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‘Hero’ teenager, 15, hailed a ‘guardian angel’ after diving into canal and saving drowning toddler

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A teenager has been hailed a hero after diving into a canal and saving a drowning toddler. Courageous Ryley Ferguson, 15, was walking his dogs when he spotted 15-month-old Reggie Hampton topple into the water. He immediately cast off his shoes and coat and swam to the other side of the Aire and Calder Navigation, … Read more

The ventilators made from diving masks in Italy

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The ventilators made from snorkelling masks: Italian engineers make emergency medical gear with 3D-printed valves to help hospitals battle coronavirus A startup firm based in Brescia, in the crisis-hit region of Lombardy, is making the emergency ventilators  The crucial part of the equipment is the 3D-printed ‘Venturi valve’ connecting the mask to an oxygen tube … Read more