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Many young children catch up to 10 colds every year.March 4, 2020, 10:01 AM5 min read Concerns linked to the new coronavirus range from managing sick days to global financial markets, so it can be easy to overlook some of the most vulnerable among us: children. Young children, whose physical and emotional needs should be…
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. A patient recently had it done at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland for an…
Lego says its earnings rose last year and that it has so far avoided major damage from the new coronavirusBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated PressMarch 4, 2020, 10:02 AM2 min readCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Lego said its earnings rose last year and that it has so far avoided major damage from the new coronavirus and plans…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Elon Musk unveiled the first made-in-China Tesla Model 3 cars in January Tesla has revealed that it installed older, slower processors in new cars because of supply chain issues caused by the coronavirus outbreak.The firm had received complaints from owners of new Model 3 vehicles in China who found…
Image copyright Met Police Image caption Det Supt Emma Kirby said she wants to identify the men in the CCTV pictures CCTV images of four men wanted over an allegedly racist attack in central London have been released.Jonathan Mok, 23, said he was walking down Oxford Street on 24 February when he heard shouts of…
Image copyright AFP The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Cathay Pacific Airways £500,000 for “failing to protect the security of its customers’ personal data”.The UK watchdog said the airline’s computer systems had exposed personal details of 111,578 UK residents out of 9.4 million worldwide.That included names, passport details, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses…
Image copyright Keith Hill Image caption A partially buried hut at Glencoe Mountain snowsports centre this week The operators of a Scottish snowsports centre say they are enjoying the best snow conditions in six years.Glencoe Mountain estimates about 4m (13ft) of snow has fallen over the past three weeks and ski lifts and equipment huts…
Image copyright Getty Images/PA Media Image caption Ronan Farrow supports his sister’s allegations against their father Woody Allen’s son Ronan Farrow has attacked his own publisher over its plans to publish his father’s memoir.The journalist, whose Catch and Kill was published by Hachette, said he was “disappointed” to learn that the firm will release Allen’s…
Image copyright NELiveTraffic Image caption The raiders fled the scene with the contents of the cash machine from Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station No trains are stopping at a railway station after a cash machine there was blown up.Images from outside Berwick-upon-Tweed station showed windows had been smashed, with glass on the pavement. British Transport Police were…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The annual trade event welcomes delegates from around the world This year’s London Book Fair, one of the UK’s largest book events, has been called off due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.”It is with reluctance that we have taken the decision not to go ahead with this year’s…