Half a million sharks may be killed in effort to make Covid vaccine, wildlife experts say

Around half a million sharks may be slaughtered in an effort to make a Covid-19 vaccine, wildlife experts have claimed. The top predators are harvested for squalene, a natural oil made in the liver of sharks, which is used medicine – including in current flu jabs. The ingredient is used as an adjuvant to increase the effectiveness … Read more

Queen’s closest friend Alathea Fitzalan Howard on the war effort

As the war draws to a close, the young Elizabeth enjoys a new-found independence in the ATS.  Romance is also in the air as the future queen dances around her room with a photograph of Philip.  And as Alathea Fitzalan Howard reveals in this last extract from her teenage diaries, the princess she once loved … Read more

PSG boss Thomas Tuchel ‘made last-ditch effort to convince Thiago Silva to stay’

PSG boss Thomas Tuchel ‘made last-ditch effort to convince Thiago Silva to stay’ but Brazil defender ‘wants a fresh challenge at Chelsea’ after falling out with sporting director Leonardo Thiago Silva is nearing a move to join Chelsea after leaving Ligue 1 giants PSG He played his last game for the Parisians in their Champions … Read more

Arthur Chatto has finished his charity effort and raised £21,059 by rowing 2,000 miles around the UK

The great-grandson of Princess Margaret was greeted by his proud family at St Katherine Docks in London today, after finishing an epic row around the UK to raise funds for charity.  Arthur Chatto, 20, was greeted quayside by his family and girlfriend Lizzie Friend as the gruelling 2,000-mile charity tour by boat reached its finale.  … Read more

Amazon will start listing names and addresses of merchants in effort to hold counterfeiters to task

Amazon will start publicly listing the names and addresses of third-party merchants in an effort to hold counterfeiters accountable Amazon will require merchants to list their names and addresses  The move will look to shed light on anonymous sellers and inform customers   It will augment broader moves by Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit  By James Pero … Read more

Instagram allows all users to pin comments at top of posts in effort to moderate abusive replies

Instagram now allows all users to pin comments at top of posts in an effort to help moderate abusive replies and promote positive ones Instagram is rolling out its reply pinning feature to users everywhere It allows users to pin three comments to the top of their comment threads The company hopes it will boost … Read more

Locals launch effort to save the site of a 10,000-year-old village in Massachusetts

Residents in Northampton, Massachusetts are mobilizing to try and prevent the city from turning the site of 10,000-year-old village into a $3.8 million traffic roundabout. More than 500 artifacts have excavated from the site and Northampton resident Greg Skibiski is leading an effort to prevent the city from building over the site, which is currently … Read more

Marvel’s Anthony Mackie teaming with United Way in effort to enrich essential grocery workers

‘We often take for granted the people that are always there for us’: Marvel’s Anthony Mackie teaming with United Way in effort to enrich essential grocery workers amid COVID-19 pandemic By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:59 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 01:59 BST, 10 June 2020 Marvel’s Anthony Mackie is pooling his … Read more

Hackers target developers of online games in an effort to infect players with malware

Hackers target developers of online games in an effort to profit off of in-game currency and infect players with malware The hacks affected unnamed developers in South Korea and Taiwan Compromises allowed hackers to sneak malware into ‘game executables’ It also gave hackers access to servers and manipulate in-game currency It’s unclear how many people, … Read more

Olivia Wilde confirms Dakota Johnson will star in her second directorial effort Don’t Worry, Darling

Olivia Wilde confirms Dakota Johnson will star in her second directorial effort Don’t Worry, Darling By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 00:33 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 05:20 BST, 14 May 2020 Emmy-winning producer Olivia Wilde officially confirmed on Wednesday that she had cast Dakota Johnson to play a mystery role in Don’t Worry, … Read more