Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The ebola vaccine was not ready in time for the 2014 outbreak “Infectious diseases are evolving much faster than we are, and much faster than our defences are. “I think it’s profoundly naive to think we have a handle on them,” says Richard Hatchett, the chief executive of the […]
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SpaceX has made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer December 8, 2019, 1:56 PM 2 min read SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on Sunday, dropping off super muscular “mighty mice,” pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot. The station commander,
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Anthony Joshua appears to be a changed man as he starts his second reign as world heavyweight champion By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer December 8, 2019, 1:41 PM 4 min read It’s not all about the devastating knockout for Anthony Joshua anymore. He’s not going to go desperately chasing Deontay Wilder for the elusive
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What happens when two people from across the political divide are brought together for dinner? To find out, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has organised a series of ‘election blind dates’ for the general election campaign. Ken Clarke was a Tory MP until he was thrown out in September for rebelling against Boris Johnson’s government.
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For years, Kim Cobb was the Indiana Jones of climate science. The Georgia Tech professor flew to the caves of Borneo to study ancient and current climate conditions. She jetted to a remote South Pacific island to see the effects of warming on coral. Add to that flights to Paris, Rome, Vancouver and elsewhere. All
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhile waiting for therapy, Paul tried to take his own life Patients with mental health problems are being left in limbo on “hidden” waiting lists by England’s NHS talking therapy service, the BBC can reveal. The service – called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – provides therapy,
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Boris Spassky (left) and Bobby Fischer duke it out When the American Bobby Fischer challenged the Russian Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship in 1972 the media looked on in fascination. It seemed the Cold War was being played out in Iceland on a chessboard. Now a new play
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Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson has insisted there will not be any checks for goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain under his Brexit deal. He told Sky News that a leaked Treasury analysis document Labour revealed on Friday was “wrong” to suggest this would be the case. The PM said the report
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SAN FRANCISCO — About a month after Donald J. Trump was elected president in 2016, Larry Page, the Google co-founder, was summoned along with other prominent tech executives to a meeting at Trump Tower. It was a rare public appearance for Mr. Page. He sported a tan suit and shifted in his seat as he
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Police are questioning a man on suspicion of racism after a fan was seen directing abuse at Manchester United players during Saturday’s Premier League game at Manchester City By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer December 8, 2019, 12:22 PM 2 min read Police were questioning a man on suspicion of racism on Sunday after
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