Researchers urge public to link PCs to network so spare computing power can help develop a cure for coronavirus A downloadable client would utilize your machine’s unused computing power The download links your computer into a broader network of computers Researchers want to use that extra power to test models of covid-19 cures They hope … Read more
They have been together for two years after first being linked in March 2018. And Ant McPartlin and his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett looked loved-up as they took their Maltipoo pups for a stroll in London on Wednesday. The TV presenter, 44, and his other half put on a rare public display of affection as Anne-Marie leaned in for … Read more
Many of North America’s big cities are paralyzed by gridlocked traffic – and these maps illustrate part of the reason why. They show the sprawling city transit systems of yesteryear compared to the often stunted versions of 2019. One is left wondering what life would be like in some of these metropolitan areas now if … Read more
British public IS racist towards Meghan Markle says Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel Hilary Mantel said racism has played a part in criticism aimed at Meghan Markle The author said there is an ‘intense concentration on bodies of royal women’ She compared scrutiny of the Meghan to that faced by royal women … Read more
The vast majority of confirmed infections of the Wuhan coronavirus have been diagnosed in China. But almost 70 countries or territories outside of the mainland have also declared infections: December 31: HUBEI PROVINCE (China) January 13: THAILAND January 16: JAPAN January 20: USA, SOUTH KOREA January 21: TAIWAN January 22: MACAU, HONG KONG, January 23: SINGAPORE … Read more
British MPs are three times more likely to ‘drink riskily’ and down an entire bottle of wine on a standard day than members of the public, a study suggests. Those parliamentarians who carry out extra work outside the Commons are more likely to be the worst culprits and end up among the country’s heaviest boozers. … Read more
NASA has launched a public competition to design a sensor that will guide a future rover across rough terrain and inhospitable environment on Venus. The sensor will need to be able to withstand heat capable of ‘turning lead into a puddle’ and pressure high enough to ‘crush a submarine’, the space agency said. It will … Read more
‘Alarming’ crime rise on Britain’s public transport with knife and weapon-related incidents up by nearly half in just three years Incidents involving weapons on public transport up by almost half in three years British Transport Police recorded 5,000 cases of offensive weapons since 2017 It comes as Britain’s knife crime epidemic has officially reached a … Read more
Emergency laws to tackle coronavirus are being rushed in after the outbreak claimed its first British life yesterday. The measures will be announced next week to ensure public services and the transport network can keep operating if the crisis worsens. The unnamed British victim died in Japan after contracting the virus on the Diamond Princess … Read more
Pope Francis is still feeling ‘slightly unwell’ and has cancelled his official audiences today, the Vatican has said. The 83-year-old pontiff has scrapped an audience with tech chiefs including Microsoft and IBM executives today – a day after calling off an appearance at a Mass in Rome. Francis had appeared to have a cold during … Read more