Lockdown measures in Spain have been eased to allow children outside for the first time in six weeks.Spain has had one of Europe's strictest lockdowns but the government hopes to ease measures further to let everyone exercise outside.Kate Walder, who lives in Madrid, filmed her family both during the lockdown and as they ventured out…
New 'do — Thinking of bleaching your hair, growing a beard? It's a coping mechanism, not boredom Emma Grey Ellis, wired.com - Apr 26, 2020 10:15 am UTC Jessy Blain | Getty ImagesCue the montage: It’s quarantine makeover time. People practicing social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic are itching to change up their looks. The…
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s stand-in leader resisted pressure on Sunday to explain how the government plans to ease a coronavirus lockdown that has been in place for a month, warning that hasty action could result in a second peak of infections. A Police vehicle is seen on the Mall where the finish of the London…
Image caption Susana Fuertes believes her children have coped well with the six weeks indoors, but her son Mateo will not yet be allowed out When Spain's government announced a national lockdown in mid-March, in reaction to coronavirus, not everyone was dismayed at the prospect of spending several weeks at home. Miguel Sánchez, a 15-year-old…
HACK DEBATE — Other critics also question evidence and say 0day may have been confused with simple bug. Dan Goodin - Apr 24, 2020 8:40 pm UTC Apple is disputing the accuracy of this week’s report that found attackers have been exploiting an unpatched iOS bug that allowed them to take full control of iPhones.…
JUGYAI, India (Reuters) - Most days, you can find Dayaram Kushwaha and his wife, Gyanvati, hauling bricks for stonemasons in a booming northern suburb of New Delhi. They bring their 5-year-old son, who plays in the dirt while they work. But now a hush has come over the clattering construction site, silenced by India’s nationwide…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China says calls for an investigation are an unwelcome distraction China has rejected calls for an independent international investigation into the origin of the coronavirus. A top diplomat in the UK, Chen Wen told the BBC the demands were politically motivated and would divert China's attention from fighting the…
Letting go of Hubble — "What stands out most vividly in my mind is all things that didn't go right." Eric Berger - Apr 24, 2020 9:00 am UTC Enlarge / IMAX Cargo Bay Camera view of the Hubble Space Telescope at the moment of release.Space Shuttle Discovery launched into orbit 30 years ago today…
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Governments of Asian nations with large Muslim populations urged people to keep their distance while observing their faith as Islam’s fasting month of Ramadan began on Friday, shrouded in fear over the coronavirus. A Muslim man wearing a face shield is seen at a mosque, after praying on the first day of…
Hong Kong’s pink dolphins are actually Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins, or Chinese White Dolphins. And their skin isn’t pink; the animals live in murky waters with little sun penetration so it simply lacks pigmentation. It is warm blood pumping through vessels close to the skin’s surface that gives the dolphins their bubblegum pink appearance.The first recorded…
