rumours on social media" that she died of Covid-19. "The family can confirm that Ms Ntshane succumbed to cancer-related complications in a Pretoria hospital on Sunday. She is survived by her son and mother," family spokesperson Elias Mazibila said on Tuesday. "She was part of the SAA crew members that willingly participated in Operation Ditaba, an operation…
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that "wet" animal markets should not be shut down globally after one such site in Wuhan, China, is suspected of being the origin of the coronavirus pandemic.WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek said in a press briefing Friday that live animal markets play a key role…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The mystery surrounding a top-secret Chinese laboratory at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has been growing in recent days as speculation about what goes on behind its closed doors swirls.Not a lot is known about the Wuhan Institute of Virology,…
Laurence Olivier, Wuthering Heights (1939) United Artists Laurence Olivier’s performance embodies Heathcliff’s dichotomy of hard and soft. Oliver’s presence on screen is distinguished and sympathetic, given his deep, dark eyes, knife-sharp jaw, and a background in Shakespearean productions that made him a household name. In the 1930s, masculinity was in a crisis (Isn’t it always?).
4 min read The following story contains spoilers for The Pitt season 2, episode 6, "12:00 P.M." LIKE SO MANY other viewers of The Pitt, I watched the show's first season in a binge. And for a show that's so fast-paced and where each episode truly bleeds directly into the next, that felt right. For
6 min read Kimmie Ng, M.D., a Boston oncologist, started noticing an alarming trend in her work a few years ago. Men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s—runners, CrossFitters, lifelong nonsmokers—were streaming through her door at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They all appeared lively and strong—yet there they were, battling colorectal cancers, a family of