Why it’s good to be bored
remember my first experience of boredom as vividly as my first kiss. The recollection is so clear I thought I must have been at least seven years old. Actually, my…
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Lockdown UK: ‘There are now two classes, people with gardens and the rest of us’
You feel trapped, it’s quite horrendous,” said Fiona Harvey, who lives on the 10th floor of a tower block in Portsmouth with her adult son. Harvey has to take the…
How to boost your immune system to avoid colds and coronavirus
It’s been a long, wet winter. Everybody has got colds, and now we are braced for a coronavirus epidemic. Boosting our immune system has rarely felt more urgent, but, beyond…
Wuhan mayor expects 1,000 more cases of coronavirus in China
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang estimated that 45 percent of the 2,800 who are suspected to be infected with the virus will turn into confirmed cases, causing the total to rise…
Death toll rises to at least 9 as Australian wildfires rage across three states
The death toll has risen to at least nine people as wildfires rage in Australia across three states. Since September, fires have scorched millions of acres with at least nine…
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
Time magazine announced its 2019 “Person of the Year” Wednesday — Sweden’s teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg. Time said Greta “has offered a moral clarion call to those who…
British dogs, cats becoming more obese, survey says
The number of obese pet dogs and cats in Britain has increased to the point that some veterinarians now need specialized equipment to hoist them onto the exam table, a…
Vitamin E acetate cited as likely suspect in vaping lung illness
Vitamin E acetate, a petroleum-derived oil used in cosmetics, has been named by the government as a “toxicant of concern” in the vaping-related illness outbreak that has killed at least…
At least 1 dead, many rescued amid dangerous flooding in Britain
Britain’s Meteorological Office issued more than 115 flood warnings in the Midlands and north early Friday, as heavy rains stranded dozens of people and forced others from their homes. Officials…
1 dead, driver arrested after buses collide in south London
A collision between two buses in London killed one person and injured more than a dozen others late Thursday, authorities said. The buses collided in Orpington, about 10 miles southeast…
