Walker probed: “So, to the thousands of parents watching this morning who have been encouraged to send their children back to school in various parts of England, because of the low impact on children, what is your message to them this morning?” Hancock went on: “The reason I said that about Leicester is because there […]
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Airlines pledged to buy carbon offsets to slow warming, but that’s not enough
Enlarge / An Airbus SE A380 aircraft operated by Qantas Airways Ltd. approaches to land at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (credit: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Air travel is a major source of carbon pollution, and currently, there’s no real way to stop it (short of grounding flights). Jet […]
Dealmaster: As Switch sales slow, Nintendo launches a new bundle
Enlarge / The bundle includes the neon red and neon blue Joy-Cons. (credit: Mark Walton) Nintendo has released a new Switch bundle that pairs the popular game console with a $ 35 credit to its eShop digital store. The company announced the bundle last week, but the deal has now become available at various retailers, […]
Cleaning up Italy’s banks is proving slow and painful
The scars of the financial crisis will be slow to fade
This Slow Dating App Takes a Swipe at the Competition
When Jean Meyer returned to Paris after traveling abroad for several years, he was surprised to find so many of his friends still single. The fact that his smart, attractive female friends in their 30s didn’t have partners was particularly confusing. “My first reaction was, why wouldn’t they try a dating app?” Meyer says. He […]
‘I never said fast or slow’: Trump has vague timeline for ‘sand and death’ Syria withdrawal
President Donald Trump told reporters that his planned withdrawal of US troops from Syria would take place over an unspecified “period of time,” adding that previous reports of a withdrawal within four months were false. The president announced the pullout from Syria on Christmas Eve, leaving Turkish forces to “eradicate whatever is left of ISIS” […]
Norwegian Air Expected to Slow Growth Amid Weak Earnings
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New drug shown to slow progress of ALS gets green light from Health Canada
Health Canada has approved a new ALS drug that is showing the potential to slow progress of the fatal disease.
Dementia: Is it possible to slow down symptoms of the brain disease?
Dementia is a syndrome associated with on ongoing decline of brain functioning. There are many types of dementia, the most common being Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Symptoms of dementia include problems with memory loss, thinking speed, and mental sharpness and quickness. A person with dementia may also experience problems with language, understanding, judgement and […]
How a day driving high-downforce cars at VIR taught me I’m OK being slow
(credit: Jonathan Gitlin) When the invitation to try out the new formula and sports prototype cars at Virginia International Raceway arrived in my inbox, I was pretty sure I’d have to politely decline. I could hear the boss’ response immediately: “So, you just want to spend a day at the track doing laps?” But this […]