File, Duncan Alfreds, News24 German prosecutors said on Friday they were launching an investigation into involuntary manslaughter after a patient died in the aftermath of a hacking attack on a hospital.If charges are brought, it would be a rare case of hacking with fatal consequences. Duesseldorf University Hospital's IT systems were knocked offline in the…
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Shoppers walk past an electronic billboard displaying a UK Government advert in Newcastle, UKOLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 18 September UK government considering short-term national lockdown in October…
Medical workers in protective gear prepare to draw blood from volunteers participating in a trial of a coronavirus vaccine at the Budenko Main Military Hospital outside Moscow, Russia, on July 15, 2020. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Europe's healthcare regulator has endorsed using dexamethasone to treat Covid-19 patients with breathing difficulties, paving the way for…
Kulula.com Boeing 737 800 (Supplied) Creditors of Comair have accepted the rescue plan offered by the Comair Rescue Consortium.Comair owns kulula.com and operates British Airways domestically as part of a licence agreement.Another R1.4 billion in funding is still needed and some 400 jobs will be cut.The Comair Rescue Consortium announced on Friday that creditors and…
Space 18 September 2020 By Joshua Rapp Learn Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans flew on the Apollo 17 mission in 1972JSC/NASA The average age of space travellers has been on the rise since cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin first blasted off in 1961, while the overwhelming majority of the 566 people that have been to space are…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…