Angela Lloyd

Kim Jong-un Calls K-Pop A Vicious Cancer

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hit out at South Korean pop culture, describing it as vicious cancer and introducing more rigid punishments for those caught listening to K-pop or watching dramas from the South. South Korean music, television shows and movies are enjoying unprecedented popularity around the world, including in totalitarian North Korea whereContinue reading “Kim Jong-un Calls K-Pop A Vicious Cancer”

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Fat But Fit Is A Myth

A study has warned that overweight people who exercise regularly are still at an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and respiratory disease. University of Glasgow experts studied people who were overweight but had a normal metabolic profile, a combination dubbed metabolically health obesity (MHO). People with MHO have a body mass index ofContinue reading “Fat But Fit Is A Myth”

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Do You Suffer From Maskne?

Dermatologists warn that wearing a face mask for extended periods is causing some people to have severe outbreaks of skin conditions like eczema and acne. Experts investigated instances of the most common causes of facial conditions directly caused by wearing face masks and other PPE, a phenomenon known as maskne. The team from King’s CollegeContinue reading “Do You Suffer From Maskne?”

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A Wake-Up Call To The Web

Security experts have warned that yesterday’s internet crash that took major sites offline could be just the tip of the iceberg. An outage at a little known firm that speeds up access to websites knocked several top internet destinations offline on Tuesday, disrupting business and leisure for countless millions globally. Millions of users across theContinue reading “A Wake-Up Call To The Web”

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1,000-Year-Old Chicken Egg Perfectly Preserved In Human Faeces

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday that a chicken egg envelope by human faeces inside an ancient cesspit for 1,000 years had been discovered in Israel. The complete egg was found in an industrial complex dating back to the Byzantine period, in what is now Yavne. The IAA’s Lee Perry Gal, a leadingContinue reading “1,000-Year-Old Chicken Egg Perfectly Preserved In Human Faeces”

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Do You Want To Live Forever?

Humans have been fascinated with overcoming death for thousands of years, but a new study finds most modern-day Americans aren’t interested in extending their lives. Scientists at the University of Texas (UT) surveyed more than 900 people in the US and only 33 per cent said they would take an immortality pill. Conversely, 42 perContinue reading “Do You Want To Live Forever?”

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Michigan Reports Its First Human Hantavirus Case

Michigan has confirmed its first case of hantavirus, a possibly dangerous respiratory disease spread through contact with infected rodents. Michigan health officials announced on Monday that a woman from Washtenaw County was recently hospitalised with a serious pulmonary illness from Sin Nombre hantavirus, which she was likely exposed to when cleaning an empty dwelling thatContinue reading “Michigan Reports Its First Human Hantavirus Case”

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Marine Recruit, 19, Dies

The Marine Corps has begun an investigation after a young recruit died during an exhausting 54-hour training exercise known as the ‘Crucible.’ Pfc Dalton Beals, 19, passed away partway through the exercise, which took place on Parris Island in South Carolina on Friday. Dalton Beals had been assigned to Echo Company in the 2nd RecruitContinue reading “Marine Recruit, 19, Dies”

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Texas Becomes The Latest State To Outlaw COVID Vaccine Passports

The governor announced, following an example set by the Republican governors of Florida and Alabama that Vaccine passports have been outlawed in Texas to ensure people have the freedom to go where they want without boundaries. Greg Abbott, governor since 2015, endorsed the bill into law on Monday, and he said in a video postContinue reading “Texas Becomes The Latest State To Outlaw COVID Vaccine Passports”

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Rare Genome Sequencing

Two US experts have written a damaging article saying that science firmly suggests the novel coronavirus was created inside a Chinese lab. The claim was made by Drs Stephen Quay, CEO of biopharmaceutical company Atossa Theraputics Inc, and Richard Muller, a physics professor at the University of California Berkeley, in The Wall Street Journal onContinue reading “Rare Genome Sequencing”