Picture: Gabriel Wortman, the alleged perpetrator of Canada’s worst mass shooting in almost 30 years. Source: Irish Mirror Canada is today reeling from its worst mass shooting in over three decades. Sixteen people were gunned …
A leading scientist has warned that people should not believe that a vaccine for Covid-19 ‘is a certainty.’ British Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, speaking to The Guardian, said that vaccine development takes …
The UK has reported the death of 596 more people from Covid-19-related causes in British hospitals over the last 24h. The total death toll now stands at 16,060. This figure does not include people who may …
The Covid-19 pandemic keeps exacting a deadly toll worldwide, as the number of people who have succumbed to the disease has surpassed 161,000. There are now over 2.3m confirmed cases of the disease worldwide. The …
84 tons of protective equipment for frontline staff, expected to arrive today, has been delayed, according to Sky News. The nature of the delay is not immediately clear. It is understood that RAF aircraft were …
Premier League clubs have set their sights on June 8 as a possible date to restart games. The date is nonetheless tentative, and depends on the course that Covid-19 takes in the weeks leading into …
NHS representatives have said that some UK hospitals will run out of protective equipment ‘within 24-48’ hours, according to an article published on Sky News. There have been repeated warnings about the chronic shortage of …
A 16-year-old Iranian boy has surprised many in the chess world after beating current world champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup. Alireza Firouzja defeated Carlsen with a score of 8.5-7.5 in …
There are now over 700,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the United States. The official death toll there now stands at 33,049, and rising fast. The United States has seen the highest number of Covid-19-related …
A spokesperson for the United Nations has said that Africa will see 300,000 Covid-19-related deaths in a ‘best-case scenario.’ A grim prediction of up to 3m deaths has also been postulated, if no decisive action …
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