This Kindle Paperwhite is Almost Better Than the Pricey Oasis
Kindles are fantastic little devices, but I was staunchly against them until recently. “How could you give up real books?”...
Month: November 2021
Covid: Hard months to come in pandemic for UK, says Van-Tam
Using a football analogy, as he has often done while commenting on the pandemic, he said: "I would say we're...
Will complacency damage Covid booster rollout?
The best way to protect the elderly and vulnerable this winter is, say government scientists, a booster programme. The third...
Our Favorite Digital Gift Ideas for Friends and Family
With the pandemic dragging on and the weather growing colder, trawling through retail stores seeking gifts is a daunting prospect....
Van-Tam on Covid: ‘There are some hard months to come in the winter”
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has said that too many people think the pandemic is over, and that there are "hard months...
Black black oil: The challenge of giving up North Sea extraction
Jake Molloy, regional organiser of the RMT Union, who has worked in the industry for decades, says: "Even if we...
Next-gen Braves deliver World Series title
11:34 PM ETATLANTA -- The narrative shape of the 2021 Atlanta Braves, the newly crowned champions of baseball, was not...
CP3 passes Jackson, Nash for No. 3 in assists
11:12 PM ETAndrew LopezESPN Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul moved into No. 3 on the all-time assists list with his...
UGA, Bama, MSU, Oregon atop CFP; Cincy sixth
6:52 PM ETCincinnati debuted at No. 6 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, while SEC powers Georgia...
Soler’s 3-HR World Series lands him MVP honors
11:52 PM ETHOUSTON -- The season's journey of World Series MVP Jorge Soler did not begin with the Atlanta Braves....
Braves seal first World Series title since 1995
11:37 PM ETHOUSTON -- Jorge Soler coiled, and then he unleashed the mightiest swing he could muster. His batted ball...
Taliban bans foreign currencies in Afghanistan
"We believe that it's essential that we maintain our sanctions against the Taliban but at the same time find ways...
Australia ‘backpacker tax’: British woman wins discrimination case
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said the decision was only relevant in cases where the working holiday-maker had been resident...
Owen Paterson: Tory MPs in bid to stop colleague’s suspension
It noted that there was no immediate financial benefit secured by the two firms, but that Mr Paterson's approaches could...
Australia jobs: ‘The staffing issue is impossible’
Now, blinking in the spring sunshine, Sydneysiders, Melburnians and Canberrans are now emerging from their Covid caves, and are eager...
Covid-19: Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from role
Sir Jeremy said his focus now had to be on Wellcome, adding: "This includes supporting the international research effort to...
US mothers divided on vaccines for young children
Everyone in the Simon family contracted Covid-19, but their nine-year-old daughter Makenna went to hospital. She developed pneumonia and anaemia...
Border closures threaten Hong Kong’s financial hub status
In an unprecedented open letter to Hong Kong's financial secretary Paul Chan, the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association...
