A white man was fired from his tech job after blocking a young Mexican-American man from entering a San Francisco apartment complex where he lived and possibly assaulting another man who tried to intervene. A couple – reportedly William ‘Hank’ Beasley and his girlfriend – used their SUV to block Michael Barajas, a 28-year-old UC-Berkeley graduate, from … Read more
Facebook and Instagram apologize after ‘mistakenly’ blocking out the hashtag ‘Sikh’ for three months The platforms say the block was instituted ‘mistakenly’ by its teams It did no offer any details on how or what the terms was blocked Instagram says ‘Sikh’ has been blocked on the platform since March 7 By James Pero For … Read more
Travel firms that have failed to refund customers for holidays cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis could face legal action, it was announced today. Holiday providers could be taken to court by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after it was revealed thousands of British holidaymakers are owed a total of £7billion from companies refusing … Read more
Thousands of first-time online shopping customers risk having vital deliveries cancelled, a Money Mail investigation can reveal. Many elderly and vulnerable households have been forced to turn to the internet for their essentials, having perhaps never shopped online before. But major flaws with security checks have led to some banks mistakenly flagging the transactions as … Read more
British Airways accused of ‘deliberately blocking online cash refunds for flights’ by ‘hiding’ the application form Frequent flyer website says British Airways is denying customers a legal right The issue is not arising when customers ask for refunds over the telephone An IT-savvy frequent flyer eventually found a workaround for the problem Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more
How a probiotic drink could combat superbugs: Yakult-like liquid ‘could block DNA molecules that carry antibiotic-resistant genes in bacteria’ Drink is yet to be developed but would target molecules known as plasmids They exist inside bacterial cells and help them to become antibiotic resistant Bacteria use genes carried by plasmids which give resistance to antibiotics … Read more
By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more