A day later, as those jobless benefits for gig workers and self-employed Americans were lapsing, Trump was issuing a string of angry messages about his own perceived injustices: the election he falsely claims was stolen from him and the growing roster of people he’s upset won’t help him reverse it. The fashion cover gripe came … Read more
Japanese citizens and foreign residents can still enter, but they’re required to self-quarantine for 14 days, according to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK. The move came after the Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday confirmed two new cases of Covid-19 variant involving people who recently returned from the UK. The two new cases were the first to … Read more
San Francisco’s gingerbread monolith. KGO / Screenshot by CNET Many a household has built a gingerbread house as part of its Christmas holiday decorations. Typically, it’s small enough to fit on a platter on the dining room table. But in San Francisco, some ambitious baker/builder assembled one that’s more like a modernist skyscraper — a … Read more
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday said the preparations for launching a vaccination drive against coronavirus are going very well in the state. The Centre has authorised no vaccine yet to be rolled out in India, but three candidates are under consideration. Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Pfizer applied to the … Read more
The 25-year-old Frost led from start to finish to give trainer Paul Nicholls his 12th success in the race at Kempton Park on the outskirts of London as more fancied contenders fell away. “I have just won the King George!” said a clearly emotional Frost after crossing the finish line. “He has just smashed everyone’s … Read more
Just as the world thought new vaccines would tame the SARS-Cov-2, a more virulent variant has been detected in the UK. According to initial analysis, the variant called VUI 202012/01 — short for Variant Under Investigation, year 2020, month 12, variant 01 — is believed to be 40-70% more infectious. Variations in gene sequences will … Read more
KFConsole April Fool’s Day is still months away, and 2020 is not exactly the year for elaborate hoaxes on an exhausted public, so it’s hard to imagine that the KFConsole is big joke on chicken-loving gamers. Then again, a collaboration between fast-food staple KFC and computer component maker Cooler Master on a gaming PC chassis … Read more
The three states go to the polls next year, along with Assam where the BJP captured power five years ago. Synopsis 2021 will be the year when the BJP will mount massive campaigns to conquer what can be called the hold-out states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In October 2015, RSS joint general … Read more
How would you remember 2020? A year that unleashed a pandemic and devastated lives and livelihoods, almost universally, without any discrimination of class, caste or geography. No recent event in living memory has been as secular and democratic in its damaging sweep and impact as Covid-19. Yet, individually, how we record this year in our … Read more
Newly unveiled bright frescos are believed to show the food that was available in the Roman city. Source link