China has said that relations with the United States were ‘on the brink of a new Cold War’, fuelled in part by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic, as Muslims around the world celebrated a muted end to the holy month of Ramadan. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that Washington had been infected by … Read more
China has said that relations with the United States were ‘on the brink of a new Cold War’, fuelled in part by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic, as Muslims around the world celebrated a muted end to the holy month of Ramadan. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that Washington had been infected by … Read more
The editor of Vogue has criticised the fashion magazine for appearing ‘cold’ and ‘stand-offish’ before he took over. Edward Enninful, 48, from London, became the first black male editor of the title when he replaced Alexandra Shulman, 62, three years ago. Now the 48-year-old has suggested Vogue had grown unappealing, ‘cold’, and ‘really stand-offish’ under … Read more
Cold War spy satellite imagery is helping scientists track the decline of animals and their habitats in Kazakhstan over the past 50 years Images from the Cold War’s Corona programme imaged a region of Kazakhstan The photographs were declassified five years after the fall of the Iron Curtain Scientists have used them to track the impact of … Read more
People who have never been infected with COVID-19 could already have some form of immunity against it, if they’ve fought off the common cold. Researchers analysed 11 blood samples taken two years ago, from people who had been struck down with another type of coronavirus. Half of the samples contained disease-fighting T cells that recognised … Read more
If you’re in the market for a fixer-upper with a difference – how about an abandoned Cold War-era nuclear missile site? There’s one going in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, for just $1.8million (£1.45million), complete with a swimming pool used by the troops and radar towers. The installation – Nike Battery PH-58 – was operational between … Read more
‘She wasn’t nice, it made me sad’: Michelle Visage brands Jessie J a ‘cold person’ as Strictly star admits she was ‘let down’ by their first meeting By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 19:36 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 09:35 BST, 27 April 2020 Strictly Come Dancing 2019 contestant Michelle Visage has slammed Jessie … Read more
Nuisance calls come in all manner of guises. There are unscrupulous salesmen, automated voices claiming you are owed compensation and plausible fraudsters hoping to con you out of your savings. According to the latest figures from the Information Commissioner’s Office, there was a 20 per cent increase in complaints about nuisance calls last year. Phone … Read more
Coronavirus dead across New York could be temporarily buried on the city’s famous Hart Island, where unclaimed and unidentified bodies are buried by prison inmates in mass graves, as morgues across the city continue to overflow and the death toll ticks up. Hart Island is ordinarily used to bury unidentified or unclaimed bodies. It was … Read more
Cold War atomic bomb testing from more than 50 years ago has helped scientists correctly determine the age of whale sharks for the first time. An international team of scientists measured levels of a carbon isotope in shark bone that permeated the oceans during atomic bomb tests in the 1950s and 1960s. The presence of the … Read more