BEIJING – China’s National Health Commission scaled down its daily COVID-19 report starting Wednesday in response to a sharp decline in PCR testing since the government eased antivirus measures after daily cases hit record highs. A notice on the commission’s website said it stopped publishing daily figures on numbers of COVID-19 cases where no symptoms … Read more
During , women may start to experience waistline weight gain, reduced muscle mass and bone density. And while there’s no “one size fits all” solution, award-winning fitness app , has shared their top tips for women to help them stay healthy and look after themselves during the midlife change. Menopause comes with a whole host … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region Wednesday as their air defense system intercepted and destroyed 13 explosive-laden drones, although wreckage from some of them damaged five buildings. No casualties were reported. The attempted strikes underlined how vulnerable Ukraine’s capital remains to the regular Russian … Read more
Beijing — A week after China’s health authorities sparked chaos and confusion by announcing sweeping changes to the country’s draconian COVID-19 control measures, the government’s coronavirus czar has tried to bring some clarity about the new strategy. In doing so, China’s government has admitted for the first time that it’s impossible to try and detect … Read more
The Biden administration is facing mounting pressure from states to let them import medicine from Canada to help lower prescription drug costs. Colorado on Dec. 5 became at least the fourth state to seek federal permission to use the strategy, following Florida, New Hampshire, and New Mexico. President Biden has endorsed the approach, but his administration … Read more
Many Brits stop trying to be ‘trendy’ at 35 – due to be overwhelmed by the volume of trends (Image: Getty Images) And 38 percent don’t have the confidence to try new fashion fads. But nearly half (49 percent) struggle to strike a balance between “trendy”, and “age appropriate” , when it comes to their … Read more
TORONTO — Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada’s largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children undergoing procedures at the moment. There are a lot of blank spots. Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children usually runs its operating room at 100 … Read more
A woman fears her disabled parents could be forced into eating their Christmas dinner on the floor. Samantha Catlow, 34, from Greasby, Merseyside, explained how her parents new sofa had got ‘lost in transit’ by furniture retailer DFS after it was first bought in October for £1,587. Her parents, Sharon Connor, 51, and Terrence Connor, … Read more
A pair of petrolhead brothers have decided to showcase just some of their collection of luxury vintage cars – on their neighbours’ drives. Inspired by the late Queen Elizabeth II, Shoukat Ali, 49, and his brother Bugsy have a fleet of 100 cars including Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Nissan Skyline GTR, and Porsches from a bygone era. … Read more
A search is underway to trace two teenagers missing from Paisley. Alissa McLardie, 16, and Logan Kelly, 15, are believed to be in each other’s company after vanishing yesterday. Alissa was last seen at 10.30pm near Beech Avenue in the East Renfrewshire town. Around 14 hours prior, Logan was last seen at 8.10am near Islay … Read more