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Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix, has died
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Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix, has died | Gript
Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of the Asterix comic books (with his friend René Goscinny, who died in 1977), passed away this week at the age of 92. Such is the all-encompassing nature of the current pandemic that multiple media outlets felt it necessary to…
BOOK REVIEW: Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking
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BOOK REVIEW: Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking | Gript
Back in December I added Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking, which was first published in 2012, to my reading list for 2020. At the time nobody could have imagined that Covid-19 would force large numbers of people…
“It’ll be fine”: Nobel laureate predicts world will turn corner on Coronavirus earlier than predicted
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"It'll be fine": Nobel laureate predicts world will turn corner on Coronavirus earlier than predicted | Gript
Amidst the news of lockdowns, rising numbers of deaths, and panic buying, comes some reassurances from an expert in - what might be some good news from a leading expert who has examined the data and predicts a less gloomy outcome than most.
MATT TREACEY: "Typhoid Mary: a refusal to isolate or practice social distancing"
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Typhoid Mary: a refusal to isolate or practice social distancing - Gript
Mary Mallon was born in Cookstown, county Tyrone in 1869. She emigrated to America in 1884 or 1885 and became a cook in New York. While working in Mamaroneck in 1900 she seems to have infected a number of people with typhoid. The same happened when she left…
Ghouls: While the world locks down to save lives, these people are worried about too few abortions
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Ghouls: While the world locks down to save lives, these people are worried about too few abortions | Gript
What kind of mentality observes the global lockdown and horrifying death toll from the Coronavirus and acts as if the real problem is that there might not be enough abortions?
The World Health Organisation has been left deeply embarrassed after a television interview in which Dr Bruce Aylward, who was the co-lead of WHO’s COVID-19 mission to China, refused to acknowledge any questions he was asked about Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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WHO embarrassed after top official gives bizarre interview | Gript
The World Health Organisation has been left deeply embarrassed after a television interview in which Dr Bruce Aylward, who was the co-lead of WHO’s COVID-19 mission to China, refused to acknowledge any questions he was asked about Taiwan’s response to the…
JAMES BRADSHAW: After the Coronavirus is defeated, there will be serious policy battles to fight
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After the Coronavirus is defeated, there will be serious policy battles to fight | Gript
In Ireland, the outbreak of the Coronavirus has resulted in emergency powers being granted to the government, which is spending massively and rushing through new legislation to deal with the crisis.
Chinese companies bought up massive amount of medical supplies and shipped them back home, Chinese medical supplies to Europe don't work, a petition to remove the head of the WHO reaches over 500,000 signatures, Taiwan says it told the WHO about human transmission of COVID-19 3 weeks before the WHO announced it, and a spokesperson for the WHO has a ridiculous interview after he refuses to accept he can hear any question that has the word Taiwan in it.
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A 101-year-old Italian man has recovered from coronavirus
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A 101-year-old Italian man has recovered from coronavirus | Gript
Italians are sharing the good news story of a 101-year-old who has been discharged from hospital after recovering from the coronavirus COVID-19.
MATT TREACY: O'Neills are now making protective equipment - they could teach the Government how to stand on our own two feet
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O'Neills are now making protective equipment - they could teach the Government how to stand on our own two feet | Gript
One of the myths being fostered during the virus crisis is that Ireland is pluckily standing on its own two feet, making all of the key decisions regarding protections, and with the economic resources to see us through.
ON THIS DAY: 29TH MARCH 1974: Farmers discovered the Terracotta Army
In 1974 local farmers digging a well near the Chinese city of Xian came across one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. The discovery of a clay warrior figure soon revealed many more by state archaeologists. In fact there may be 8,000 terracotta figures in total, each individually modelled and purposely arranged in three pits to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di (246-210 B.C.)
The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits near Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians.
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In 1974 local farmers digging a well near the Chinese city of Xian came across one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. The discovery of a clay warrior figure soon revealed many more by state archaeologists. In fact there may be 8,000 terracotta figures in total, each individually modelled and purposely arranged in three pits to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di (246-210 B.C.)
The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits near Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians.
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People over 60 are more affected by the coronavirus and most deaths have been of people over 70. With this background, a new study on perceptions of the elderly shows attitudes to ageing are overwhelmingly negative, according to a new study by the Centre for Ageing Better, with older people subject to a litany of damaging stereotypes.
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Britons have discriminatory attitudes towards the elderly | Gript
People over 60 are more affected by the coronavirus and most deaths have been of people over 70. With this background, a new study on perceptions of the elderly in the UK makes interesting reading.
600,000 ‘defective’ masks bought from China recalled in Netherlands
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600,000 'defective' masks bought from China recalled in Netherlands | Gript
The Netherlands has been forced to recall hundreds of thousands of protective face masks imported from China after they were found to be defective. The health ministry has recalled 600,000 masks because they failed to meet quality standards.
US Politician sparks outrage after suggesting we sacrifice older people to save the economy
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US Politican sparks outrage after suggesting we sacrifice older people to save the economy | Gript
A senior Republican politician from Texas sparked a media firestorm this week after suggesting that older people should consider sacrificing their lives for the economy in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
German state Finance Minister allegedly takes his own life out of “despair” at economic impact of coronavirus
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German state Finance Minister allegedly takes his own life out of “despair” at economic impact of coronavirus | Gript
The German finance minister for the state of Hesse is believed to have taken his own life after reportedly expressing “despair” over the economic impact of coronavirus.