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NEW YORK: Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It likely provides protection for both. Studies on the new coronavirus and other germs show wearing a mask helps stop infected people from spreading the disease to others. Evidence also suggests that masks may offer some protection for the people wearing […]

Questions have been raised about the impact of the school environment on teenagers’ mental health after a study suggested their anxiety levels had improved during the coronavirus lockdown. Academics said young people would need more support and help when they return to the classroom in September after nearly six months of interrupted studies. The pandemic […]

Two potential millionaires from Oldham are being urged to come forward as winning Lotto tickets bought in the town have yet to be claimed. The £1 million prizes were both won in the Lotto draw on Saturday August 8, but have not been claimed by the lucky ticket-holders. The tickets were both bought in the […]

Israeli youths have unearthed hundreds of gold coins stashed away in a clay vessel for more than a thousand years. The treasure was discovered on Aug. 18, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Monday, by teenagers volunteering at an excavation in central Israel where a new neighbourhood is planned to be built. “The person who […]

Foreign tourists won’t be allowed to visit Bali for the rest of 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, its governor said, scrapping a plan to open up the Indonesian island from next month. The holiday hotspot re-opened beaches, temples and other tourism spots for domestic visitors at the end of July and had said it would […]

As nearly 100 employees went back to work in the office of a Dubai media company, managers found a way to avoid awkwardness around social distancing — colour-coded bracelets indicating how staff want to be greeted. At the reception of Create Media Group, employees can choose between green bracelets, to show fist bumps are fine, […]

Twin golden lion tamarins have been born at a UK zoo – helping an international effort to safeguard the future of their species. The tiny babies, who weigh just 50g each, arrived on one of the hottest nights of the year when temperatures remained at more than 20C. But the pair, who live with their […]

KFC is to pause the use of its classic Finger Lickin’ Good slogan after 64 years as it admitted that the message “doesn’t quite fit” following the coronavirus outbreak. The company has released new images of advertising posters and packaging with the well-known slogan blurred and pixelated. It said the slogan will return “when the […]

A number of Santas have been taught how to make their yuletide festivities safer after the coronavirus pandemic threatened to cancel Christmas. The Ministry of Fun Santa School claims to be the only professional Santa training school in Britain, and took on the responsibility of equipping its Santas with the skills they require in 2020. […]

Around 1,500 volunteers equipped with face masks, hand disinfectant and tracking gadgets attended an indoor concert in Germany on Saturday as part of a study to simulate how the novel coronavirus spreads in large gatherings. As part of the so-called Restart19 study, researchers from the University Medical Center in Halle want to find out how […]