Coronavirus Could statins reduce risk of death?
Doctors are desperate for more weapons in their arsenal to treat Covid-19, which has killed almost 500,000 people worldwide in just six months. Only one drug has been proven to work so far. Read more...
Oxbows Pedigree Is Rife With Belmont Success
Oxbow's ancestors have had plenty of success at Belmont Park Bold Reasoning set a new track record there for six furlongs when he was 4 years old, and Northern Dancer ran a surprising third in the 1964 Belmont Stakes. But two stars in particular jump out from his bloodline when thoughts turn to winning the Belmont Man o' War and Seattle Slew. Read more...
Cheaper ways to borrow as banks bring back expensive overdraft rates
While people struggling financially will be able to ask for support and still take advantage of a 500 interest-free overdraft until October, many borrowers are in for a shock as banks hike the cost of overdrafts. Read more...
U.K. Sanctions, Facebook, Jair Bolsonaro Your Tuesday Briefing
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Whats Wrong With Men in America?
Two new story collections reveal the toxicities of (mostly white) masculinity, from the frat house to the Midwestern farm. Read more...
Social housing towers are essentially 'vertical cruise ships' that are incubators for COVID-19
Acting Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly compared the high-rise buildings to cruise ships, as the virus can easily spread due to a large number of people crammed together. Read more...
Turkey Convicts Human Rights Activists on Terror Charges
The cases are part of a widespread effort to quash dissent in the country, which has seen dozens of activists put on trial after a failed 2016 coup attempt. Read more...
The Baby-Sitters Club Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Literary Fiction
The wildly popular series was marketed to girls. But its nuanced depiction of friendship provided a 9-year-old boy with an education that boy books did not. Read more...
Coronavirus UK 15 new fatalities in preliminary death toll
Department of Health data shows the rolling seven-day average of Covid-19 fatalities in the UK has now dropped to 95 - 20 per cent lower than the 117 for last Monday. Read more...
Graeme Souness criticises Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish as he insists he yet to be 'convinced'
Jack Grealish has become the most fouled player in the Premier League this season as his Villa side face a tough relegation battle in the final stretch of the season. Read more...
Police on horseback break-up a mob of protesters outside a Melbourne COVID tower
Tensions have reached boiling point outside a high rise commission housing tower where residents have been under lockdown since Saturday. Read more...
TikTok says it will stop its app from working in Hong Kong following 'recent events'
TikTok said it was was 'stopping operations' in Hong Kong' in light of 'recent events' - referring to a new law which critics say will allow Communist Party-controlled courts to punish dissent. Read more...
In Fine Print, Airlines Make It Harder to Fight for Passenger Rights
An increasing number of airlines are adding clauses that require passengers to settle disputes in private arbitration, rather than in court, and bar passengers from starting or joining class-action lawsuits. Read more...
Man, 57, 'had sex with girl, 14, and gave her a cellphone so he could send her explicit texts'
Francisco Alcala, from Indianapolis, was arrested after the teen's father quizzed his daughter about the cell phone, which she said the man had given to her. Read more...
Hip-Hops Deluxe Editions Rule the Billboard Album Chart
The Atlanta rapper Lil Baby notched a fifth week at No. 1 and Lil Durk returned to No. 2 with recently refreshed releases. Read more...
Emotional President of Honduras exits hospital after Covid-19 treatment.
An emotional President of Honduras was discharged from hospital on Thursday morning, 16 days after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Read more...
American student reveal the culture shocks they experienced while studying and living in Australia
Carrie King left New York in July 2018 to spend a year studying film and theatre in Sydney, but was quickly perplexed by Australia's colourful money, bizarre slang and 'backwards' dates. Read more...
Where NYC COVID-19 patients are treated may determine death risks
Data obtained by the New York Times shows that mortality rates for COVID-19 patients are as low as 11 percent at private Manhattan hospitals, and over 40 percent at public outer-borough hospitals. Read more...