A new interactive map and dashboard lets you find out how bad your county's coronavirus outbreak is. Harvard Global Health Institute/Microsoft AI/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Harvard Global Health Institute/Microsoft AI/Screenshot by NPR A new interactive map and dashboard lets you find out how bad your county's coronavirus outbreak is. Harvard Global Health…
The future looks very bullish for this vaccine specialist. At the beginning of 2020, Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) had a valuation of $4 a share. Six months later, the company's stock sells for $47 a share. That's a dramatic shift in perception of value. What's the stock market seeing now that it didn't see in January? In a…
Siphiwe Tshabalala scores against Mexico in 2010 (Gallo) "It's Tshabalala ... goal, Bafana Bafana! Goal for South Africa, goal for all Africa!"It's always the pause after 'Tshabalala' that gets me when I revisit that beautiful - perhaps the most beautiful - South African sporting moment. It's as if Peter Drury needed a second to digest what…
The fashion world is stepping up in a time of need: Countless companies are now making, selling and donating non-medical grade face masks.Demand has soared in recent months, in part because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) masks in public settings -- including your quick trips to…
(Reuters) - Twenty U.S. states reported an increase in new cases of COVID-19 for the week ended May 24, up from 13 states in the prior week, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus approaches 100,000, according to a Reuters analysis. FILE PHOTO: A medical staff member treats a patient suffering from the coronavirus…
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…