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US FDA warns against using chloroquine for COVID-19 outside hospitals
The agency warned against taking the drugs unless supervised in a hospital or as part of a clinical trial and said it is aware of a rise in hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine prescriptions outside of those settings. Researchers analysed data on 368 U.S. military veterans from Veterans Health Administration (VA) and found that 28pc of 97 patients given hydroxychloroquine along with standard care ... [Full Article...]
HBO Max to launch next month with 10,000 hours of content
If you're an AT&T customer who isn't on an eligible plan, the service provider says that you'll be given a special trial offer that will, depending on which plan you pay for, span from between one month and one year of free access to HBO Max . [Full Article...]
Bolsonaro Fires Head of Brazil's Federal Police Amid Political Row
The resignation of the popular minister - the second departure of its kind in less than two weeks after Health Minister Luiz Enrique Mandetta was sacked by Bolsonaro on April 16 - sent Brazil's stock market into a sharp fall of more than 8%, while the real currency dropped to a record low against the USA dollar. [Full Article...]
N.Korean media quiet on Kim Jong-un's whereabouts
North Korea experts have cautioned that hard facts about Kim's condition are elusive but said his unprecedented absence from major celebrations for his grandfather's birthday last week signals that something may have gone awry. "I hope he is okay", he said. "I hope he is not in medical trouble.I get along very well with him". On Wednesday, the main headlines from the North's state news agency, ... [Full Article...]
People Have Discovered Yet Another New String That Can Crash iPhones
Apple said in a statement today that it found no evidence of hackers actively exploiting the flaw. The research term at ZecOps (a San Francisco-based "cybersecurity automation company") says the vulnerability "enables an attacker to remotely infect a device by sending emails that consume significant amount of memory". [Full Article...]
Coronavirus vaccine: Human trials could start soon, but will they work?
The Imperial candidate has been developed by a team led by Professor Robin Shattock and is an mRNA vaccine against the S protein on SARS-CoV-2 - using a similar approach to a vaccine developed by U.S. That could be a fast and sure method to discover out if the vaccine was efficient, however it might be ethically questionable as a result of there are not any confirmed remedies for Covid-19. [Full Article...]
Trump disagrees ‘strongly’ with Georgia governor’s move to reopen salons, tattoo parlors
Georgia is forging ahead with its plans to reopen some nonessential businesses Friday - despite an increase in coronavirus deaths in the Peach State and President Trump's rebuke of Gov. Trump's public feud with his fellow Republican started at Wednesday's press briefing. Georgia has announced it will allow the resumption of some businesses, such as barbershops and nail salons on Friday a... [Full Article...]
LG to hold online phone launch event in May
LG Mobile South Africa has remained mum on the Velvet to date, so it's unclear if there is any intention to bring the device into the country at this stage. For the triple camera setup, the lens cutout size keeps decreasing, moving from top to bottom. LG Velvet will arrive in the place of the G-series, which has helmed the premium smartphone portfolio for the company so far. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom voices concerns over Iran's satellite launch
The Americans said they used a variety of nonlethal means to warn off the Iranian boats, which eventually left. "We have significant and long-standing concerns, alongside our worldwide partners, over Iran's ballistic missile programme, which is destabilising for the region and poses a threat to regional security". [Full Article...]
Heisman victor selected first in virtual National Football League draft
The Athens High School product began his college career at Ohio State before transferring to LSU for his final two campaigns. Cincinnati is coming off a 2-14 season in 2019 and could lean on Burrow to help lead the franchise to its first playoff victory since January 1991. [Full Article...]
EPA Says Only Use Disinfectant On Surfaces
Its emailed statement did not directly mention cleaners or ultraviolet (UV) light as coronavirus treatments, but its subject was 'White House on disinfectant'. "Actually it doesn't", Gupta said. "It's a common method that people utilize when they want to kill themselves", he added. While ridiculous to the point of tragi-comedy, the suggestions pose a real threat to the community in distrac... [Full Article...]
Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters will now be matched with each other
In the month after its launch, " Call of Duty: Warzone " counted 50 million players globally, Activision said. So, cheaters will be competing against each other and not with honest players. Now the developer has announced additional measures that should further dampen the cheating problem.Starting this week, players who report suspected cheaters in both Warzone and Modern Warfare will now rece... [Full Article...]
As Ramadan Begins, Muslims Keep Traditions Alive With Technology
Khalid Kark, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas Chapter , says it's been a longstanding tradition to hold interfaith events every year during Ramadan. "It doesn't know any race or religion", said Rizvi, who will also be hosting virtual seminars with other imams from the community. "So I'm trying to help her as well as take care of myself". [Full Article...]
France, Germany in standoff with Silicon Valley on contact tracing
Google is building the contact tracking system built into Android software, and has uniquely teamed up with Apple , its longtime rival, to bring the update to most phones. As with the tracing keys, it was theoretically possible to associate digital identifiers with real people. Albert Fox Cahn, executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, told CNET everyone could learn ... [Full Article...]
Journalists 'are going nuts' over Trump's recent COVID-19 comments
Mr Trump's own public health agencies warn against bleach as a medicine. Further, Trump said that the virus "does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that". But it sounds interesting to me". "If you use any of those disinfectants to kill the coronavirus in your own cells then you'll die right along with the coronavirus". [Full Article...]
Almost 14 per cent of New Yorkers have had COVID-19
Cuomo, however, attributed that to a regional break down. Earlier on Thursday, New York City's health commissioner said she believed the city's 141,800 confirmed coronavirus cases are just "the tip of the iceberg". While diagnostic tests can tell if someone is now infected with COVID-19, antibody tests can determine whether a person's immune system has responded to the virus. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: WHO failed to implement rules on China
Amid criticism that it should have acted earlier, Tedros defended the WHO's decision to declare an global emergency only on January 30, saying, "Looking back I think we declared the emergency at the right time and when the world had enough time to respond", said Tedros. [Full Article...]
Facebook's Messenger Rooms Perfect for Quarantine Chillaxing
Chats will be free with no time limit, and eventually users will be able to create a "room" from any of Facebook's products, including WhatsApp and Instagram . "We've built this with security and privacy in mind from the beginning", he said. It also suffered from "Zoombombing", where internet trolls took over chats and posted pornography or racist content to unsuspecting participants. [Full Article...]
North Korea's silence on Kim Jong Un's health raises succession speculation
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is showing signs of life after some press reports had rumored he was dying . U.S. President Donald Trump was asked to comment during his daily briefing on Tuesday to which he said he does not know but wishes him well. [Full Article...]
Culinary Union Blasts Mayor Goodman For Remarks On Reopening
The whole interview is bananas , but let's try to break down some of the wildest parts. She added that it wasn't her job to figure out how businesses should reopen. She said that many who earn livelihoods in such establishments said they were afraid to return unless strict safety measures were introduced for themselves and guests. [Full Article...]