Suspended animation has allowed many a sci-fi character to travel to a distant corner of space in a state of dormancy, only reanimating once they’ve arrived at their otherworldly destination. Now, the concept is being tested as a way to save the lives of acute trauma patients, with at least one person being placed in…
Alessandra Nicasio Updated November 22, 2019 Vince Perraud Alessandra Nicasio Updated November 22, 2019 Vince Perraud You have twenty years behind you, but you still have your whole life ahead of you. This, right here, is okay. The moment you realize you don’t know what to do, is okay. You are exactly where you’re supposed…
As the business booms, narrators talk tricky accents, lonely shifts and tackling 100 pages a day The author Bill Bryson is sitting before a lectern in Audibles London headquarters, narrating his latest book, a disquisition on human biology called The Body: A Guide For Occupants. Seen through the window of the recording booth, Brysons face…
Their findings showed 65% of adults had provided unpaid care for a loved one. Women had a 70% chance of becoming a carer and men 60%. Carers quitting jobs from pressure Carers bullied by government, MPs say By the time they were 46, half of women had been a carer, the researchers found, while with…
Turkey begins deporting some of the 1,200 foreign jihadists in its custody The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, has issued a thinly veiled threat that Turkey could release jailed Islamic State fighters and send them to Europe, a day after the country began its controversial policy of deporting foreign jihadists in its custody. You should…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe tale of Princess Dinubolu who caused a media storm But Princess Dinubolu was not to be ignored. She entered not only the ‘brunette’ and ‘best hair’ categories, but also the ‘blonde’ category. News of her entry soon spread around the seaside town. Many were scandalised when…
(CNN)The Trump administration has sent the first migrant to Guatemala as part of its agreement with the country to accept asylum seeking migrants from the US, according to Guatemalan officials. It’s not unusual for the government to start off small to work out the kinks, said a Homeland Security official. A similar slow-start process took…
Resigning is the only acceptable moral and ethical option for me, says Chang, who allegedly embellished her CV and faked a Time cover Mina Chang, a Trump appointee whose allegedly sum and fake Time magazine cover were revealed last week, has resigned. Politico letter sent by Chang, deputy assistant secretary in the reported that among…
Tim Cook has absolutely no regrets. 2019 GLSEN Respect Awards in Los Angeles. Cook was on hand to accept GLSEN’s Fittingly, Cook shared messages he’d received from people from around the world who’d thanked him after he opened up about his sexuality for the first time publicly in a 2014 essay published by “It was my…
The subscription model is today sustaining a number of businesses, including artists, creators, news publishers, game developers, entertainment providers and more. Now, top publishing platform WordPress.com is making it easier for any creator or web publisher to add a subscription feature to their own website, so they can begin to generate repeat contributions from their…