How smoking cannabis can affect your intelligence: Using the drug once a week for six months can knock off two IQ points and could have ‘significant effects’ on teens’ verbal skills Researchers analysed data on more than 6,000 teenagers to track cannabis use Of the cohort in the study 808 used cannabis at least weekly for … Read more
China has increased tensions with Taiwan by stepping up military activities and declaring that ‘independence means war’. Taiwan has been claimed by China as one of its territories, but recently Beijing has deployed fighter jets and bombers into the island’s airspace. China believes Taiwan’s democratically-elected government is moving the island towards formal declaration of independence, … Read more
New Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Russia against harming detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and says Putin’s regime seems ‘scared’ of him Antony Blinken briefed the press on his first day as secretary of state He was sworn in Wednesday afternoon Expressed ‘deep concern’ the safety of Navalny Navalny returned to Russia and is … Read more
Uneven rollout of vaccines across the world could threaten global financial stability, warns IMF By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 27 January 2021 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that vaccine shortages could threaten global financial stability. While developed countries like the UK … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned today that the ‘end of civilization’ is possible due to a combination of coronavirus, global rivalries and worsening international tensions. Speaking by video link during a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Putin pointed at growing inequality and unemployment and a rise of populism as potential triggers for new conflicts … Read more
Britons are bracing for another chilly weekend as forecasters warn temperatures will plummet, with more rain and snow is on the way. A yellow weather warning of snow has been issued for all of Thursday and into Friday morning across parts of Scotland and northern England, with forecasters warning of potential heavy snowfall on hills … Read more
The head of the UK’s data privacy watchdog has told MPs she can see the benefit of Covid-19 immunity passports, but warned they could pose data privacy risks and create a ‘two-tier’ society based on who has had the jab. Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham told MPs such a system would raise concerns about how health … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine should not be used on pregnant women – affecting more than three million expectant mothers in the U.S. No vaccine trials to date have included pregnant women – and they are not expected to until after the first quarter of 2021 – meaning there … Read more
Bitcoin’s days are numbered as technology develops, warns Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 25 January 2021 Bitcoin and other existing crypto-currencies will not last as technology develops, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned. Speaking on … Read more
Europe’s battle against coronavirus entered a dangerous new phase this week as politicians pushed to tighten lockdown measures across the continent even after a weekend of rioting brought scenes of chaos to the Netherlands and Denmark amid warnings of ‘civil war’. France is due to decide whether to bring in a third national lockdown this … Read more