectious diseases
vi Bat soup and gargling vinegar: five of the worst myths about coronavirus – busted By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:00:20Z With disinformation connecting coronavirus to 5G masts, fortune cookies and eating bat soup, here are some of the worst examples of misinformation surrounding the pandemicIf there’s one thing we know about Covid-19, it is that the pandemic is incredibly infectious. At the same time, the volume of disinformation from doctored photos to false rumours and hoax videos spreading online has grown at a worrying pace.In etymological terms, the word “viral” comes from the stem word “virus”. And the viral misinformation can be a danger in itself. Just think of the recent petrol bomb attacks on 5G phone masts because of a widely believed – but unfounded – link to coronavirus. Continue reading... Full Article All in all together
vi Hayley Williams: Petals for Armor review – one of the year's biggest revelations By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T13:00:01Z (Atlantic)This solo debut from the frontwoman of pop-punk stadium stars Paramore is a riot of lust, funk and femininityMaturity is an often derided concept in a youth-facing art form. But when Simmer, a song about repressed feminist rage buoyed by creepy electronics – the lead track from Hayley Williams’s debut solo album – was released in January, it signalled an intriguing sea change in an artist previously known as a bouncy, flame-haired emo cheerleader.The story of how Hayley Williams, now 31, went from leading angsty emo shoutalongs in the Tennessee pop-punk band Paramore to releasing these startling songs about rage, femininity and suicidal thoughts is one of the knottier yarns in contemporary American guitar music. Her trio-of-EPs album is now complete, with the final EP – and a physical album uniting all three – released last Friday. Continue reading... Full Article Pop and rock Music Culture
vi Biden's lead over Trump widens – but strain on his virtual campaign grows By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:00:52Z Coronavirus has robbed the Democrat of his typical back-slapping approach as he faces growing scrutiny and a third-party challengeThe Tampa, Florida, rally for Joe Biden on Thursday evening began as it normally might have, before a once-in-a-century pandemic transformed all aspects of American life, including the presidential campaign. A local high school student recited the pledge of allegiance, a campaign organizer pleaded with supporters to volunteer and a local DJ spun R&B music between speakers.But in a sign of how profoundly the coronavirus crisis has reshaped American politics, that was where the similarities ended. Continue reading... Full Article US elections 2020 Joe Biden Donald Trump US politics US news
vi China says it will update disease control measures in wake of coronavirus By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:19:18Z Senior health official says virus exposed ‘weak links’ in way country manages epidemicsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina will reform its disease prevention and control system to address weaknesses exposed by the coronavirus outbreak, a senior health official has said.China has been criticised domestically and abroad for being initially slow to react to the outbreak, which started in Wuhan. The virus has now infected almost 4 million people around the world, and almost 250,0000 people have died from the Covid-19 disease it causes. Continue reading... Full Article China Coronavirus outbreak World news Asia Pacific
vi Brazil's President Bolsonaro must 'drastically change course' on Covid-19, says The Lancet By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T03:59:27Z British medical journal’s editorial says the Brazilian president’s disregard for lockdown measures is damagingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe biggest threat to Brazil’s ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to the British medical journal The Lancet.In an editorial, The Lancet said his disregard for and flouting of lockdown measures was sowing confusion across Brazil, which reported a record number of Covid-19 deaths on Friday, and is fast emerging as one of the world’s coronavirus hot spots. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Brazil Americas World news Infectious diseases Science
vi Huge rise in fake goods and scams amid coronavirus lockdown, say UK councils By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T23:01:40Z Complaints soar over useless face masks, handmade sanitisers and school meal scamsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 500,000 unusable face masks, and a garage selling fake Covid-19 testing kits, are among the hundreds of frauds investigated by trading standards officers since the start of the lockdown.According to the Local Government Association, fraudsters have gone into overdrive during the past six weeks to exploit the public’s fears and the fact that they are stuck at home. Continue reading... Full Article UK news Consumer affairs Money Coronavirus outbreak
vi Public health directors in England are asked to take charge of Covid-19 testing By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T17:05:53Z Care minister’s request is admission that centralised programmes have fallen shortCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have asked local directors of public health to take charge of Covid-19 testing in English care homes in what will be seen as a tacit admission that centralised attempts to run the programme have fallen short.In a letter to sector leaders, seen by the Guardian, the care minister, Helen Whately, acknowledged that testing of care home residents and staff needs to be “more joined up”. She describes the new arrangements as “a significant change”. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Social care UK news Older people Society Health policy Health Politics
vi Why BAME people may be more at risk from coronavirus – video explainer By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T15:30:54Z NHS staff from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds may be given roles away from the frontline under plans to reduce their disproportionately high death rate from Covid-19.The Guardian revealed last week that minority groups were over-represented by as much as 27% in the overall Covid-19 death toll. Additionally, 63% of the first 106 health and social care staff known to have died from the virus were black or Asian, according to the Health Service Journal.Senior reporter Haroon Siddique looks at the figures and explains why BAME people may be more at risk.British BAME Covid-19 death rate 'more than twice that of whites'‘So much living to do’: stories of UK's coronavirus victims Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Race NHS Health Inequality Hospitals UK news
vi 'I feel like I've got my life back': the homeless residents of a Tudor hotel – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T11:59:52Z When councils were instructed to provide accommodation for their homeless population to protect them from coronavirus, Mike Matthews, owner of the Prince Rupert hotel in Shrewsbury, was one of the first to step in. The decision was part business decision to save his hotel, part philanthropy to help homeless people he admits he usually ignored. The new residents, including a former employee, feel it has given them some dignity back and offered them a rare feeling of family and safety. They also know this cannot be a permanent change to their lives, so what happens next? Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Homelessness
vi Why the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory is false – video explainer By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T10:57:21Z Conspiracy theories linking 5G technology to coronavirus have resulted in dozens of phone masts across the UK being vandalised in recent weeks. Theories about the dangers of 5G had already been circulating, despite regulators confirming that the radiation levels of the new technology are well within safe boundaries. So how did the conspiracy incorrectly linking it to 5G start? And is 5G really dangerous? We explain why 5G has nothing to do with Covid-19 Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak 5G Technology Infectious diseases World news UK news
vi The reality of renting during coronavirus: Owen Jones speaks to those affected – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T09:51:30Z As lockdown continues, Owen Jones speaks to private renters about how the pandemic has affected them. From activists in tenants' unions and NHS workers struggling to find accommodation to students who’ve had their final terms disrupted and are left unsure about what to do with their accommodation, he asks them if they are worried about what comes next Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Renting property NHS Students
vi The coronavirus murals trying to keep Kenya’s slums safe – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T12:02:16Z A street artist called Msale has taken it upon himself to create giant murals bringing public health messages directly to the overcrowded Mathare slum in Nairobi. With half a million people living in such 'a squeezed area' social distancing is quite impossible to achieve, says Msale, so he is providing information for people on how to keep safe in the 'simplest, clearest' way he knowsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Continue reading... Full Article Kenya Coronavirus outbreak World news
vi Who will be Joe Biden's running mate? – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T11:00:07Z It's one of the most important decisions a presidential candidate can make: so who will Joe Biden choose as his running mate? Political correspondent Lauren Gambino breaks down the most likely candidates for November's election Continue reading... Full Article Joe Biden US elections 2020 Donald Trump Kamala Harris Elizabeth Warren Amy Klobuchar US politics
vi How coronavirus is dividing India – video explainer By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T16:02:57Z The spread of Covid-19 in India has been catastrophic for millions of its poorest and marginalised residents who are bearing the brunt of the world's biggest shutdown. Hannah Ellis-Peterson tells us how coronavirus and the lockdown is further dividing the country along class and religious linesIn the most vulnerable countries, poverty could be as deadly as the coronavirus crisisDestitute migrant workers in India forced to pay train fares homeThis video was amended on 7 May 2020 to clarify that there are millions of migrant workers in India, but not 480 million as an earlier version suggested. Continue reading... Full Article India Coronavirus outbreak Narendra Modi Inequality Police Media Press freedom South and Central Asia World news
vi Inside a Greek coronavirus ward: how debt-ridden nation is beating the disease – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T09:50:06Z Despite a decade-old financial crisis that has crippled its hospitals, Greece appears to be keeping its coronavirus outbreak under control, with a far lower death toll than many other European nations. Dr Yota Lourida, Infectious Diseases specialist at Sotiria hospital in Athens, explains how it dealt with the crisis, and the steps taken by the country to mitigate against potentially catastrophic outcomes Continue reading... Full Article Greece Hospitals Coronavirus outbreak Health Society Europe World news
vi We fear hunger, not coronavirus: Lebanon protesters return in rage - video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T09:35:30Z Lebanon’s coronavirus lockdown has sent an economy already in deep trouble into freefall, and many are struggling to survive. Gino Raidy is an activist who was prominent during the October 2019 anti-government corruption protests. Now, with many fearing hunger and believing there is nothing left to lose, he is helping to keep demonstrators safe as they demand real and lasting changeYou think we care about masks?': anger and poverty grip Lebanese city Continue reading... Full Article Lebanon Coronavirus outbreak Protest
vi Protecting domestic violence victims in lockdown By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T02:00:54Z Kate, a call handler for a domestic violence charity, discusses the challenges of trying to deal with the rising number of calls during lockdown. Guardian reporter Helen Pidd has been reporting on the domestic violence cases being heard at Manchester magistrates court over the past few weeksRachel Humphreys talks to Kate, a call handler with domestic violence charity Solace. Since lockdown began, calls to helplines like this one have risen by 25%. The Counting Dead Women project recorded 16 killings of women and children in the first three weeks of lockdown - where they’d usually expect about five.Rachel also talks to the Guardian’s North of England editor, Helen Pidd, who last month listened in on court four at Manchester magistrates court to hear how lockdown was changing the way domestic violence cases are being prosecuted. We also hear from David Philpott from Olliers Solicitors who has been working at the court for over 30 years. Continue reading... Full Article Domestic violence Coronavirus outbreak Law UK news
vi Labour urges extended eviction ban amid risk of huge job losses By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T19:00:35Z Five-point plan to protect renters comes as poll shows 1.7 million people fear unemploymentLabour is calling on the government to draw up emergency measures to protect renters beyond June as polling shows up to 1.7 million people in the private sector fear that they will lose their jobs this summer.Dire economic forecasts released this week, including a Bank of England warning that the country faces its worst recession in 300 years, has prompted Labour to rapidly escalate its call for current protections for the rented sector, like the three-month ban on evictions in England and Wales, to be extended. Continue reading... Full Article UK news Coronavirus outbreak Labour Housing Communities Homelessness Politics
vi Roy Horn of Las Vegas's famous Siegfried and Roy act dies from Covid-19 By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T04:57:33Z Horn was famed for introducing a pet cheetah to the magic show and was mauled on stage by a tiger in 2003Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRoy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act’s famed white tigers, has died from coronavirus complications. He was 75.Horn died of on Friday in a Las Vegas hospital, according to a statement released by his publicist Dave Kirvin. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Las Vegas US news World news
vi Could a 12-year-old Australian-Chinese violinist be the next child prodigy? By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T13:05:00Z Decca Classics’ youngest-ever signing, Christian Li, has been hailed a ‘superstar’ who is already up there with the greatsThe classical music world is no stranger to young talent. The 19th century virtuoso Niccolò Paganini started playing aged seven, while Yehudi Menuhin caused a sensation with his performance, at the same age, of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.Now, however, there’s a new kid on the block, whose backers say transforms from “normal child” to “absolute superstar” the moment the lights dim. Christian Li, a 12-year-old schoolboy violinist from Melbourne, recently became the youngest-ever artist signed by the Decca Classics record label. He will release a new recording later this month, a contemporary adaptation of a traditional Chinese folk tune. Continue reading... Full Article Classical music World news Australia news Culture Music China
vi Photography project: have you recently lost a loved one to coronavirus? By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:08:42Z If you would like to take part in a project about love and loss, we’d like to hear from youAfter losing his father and younger sister in recent years, photographer Simon Bray has an appreciation of what it feels like to lose someone close to you, and through his photography project Loved&Lost, he offers the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate those who are no longer with us.If you have lost someone through coronavirus and would like to take part, we’d like to hear from you. Continue reading... Full Article Photography Coronavirus outbreak Art and design
vi Life in lockdown: how to keep a city alive – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T12:09:28Z Six weeks into Britain's Covid-19 crisis, Anywhere but Westminster asks how a city keeps going when everything has ground to a halt. The team virtually visits Plymouth, population 250,000, to see how the services that are vital to a city and its inhabitants are scrabbling to stay afloat. The fishing industry is in meltdown, temporary housing is oversubscribed and nurses facilitate goodbyes over Zoom. Most of all, people are asking: what on earth happens after this?Watch our previous Anywhere but Westminster videos Music: Lament by Simon Dobson: www.simon-dobson.co.uk Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Plymouth UK news Local government
vi VE Day: coronavirus lessons from 75 years ago By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T09:00:23Z This week the Upside reflects on the community spirit felt in our current crisis and the one that ended in 1945Guardian colleagues have been up to all sorts during lockdown – when they’ve not been working hard that is. At least three have acquired pets and many are digging up the garden or allotment. Potato printing, street chalk drawing, spring cleaning, DIY, it’s all going on. One particularly ingenious staffer is knitting woollen hats for boiled eggs. Continue reading... Full Article World news Coronavirus outbreak VE Day
vi Coronavirus app has changed the way the Isle of Wight sees itself By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T12:55:00Z Islanders are coming to terms with unexpected publicity from the contact-tracing pilot projectCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLast Sunday, we woke to the news that the Isle of Wight really had been chosen as the pilot location for the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app, the idea having been floated by the leader of the council at the start of the previous week. Thus a manic week began here at News OnTheWight, where we’ve been pumping out stories as usual, taking part in national media briefings, delving into details of the app and exploring privacy issues while dealing with queries from media outlets from around the world. All sorts of organisations started pushing press releases supporting the app – the most unexpected being the Church of England.When Matt Hancock, the health secretary, announced at last Monday’s press conference, “Where the Isle of Wight goes, Britain follows”, there was a collective spitting out of tea on the island and beyond. Of course there were the predictable jibes – “How do I install the app on my fax machine?” was one of the best we heard, and once again, creativity was ignited with memes and T-shirts. With such attention, locally it felt like little else but the app was discussed.How has the app gone down? Lots of people seem to be jumping on board, claiming any perceived privacy downsides as a small price to pay. Others, with earlier smartphones, were excluded. Older residents overheard in the post office said they really wanted to use the app but their steam-powered mobile phones weren’t capable. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak NHS Health Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Biology Science Society
vi Irish support for Native American Covid-19 relief highlights historic bond By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:00:49Z GoFundMe page for Navajo and Hopi aid lists many Irish namesChoctaw Nation sent donation in 1847 for potato famine victimsThe list of recent donors reads like an Irish phone book. Aisling Ní Chuimín, Shane Ó Leary, Sean Gibbons, Kevin Boyle, Kevin Keane, Clare Quinn, Eamonn McDonald, on and on down a GoFundMe page that by Friday had raised $3.15m of a $5m goal.The individual amounts are not remarkable – $10, $20, $30, some exceeding $100 – but the story behind the donations stretches back two centuries and encompasses a singular act of generosity that forged a bond between Native Americans and Ireland, a bond now renewed in the coronavirus era. Continue reading... Full Article Native Americans US news Ireland World news Coronavirus outbreak
vi 'You can't ask the virus for a truce': reopening America is Trump's biggest gamble By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:00:48Z With states opening even as Covid-19 rages on, the president is rolling the dice on his career – and tens of thousands of livesCoronavirus – latest US updatesCoronavirus – latest global updatesOn Monday the Republican governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, a close ally of Donald Trump and frequent visitor to the White House, opened his daily coronavirus briefing with a big announcement. “Today is May 4,” he said, “the first day of loosened restrictions statewide.”With his declaration, Ricketts placed Nebraska at the vanguard of America’s reopening. Churches can now open their doors to worshippers, wedding bells and funeral dirges will be heard once more, hospitals can reschedule elective surgeries, and most Nebraskans will be able to resumehaving their hair cut, nails manicured, bodies massaged and skin tattooed. Continue reading... Full Article Donald Trump Coronavirus outbreak US news US politics