By Michael Le Page The UK needs to switch away from fossil fuel heatinggeorgeclerk/Getty Images The UK won’t be able to meet its 2050 climate change targets unless much more is done to cut emissions from heating buildings. The government’s latest proposals for doing so have been criticised as inadequate. “They are staggeringly unambitious,” says…
Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY Published 1:28 p.m. ET May 1, 2020 | Updated 2:26 p.m. ET May 1, 2020CLOSE When will it hit and what will it look like? Those are just a few unanswered questions about a possible second wave of COVID-19. USA TODAYIf COVID-19 follows a pattern set by the 1918 Spanish flu,…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The coronavirus pandemic will likely not be controlled until two-thirds of the world’s population is immune to the disease and countries should be prepared “for possible periodic" outbreaks over the next two years, a new study said.ARE COVID TOES A REAL SYMPTOM?Bloomberg reported…
Olympics 2020 2020-04-28 08:41 Olympics (File) The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organising committee's president said in comments published on Tuesday.The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are now scheduled to open on 23 July 2021,…
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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…