Stop – the crazy world
The head of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 1 million coronavirus tests will be rolled out starting next week in Africa to address the “big gap” in assessing the true number of cases on the continentBy CARA ANNA Associated PressApril 16, 2020, 11:32 AM4 min readJOHANNESBURG — More than…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Users’ registered date of birth will determine whether they can use messaging (illustration) New rules on the hugely popular TikTok app mean under-16s will no longer be allowed to send or receive direct messages. It is the first time a major social-media platform has blocked private messaging by teenagers,…
Anthony Joshua holds three of the four major world heavyweight titles, while Tyson Fury has the otherAnthony Joshua has urged Tyson Fury to “come and fight me” and says staging a unification bout between the pair as their next contest would be “amazing”.Joshua, 30, holds three of the four world heavyweight titles, with fellow Briton…
Mumbai Indians won the 2019 IPL title with victory over Chennai Super KingsThe 2020 Indian Premier League has been suspended “until further notice”, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced.The Twenty20 competition, originally due to start on 29 March, was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.On Tuesday, India’s lockdown was extended…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio pictured in January Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro are offering a walk-on role in their new movie to a fan who donates to a new celebrity-driven Covid-19 fund.People who give to the All In Challenge will be entered into a prize draw.The…
Image copyright Hindustan Times Image caption Tablighi Jamaat’s Markaz has been linked to 1,023 cases across 17 states in India Tablighi Jamaat leader Muhammad Saad Khandalvi has been charged with manslaughter after a meeting the organisation held in Delhi spawned Covid-19 clusters across India. Police say the gathering, which began on 3 March, was not…
Media playback is not supported on this device Tourist racism is a new manifestation – Kick It Out chairNew Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari clearly remembers when he encountered “tourist racism”.In 2015, he was in the away end at Arsenal with his beloved Manchester United 3-0 down at half-time. Cue a frustrated fellow United…
A contact-tracing app could help stop the coronavirus pandemic, but 80% of current smartphone owners would need to use it, say experts advising the NHS.The University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute has modelled a city of one million people to simulate the software’s impact.If there is lower uptake, academics say the app would still help…
Image copyright PA Grades for cancelled GCSEs and A-level exams in England will now be published on their original planned days, the Department for Education has announced.Grades are going to be decided by teachers’ assessments – with an initial suggestion that results could be issued earlier than usual this year.A-level results will be published on…
