‘Covid shame’ is stopping people reporting symptoms or even properly social distancing, new report warns Researchers from the University of Kent and Leeds Beckett University Study found a link between feelings of shame and absence of cooperation Those who felt stigmatised were less likely to warn others they tested positive By Emer Scully For Mailonline … Read more
North Korea has fired its first ballistic missiles in a year, Japan‘s Defense Ministry confirmed – a move likely to increase tensions after it fired its first cruise missiles at the weekend. The two short-range ballistic missiles were launched from North Korea on Wednesday (Thursday, local time) – fired from Wonsan on North Korea’s eastern coast … Read more
North Korea is preparing to carry out its first missile test since President Joe Biden came to office as a show of strength to the US. The head of the US military’s Northern Command said flight testing for an improved design of an intercontinental ballistic missile will begin ‘in the near future’. The North Korean … Read more
The pandemic – both the spread of the virus and the vaccination programme – demonstrates how we live in a world that is more interdependent and interconnected than at any time in human history. Just as the financial crisis in 2008-2009 spread from the United States to affect every part of the global economic system, … Read more
My lightbulb moment: Jewellery designer Connie Nam reveals the inspiration behind her business Connie Nam founded Astrid & Miyu to create unique and accessible jewellery Her famous fans include Georgia May Jagger, Jessica Alba and Holly Willoughby She lives in London with husband Joe and her kids, Summer, three, and Skye, two Connie said putting some … Read more
North Korean in diving gear swims to the South and crawls through drain pipe to defect A man in his 20s swam for six hours in an attempt to defect from North Korea Diving gear and a metal helmet were discovered on beach in Goseong, Gangwon The man also crawled through a drainage pipe underneath … Read more
Twin sister volleyball players, 24, are suspended from South Korea’s national team after it emerges they were bullies at school Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong played for the nation’s biggest women’s team The twin volleyball stars were accused by a web user of being school bullies The online post alleged the athletes used physical violence … Read more
A woolly rhinoceros was today defrosted and revealed for the first time since it died in the frozen tundra of Siberia around 34,000 years ago. The animal of the extinct species was well-fed and is thought to have died after getting stuck in a swamp or river and drowning. Experts also believe it may have … Read more
Can animals catch Covid-19? The chance of your dog catching Covid-19 strain is very slim, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Professor James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at the University of Cambridge, said: ‘Despite millions of people having had Covid-19, the numbers of pets found to be ill or infected is still tiny. … Read more
AI chatbot is REMOVED from Facebook after saying she ‘despised’ gay people, would ‘rather die’ than be disabled and calling the #MeToo movement ‘ignorant’ Lee Luda is a South Korean chatbot with the persona of a 20-year-old student It has attracted more than 750,000 users since its launch last month But the chatbot has started … Read more