Coronavirus: Australians download COVIDSafe contact tracing app
by The COVIDSafe smartphone app uses a Bluetooth wireless signal to exchange a “digital handshake” with another user when they come …
Day: April 27, 2020
Coronavirus: The US resistance to a continued lockdown
In these times, the sight of a public gathering of hundreds of people mostly without face masks is alarming. But …
UK spies will need artificial intelligence – Rusi report
UK spies will need to use artificial intelligence (AI) to counter a range of threats, an intelligence report says. Adversaries …
‘He said it was the stupidest idea he had ever seen’
When Abigail Forsyth first came up with the idea of making and selling reusable coffee cups, one of the first …
Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes committed by minors, says commission
Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors, the country’s Human …
Coronavirus: Airbus boss warns company is ‘bleeding cash’
The chief executive of Airbus has reportedly issued a stark assessment of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the …
Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore gets Royal Mail birthday postmark
The 99-year-old war veteran who has raised £29m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden has been honoured …
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson back at Downing Street to lead response
Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street to take charge of the UK’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The prime …
Ilford stabbing: Toddler and three-year-old boy killed
A one-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy have been stabbed to death at a home. Police were called to reports …
Coronavirus: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases
New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus. With new cases in single figures …
Coronavirus: Italy’s PM outlines lockdown easing measures
Italy has outlined plans to ease the strict restrictions it imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the …