Three out of five people in UK would push a fat man off a bridge to stop a runaway train killing five people – much more than in China, Japan and Korea People were asked if they’d actively kill one person in order to save five people Three out of five people asked in the … Read more
Screenings for the novel coronavirus that’s sickened 48 people in China, Thailand and Japan will begin tonight for passengers arriving from Wuhan, the center of the to outbreak, at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), US officials said Friday. Saturday morning, screenings will also begin at San Francisco International Airport, which receives direct flights from … Read more
Scientists fear up to 4,500 Chinese patients may have caught the new coronavirus as health chiefs in Wuhan confirm four more cases By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 17:11 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 17:39 GMT, 17 January 2020 Up to 4,500 patients in China may have caught the same strain of … Read more
MEMOIR THE COLOUR OF THE SKY AFTER RAIN by Tessa Keswick (Head of Zeus £30, 384 pp) When King George III’s ambassador was trying to negotiate a trade deal in China in 1793, he decided to curry favour with the Emperor by presenting him with a carriage which, thanks to advanced British engineering, was the … Read more
On Wednesday, during a speech at the White House announcing a new trade deal with China, Donald Trump described how he helped South Dakota governor Kristi Noem get around environmental concerns that had kept fireworks away from Mt Rushmore for nearly a decade. The ban was instituted in 2009, after scientists and park rangers worried … Read more
A second person has died from the mystery virus in China amid fears the lethal outbreak may spread globally, officials have said. The 69-year-old man, known only as Xiong, died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city. He had been admitted to hospital on December 31 with symptoms of … Read more
US government clips the wings of its civilian drone programme used to monitor endangered species and map landscapes over Chinese spying fears The 1,000 strong drone fleet was temporarily grounded back in October 2019 The ban now looks set to become permanent except in the event of emergencies Chinese firm DJI who built 121 of … Read more
People travelling to China for the Chinese New Year have been warned to wash their hands regularly to avoid catching a contagious cold-like illness. An outbreak of coronavirus infections in Wuhan, a city of 11million people around 700 miles south of Beijing, has sparked a warning from Public Health England. At least 59 people have … Read more
Drinking green tea three times a week could make you live longer and cut your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, a study has found. Antioxidants in the drink could help to protect the heart and keep people healthier for longer. Researchers studied more than 100,000 people in China and found regular drinkers … Read more
Viral app TikTok has been forced to fix serious security flaws which could have allowed hackers to take control of users’ accounts and access sensitive information. The app now has more than a billion users around the world – despite being banned in China, where its parent company ByteDance is based. Cybersecurity experts at CheckPoint Research … Read more
After choosing to adopt a child, these parents were surprised at the airport by the rest of their family who couldn’t wait to meet the newest member. Melinda Simmons and her husband Jason, from Missouri, decided to expand their family by adopting a young child in 2019. The couple were already parents to Olivia, 16, … Read more
China’s most advanced satellite platform successfully enters orbit after being launched by the ‘world’s most powerful rocket’ as part of Beijing’s Mars mission in 2020 China’s DFH-5 platform will be formed by many satellites in high orbit Shijian-20 reached its geosynchronous orbit above China on Sunday It will eventually have a wide range of purposes, including communications, … Read more
TikTok has quietly been developing deepfake technology that enables users to swap their faces onto people in curated videos The feature allows users to swap their face onto a video of another person It has yet to be released, though code was discovered inside TikTok TikTok says it has not plans to release the feature … Read more