Reddit kills chat feature after just one day following backlash from moderators who say they rolled it out without warning and that it leaves users open to abuse The ‘Start Chatting’ feature was taken down after complaints from moderators The feature allowed users to create random chat rooms within subreddits Moderators say it hindered their … Read more
A commercial insect repellent is being tested by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to see if it can kill the novel coronavirus causing the current pandemic. Citriodiol, found in Mosi-guard, has previously proved effective at killing other coronaviruses, including SARS, by destroying the layer which surrounds the virus. COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus strain … Read more
A veteran police officer and an elementary school teacher who were both mothers are among at least 18 people killed in the most deadly mass shooting in Canadian history. Gunman Gabriel Wortman, a 51-year-old denturist, was shot dead by police after a 12-hour slaughter across the eastern province of Nova Scotia. Disguised as a police … Read more
Hundreds of players attend funeral procession in online game Final Fantasy after coronavirus kills their gamer friend Friends of the character known as Ferne Le’roy organised the funeral procession The mourners gathered in the desert city of Ul’dah on the game’s Zalera server The procession began in the middle of the night and crossed different … Read more
The coronavirus is killing one Briton every two minutes – and Birmingham is the epicentre of the UK’s crisis, figures show. The darkest day of the UK’s outbreak yesterday saw a further 786 deaths reported, bringing the total to 6,159. However, the outbreak seems to be slowing, with the lowest number of new cases diagnosed … Read more
German state finance minister ‘kills himself’ as officials claim he was in despair over the coronavirus crisis Thomas Schaefer, 54, found dead on railway tracks at Hochhein, near Frankfurt Authorities claimed the state finance minister appeared to have killed himself State governor Volker Bouffier suggested he was ‘in despair’ over coronavirus For confidential support in … Read more
Medical evacuation plane kills eight as it explodes in ball of flames during take-off from Philippine capital Manila Lion Air flight was heading from Manila to Haneda, Japan, at 8pm on Sunday Six on board were Filipino with one from America and another from Canada Plane was being used by health department to fight the … Read more