q Social distancing would mean '1km queues at Heathrow for EACH plane' airport boss warns By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T04:49:00Z Social distancing at airports would lead to 1km-long queues for each jumbo jet, Heathrow's chief executive has claimed. Full Article
q What is an 'awake' operation? The technique being increasingly used during the coronavirus pandemic By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:26:41Z FULL STORY: Patients kept awake during cancer surgery to protect them from coronavirus Full Article
q Eta Aquariid meteor shower set to dazzle overnight on Tuesday as celestial display reaches its peak By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T14:37:00Z Stargazers can expect to see up to 40 meteors per hour blaze through the night sky before sunrise on Wednesday Full Article
q Government says 'questions to be asked' about coronavirus origin after Mike Pompeo claims Covid-19 began in Wuhan laboratory By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T14:51:00Z There are "questions to be asked" about where coronavirus came from, Boris Johnson's spokesperson has said. Full Article
q Sadiq Khan 'really worried' about capital's transport after lockdown easing By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T16:04:00Z The Mayor of London warned against a 'big bang' of lifting lockdown measures Full Article
q Thousands of London restaurants and bars 'on brink of collapse as they do not qualify for Government's emergency grants' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T08:38:28Z Campaign launched to increase threshold on rateable value to help struggling businesses Full Article
q Food For London Now faces: 'Beyond the pandemic the need for food is unquantifiable' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T10:56:47Z Anne Elkins from The Felix Project shares her story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
q Union demands Sadiq Khan make travel free for Tube cleaners who are 'integral' to capital's coronavirus response By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T14:12:25Z Union bosses have written to Sadiq Khan to demand a reversal of Transport for London's "disgraceful" decision to deny free travel to London Underground's cleaners. Full Article
q Fewer than 300 people quarantined as 18.1 million travellers entered UK before lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T14:26:00Z Out of millions of visitors coming into the UK from coronavirus hotspots, less than 300 were put into quarantine in the three months before lockdown. Full Article
q Nearly quarter of all UK workers furloughed in just two weeks after Government job retention scheme launched By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T17:06:00Z Nearly a quarter of employees in Britain have been furloughed in just two weeks, officials have said. Full Article
q Queen discusses Australian coronavirus response with Prime Minister Scott Morrison By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T20:27:39Z The Queen has spoken to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss how the country is fighting coronavirus. Full Article
q Donald Trump doesn't wear face covering on tour of mask factory despite sign saying they're required By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T00:17:00Z Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory without wearing a face covering, despite a sign at the facility making clear they were required. Full Article
q Boris Johnson to face Keir Starmer at PMQs after UK coronavirus death toll becomes highest in Europe By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T23:41:00Z Boris Johnson will today come under fresh criticism over his handling of the coronavirus crisis as he faces Sir Keir Starmer for the first time during Prime Minister's Questions. Full Article
q Extinction Rebellion activists spray Barclays HQ with 'fake oil' in middle of lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T10:15:00Z Extinction Rebellion activists have sprayed fake oil over the Barclays head office in an apparent breach of lockdown rules. Full Article
q Sadiq Khan urges Londoners not to relax 'monumental effort' to beat coronavirus over Bank Holiday weekend By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T14:15:00Z Mayor Sadiq Khan today made an urgent appeal to Londoners not to relax their "monumental effort" to beat coronavirus as the death toll in the capital's hospitals rose to 5,414. Full Article
q VE Day 2020 LIVE: Queen to make historic address to the nation as Brits prepare to celebrate 75th anniversary By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T13:22:00Z The nation is preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day , with the Queen set to make a historic address to mark the occasion. Full Article
q Queen recalls being 'swept along on a tide of happiness and relief' during VE Day celebrations By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:49:02Z The Queen's memories of her VE Day celebrations have been shared by Buckingham Palace to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. Full Article
q Next steps of UK lockdown 'to include face masks at work, more cycle lanes and visitor quarantine' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:32:00Z UK arrivals could be told to self-isolate for 14-days PM will reportedly recommend face masks while at work or on public transport More money will be set aside for cycle lanes to limit rush hour travel Full Article
q Arrivals in UK airports and sea ports 'to enter enforced quarantine for two weeks' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:22:00Z One trade body said the quarantine period would have a devastating impact on the UK aviation industry and wider economy Full Article
q Moments in history quiz: where in the world By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:00:19Z You may be familiar with these iconic images, but where did the events take place?Where did this ship dock on 22 June 1948?FelixstoweLiverpoolSouthamptonTilburyWhere was this short-lived celebration?BerlinBudapestParisPragueWhere did these three famously meet?GenevaNurembergPotsdamYaltaPrime Minister Harold Wilson, with pipe and sunburnt legs, is on holiday where?AngleseyIsles of ScillyIsle of WightIsle of SkyeThis Pablo Picasso masterpiece depicts the carnage of the Spanish civil war in which region?AsturiasBasque CountryGaliciaCataloniaOne of the most famous fights in history took place where?KinshasaLas VegasManilaMexico CityThis didn't end well. Where did it all start?BelgradeSarajevoVersailleViennaThis is somewhere between Ibiza and the Norfolk Broads – but where exactly?BrixtonCamdenHackneySohoIt's a wrap! Where did this take place?BerlinMoscowParisStockholmGazza's tears made him the most famous person in the UK for a while, but where was this match played?MilanNaplesRomeTurinWhere are these matchstick men and women?BirminghamLiverpoolManchesterNewcastleFidel could always draw a crowd - where was this one?HavanaMoscowNew YorkRio de JaneiroWhere did the Arab spring begin?EgyptLibyaLebanonTunisia The barefoot runner, the nasty fall ... but in which Olympics did this controversial race take place?MoscowBarcelonaSeoulLos AngelesNelson Mandela was freed just over 30 years ago. Where was the jail he walked out of to greet cheering crowds?Paarl, near Cape TownRobben IslandSun City, south of JohannesburgPretoria CentralWhich English town did Malcolm X visit just nine days before he was assassinated? HalifaxNorthamptonOldhamSmethwick13 and above.Past master!9 and above.You're an old hand at this0 and above.Best stick to Where's Wally! 5 and above.You're history! Continue reading... Full Article Cultural trips Travel
q Eta Aquarids meteor shower May 2020: comet dust puts on a show – in pictures By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T03:40:04Z Australian photographer Christian Bowman from Queensland was among Australians waking up before the sun rose to capture images of the Eta Aquarids meteor showerAustralians told to look to the skies early Wednesday for best views Continue reading... Full Article Meteorology Science Photography Art and design Culture ICYMI
q I was totally prepared to quarantine for COVID-19 — and my family got it anyway By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 15:38:00 EDT Living on a 10-acre plot of land 100 kilometres outside Toronto, David Stevens thought he and his family were well prepared to ride out the COVID-19 quarantine. But after a call from his mother, he learned that even the best laid plans can go wrong. Full Article News
q Victory Day: Belarus swaggers on parade as Russians leave Red Square deserted By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:05:03Z In a tale of two cities, Moscow keeps its distance while in Minsk, thousands turn out for the traditional military spectacularCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn any other year, hundreds of thousands of Russians would have marched with portraits of relatives who fought in the second world war in a memorial called the Immortal Regiment.But on Saturday, the images of Soviet veterans and their families floated past on Russian television, a public vigil adapted for the era of social isolation. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Russia Belarus Vladimir Putin Alexander Lukashenko Second world war
q Iran quake kills at least one, sparks panic in capital By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:17:24 -0400 An earthquake struck early Friday near Iran's highest peak and jolted Tehran, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 as people ran for their lives. The shallow 4.6 magnitude quake hit at 00:48 am (2018 GMT) near the city of Damavand, about 55 kilometres (34 miles) east of Tehran, the US Geological Survey said. It saw scores of residents of Tehran flee buildings for the safety of the capital's streets and parks, AFP journalists reported. Full Article
q In Flynn Case, Barr Again Takes Aim at Mueller Inquiry By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:41:58 -0400 WASHINGTON -- Shortly after admitting guilt to a federal judge in December 2017 for lying to the FBI, Michael Flynn issued a statement saying what he did was wrong, and "through my faith in God, I am working to set things right."It turns out that the only higher power that Flynn needed was Attorney General William Barr.Barr's extraordinary decision to drop the criminal case against Flynn shocked legal experts, won President Donald Trump's praise and prompted a career prosecutor to quit the case. It was the latest in Barr's steady effort to undo the results of the investigation by Robert Mueller, the special counsel. Barr has portrayed his effort as rectifying injustice, and the president more bluntly as an exercise in political payback.In his decisions and public comments over the past year, Barr has built an alternate narrative to the one that Mueller laid out in his voluminous report. Where the special counsel focused on Russia's expansive effort to interfere in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign's openness to it and the president's determination to impede the inquiry, Barr has focused instead on the investigators. He has suggested that they were unleashed by law enforcement and intelligence officials bent on bringing political harm to Trump.Barr has also mischaracterized the findings of the Mueller investigation, questioned why it began in the first place, used legal maneuvers to undo its courtroom successes and opened his own investigation by a hand-picked prosecutor that could bring criminal charges against former U.S. officials who played a part in setting the original inquiry into motion. Mueller and Barr, once close friends, have been like two students standing shoulder to shoulder at a blackboard: What one has diligently written down, the other has tried to steadily erase.In an interview Thursday with CBS News, Barr said he considered the Flynn case to be "part of a number of related acts -- and we're looking at the whole pattern of conduct." (The same day, Trump called it "just one piece of a very dishonest puzzle.")Recent disclosures about the FBI's handling of the Flynn case raise questions about why the bureau's leadership sent agents to interview Flynn without coordinating with top Justice Department officials, the latest in a series of revelations about FBI abuses in politically charged investigations in recent years. Barr, however, even suggested that a theory of the case embraced by Mueller and his team might have made them blind to the facts."One of the things you have to guard against, both as a prosecutor and I think as an investigator, is that if you get too wedded to a particular outcome and you're pursuing a particular agenda, you close your eyes to anything that sort of doesn't fit with your preconception," he said. "And I think that's probably the phenomenon we're looking at here."But when Mueller made his findings public, many criticized him for doing the opposite. His conclusions, especially about whether Trump had committed any obstruction of justice offenses by impeding the inquiry, were dense, burdened by legalese and appeared to reflect a tortured debate among the special counsel's team. They delivered no easy sound bite that the president's opponents could seize upon -- allowing Trump to distort the judgments by calling them a vindication of his behavior.The Mueller report "bends over backwards" to show that the special counsel's team considered all of the legal and political ramifications of investigating a sitting president, said Matthew J. Jacobs, a former federal prosecutor and now a partner at Vinson & Elkins."It gives the benefit of the doubt to the subject of the investigation that in any quote-unquote normal criminal case doesn't happen and wouldn't exist," said Jacobs, who once worked for Mueller at the U.S. attorney's office in San Francisco.Barr's decision to drop the charges against Flynn was "unlike anything I've seen before," Jacobs said, adding that he saw no evidence whatsoever "that Gen. Flynn was set up or entrapped."In an unsolicited memo he wrote to the White House while still a lawyer in private practice in 2018, Barr unspooled his thoughts about what he called a "fatally misconceived" obstruction of justice theory the special counsel was reportedly pursuing as part of his investigation. Trump named him attorney general months later, but during his confirmation hearing, he pledged not to interfere with the work of Mueller and his team.Barr drew criticism for the way he characterized Mueller's findings last year in a four-page letter that -- for weeks -- served as the public's only picture of Mueller's 22-month investigation. Mueller privately wrote to the attorney general, saying he had mischaracterized the findings -- a letter Barr described as "snitty" -- and over time, Barr has repeatedly tried to emphasize the harm done to the investigative targets of the FBI and the special counsel's office.Barr's handling of the Mueller findings prompted a stinging rebuke in March from a Republican-appointed federal judge, who said the attorney general put forward a "distorted" and "misleading" account of the findings and lacked credibility on the topic.Barr has long insisted that he works independently of the White House, and in February, he said that Trump's public comments about the Justice Department sometimes made it "impossible" for him to do his job. Those comments came after Barr and other top department officials intervened to try to reduce a prison sentence in another case brought during the Mueller investigation: That of Roger Stone, a longtime friend of the president's who was convicted of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction of justice in a bid to thwart a congressional inquiry that threatened Trump.The president has made it clear both to aides and foreign officials that he sees Barr as a crucial ally in the grinding battle against his perceived enemies. Last July, the day after Mueller's congressional testimony seemed to lower the curtain on a more than two-year drama that had imperiled the Trump presidency, Trump was on the phone with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine asking him to assist the attorney general in an investigation "to get to the bottom of" how the Russia investigation began."As you saw yesterday, that whole nonsense ended with a very poor performance by a man named Robert Mueller," the president said. The requests to Zelenskiy helped form the basis of an impeachment case against Trump in the ensuing months.Weeks after that phone call, Barr was on a plane to Rome with John Durham -- the prosecutor leading the Justice Department's investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation -- to seek evidence from Italian officials that might bolster a conspiracy theory long held by Trump: That American intelligence and law enforcement officials plotted with American allies to try to prevent him from winning the presidency in 2016.They did not appear to find any evidence. It remains uncertain, however, what Durham will find over his investigation, expected to finish sometime this year, and what effect it will have on the legacy of the Mueller investigation.The president, of course, has not waited to pass judgment. He has long publicly complained that the Flynn case was a product of a cabal of former officials conspiring against him, and he seems certain to promote its collapse as he ramps up his campaign for reelectionOn Thursday, the day the Justice Department dropped the criminal charges against Flynn -- the first top White House official to have been ensnared in the Russia investigation -- Trump was on the phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.Trump boasted that the call came at an opportune time. Things are "coming in line showing what a hoax this whole investigation was -- it was a total disgrace.""I wouldn't be surprised," he said he told Putin, "if you see a lot of things happen over the next number of weeks."This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2020 The New York Times Company Full Article
q Queer Canadians ‘Particularly Vulnerable’ to Effects of COVID-19 (in News) By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:24:00Z Being discriminated against in the health-care system is one factor, but not the only one. Related StoriesHow Do You Teach Sex Ed When Governments Don’t Want to Hear It? (in News) Full Article
q Nasa and Roscosmos astronauts shot into space after unusual coronavirus quarantine By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T12:06:00Z Astronauts had to stay locked away on their own for longer than usual, with no visits from loved ones Full Article
q The sun is 'unusually quiet', say scientists By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T07:51:00Z Our star could be in a unusually inactive phase compared to its galactic counterparts, new study shows Full Article
q Quantum Conundrum $0.89 By www.cheapassgamer.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:02:19 +0000 Quantum Conundrum $0.89 @ Fanatical.com https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/quantum-conundrum Full Article
q QubicGames 16 Year Anniversary eShop Sale for COVID-19 Relief By www.cheapassgamer.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:49:52 +0000 Buy Robonauts or Geki Yaba Runner Anniversary Edition for 0.99 USD/EUR. 100% revenue* goes towards the fight against COVID-19! Owners of these titles get further discounts on other QubicGames titles. More details: https://qubicgames.com/16th-anniversary-sale/ --> Full Article
q Square Enix Eidos Anthology 95% off - Steam By www.cheapassgamer.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:14:43 +0000 https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/14956/Square_Enix_Eidos_Anthology/ More is taken off based on what you already own (obviously you need to be signed into steam to see that). Full Article
q What Happened Today: Health Care System Crumbles, Testing Questions By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:12:00 -0400 Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, answers questions about access to testing for COVID-19, false-negative results and the challenges of mass testing. Full Article
q Quebec police investigate 4 cellphone tower fires, possible link to conspiracy theory By globalnews.ca Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:24:35 +0000 Police have no suspects in connection with the fires. Full Article Canada Crime Tech 5G 5G conspiracy theory 5G Network Cellphone Towers Cellphone towers fire COVID-19 Laval police novel coronavirus Piedmont Prevost Quebec cellphone towers Quebec cellphone towers fire Quebec provincial police Sureté du Québec Wireless access
q Facebook removes accounts linked to QAnon far-right conspiracy theory By globalnews.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 06:14:00 +0000 In addition to the QAnon accounts, Facebook also removed accounts linked to VDARE, a U.S. website known for posting anti-immigration content. Full Article Politics Tech World Conspiracy theories Conspiracy Theory deep state Donald Trump Facebook facebook removes qanon Misinformation qanon qanon facebook Qanon posts Qanon twitter Social Media trump conspiracy theory what is QAnon who is Q
q Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines association says - Top Live News By news.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:20:08 GMT Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines association says Top Live NewsUK plans 14-day compulsory quarantine for all airport arrivals LivemintUK To Quarantine All Incoming Trvallers For 14 Days: Report NDTVBritain to introduce two-week quarantine for arrivals: Reports Times of IndiaBritain to Quarantine Incoming Travellers For 14 Days to Avoid Second Covid-19 Peak: Report News18View Full coverage on Google News Full Article
q Oxford's Blain caught in love quadrangle on First Dates Hotel By www.oxfordmail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:15:07 +0100 IN WHAT has been described as the ‘biggest plot twist since Line of Duty’ this week First Date viewers watched as Oxford’s Blain became the centre of a complicated love quadrangle. Full Article
q 'Big Daddy' laps up Cipla after Q1 nos beat forecast By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2010-08-14T03:35:24+05:30 Shares of Cipla inched up on heavy volumes on Friday, after the company’s first quarter earnings beat the consensus estimate. Full Article
q Revival in smartphone demand in India expected from Q3: IDC By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T19:05:57+05:30 The smartphone market registered 1.5 per cent year-on-year growth in the March quarter with shipments touching 32.5 million units, IDC said in a statement. Despite the low figure, India was the only country among the top three nations to see any growth. Full Article
q How celebs are spending Mother's Day in quarantine By rssfeeds.usatoday.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:14:53 +0000 Laura Prepon and Denise Richards tell USA TODAY about their Mother's Day plans while Maren Morris and Cameron Diaz will celebrate as first-time moms. Full Article
q Quarantine hair help: How to hide roots better than a tree By rssfeeds.usatoday.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:23:28 +0000 Quarantine likely has you feeling like a natural woman – and not in the way Aretha Franklin sang about. Full Article
q 'Never give up, never despair': Queen Elizabeth II's speech recalls royal father, WWII victory in 1945 By rssfeeds.usatoday.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:14:10 +0000 Britons marked the 75th anniversary of WWII victory with a speech by Queen Elizabeth II, the only British leader left who was there on May 8, 1945. Full Article
q Zachary Quinto’s child-snatching psychic vampire is back in NOS4A2 S2 By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 21:15:37 +0000 “Are you ready for the ride of your life?” Full Article Gaming & Culture AMC entertainment joe hill NOS4A2 television Trailers
q Netflix's orc cop thriller sequel 'Bright 2' lines up a director By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:27:02 GMT The sequel to 2017 orc-cop buddy movie Bright, starring Will Smith, has lined up a director. Full Article
q David Ayer confirms 'Suicide Squad' fan theory about Joker's controversial tattoo By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:04:33 GMT Fans were divided over some of the facial art adorning Jared Leto's take on the Joker. Full Article
q Brian May has bad news for anyone who wants a 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sequel By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:57:58 GMT Who wants to make sequels forever? Full Article
q 'National Treasure' sequel and TV series planned By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:11:44 GMT Jerry Bruckheimer has revealed that a National Treasure 3 and a TV series are both in development. Full Article
q Val Kilmer reveals incident that led to him quitting as Batman By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:11:54 GMT Val Kilmer has opened up about his decision to quit as Batman after just one movie. Full Article
q Five questions for Week 14 of the Overwatch League By www.espn.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:25:44 EST Have the Seoul Dynasty been exposed? Is Echo a must-pick hero? We dive into some hot topics before Week 14 kicks off. Full Article
q Here's our dream Team USA baseball squad By www.espn.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:52:04 EST Bryce Harper talks up the idea of major leaguers playing in next summer's Olympics. Full Article
q Shopify becomes Canada’s most valuable company after quarter beats expectations on back of pandemic By business.financialpost.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 22:24:08 +0000 Larger retailers like Heinz and Loblaw signing up with Shopify Full Article Innovation Shopify Inc.