How London’s Covid outbreak is rapidly shrinking

Only one London borough suffered a spike in coronavirus cases last week, Government data has revealed as the capital’s second wave remains firmly in retreat. Department of Health’s most-up-to-date data showed 31 out of 32 local authorities saw their infection rate dip over the seven-day spell to March 6. Hammersmith and Fulham recorded the sharpest … Read more

Germany is rapidly losing faith in the EU amid continuing Covid jab chaos, new poll shows

Germany is rapidly losing faith in the EU amid continuing Covid jab chaos across almost all member states, new poll shows Over 60% said view of Brussels had worsened due to handling of vaccine roll-out Almost 70% of German citizens laid the blame at the feet of Ursula von der Leyen She admitted last week … Read more

UK COVID variant is spreading rapidly across the US, new study claims

Cases of the ‘super COVID’ variant that originated in the UK are spreading rapidly across the United States, a new study published on Sunday claims.    Researchers estimate that the variant, known as B 1.1.7., is between 35 percent and 45 percent more transmissible than strains seen earlier on in the pandemic. Because of its more … Read more

M. Night Shyamalan unveils Super Bowl spot for Old a movie about a beach that rapidly ages tourists

Two-time Oscar nominee M. Night Shyamalan unveiled the first teaser for his mystery thriller Old during the Super Bowl LV telecast on Sunday. In the movie – shot in the Dominican Republic – a couple (Gael García Bernal and Vicky Krieps) bring their two children to a secluded beach, which causes rapid aging. Hours after … Read more

How the mutated form of Covid has rapidly spread across England over the last fortnight

By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: I’ve never seen No 10’s inner circle erupt into war so rapidly

The Oxford professor, physicist and philosopher Sir Roger Penrose was finally awarded a Nobel Prize last month 55 years after he proved there are black holes in space. It has taken less than 55 weeks since the last election for proof to emerge that there is a gaping black hole at the heart of Boris … Read more

Extinct human species evolved rapidly to survive a period of climate change 2 million years ago

A species of ancient human that lived two million years ago was forced to evolve and change its physical traits in order to survive climate change.  The emergence of Paranthropus robustus happened roughly at the same time as the more primitive hominin species Australopithecus died out. It is believed this period of rapid change in South … Read more

COVID-19: antibodies in the blood of patients fade rapidly after symptoms subside, study finds

COVID-19 antibodies in the blood of patients fade rapidly after symptoms subside, study finds — leaving around a two-week window of opportunity for plasma transfusions By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 11:00 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 11:00 BST, 16 October 2020 Antibodies made by the body to fight COVID-19 — the transfusion of … Read more

US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad steps down amid rapidly deteriorating relations

April, 2017: Donald Trump welcomes China’s President Xi Jinping for two-day summit at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Trump hails the ‘tremendous progress’ made at the meeting and Xi references further understanding and trust between the countries. In May, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reveals a ten-part agreement between Beijing and Washington to build up … Read more