PostsCommentsPayoutsirongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoCoronavirus: 'Time is running out,' say UK businesses - BBC NewsBritish firms say time is running out to keep their businesses afloat as coronavirus batters the economy - and that they are uncertain about how to access the financial support…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoBiden receives Secret Service protection - CNNPoliticsFormer Vice President Joe Biden received Secret Service protection starting Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.The development comes with Biden knocked off the…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoWorker at Japan care home sentenced to hang for mass killingJapanese court on Monday sentenced a former care home employee to hang for knifing to death 19 disabled people and injuring two dozen others in the deadliest mass attack in post…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoGoogle says it is developing a nationwide coronavirus website - ReutersAlphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) said on Saturday that it was working with the U.S. government to develop a nationwide website that would help Americans with questions about…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoCoronavirus lockdown strikes fear among Manila's poor | Philippines News | Al JazeeraCecil Carino agonised over her decision. On Thursday evening, the resident of San Roque - a maze of cramped, makeshift dwellings buried within the heart of Quezon City - listened…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoPakistan Zainab murder: New law aims to catch child abusers - BBC NewsPakistan's parliament has passed a new bill against child abuse, two years after the murder of a seven-year-old sparked deadly riots and public debate.The Zainab Alert, Response…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoHospital devices exposed to hacking with unsupported operating systems - CNEThuge proportion of internet-connected imaging devices at hospitals run outdated operating systems, according to research released Tuesday by Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoFinancial markets can't be trusted to solve pandemics | USA | Al JazeeraPeople might think that pandemics are great levellers: in a crisis, no matter how rich you are, you are as likely to die from a contagious disease as anyone else.But this is far…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoSkywhale: Controversial hot air balloon returns to Canberra - BBC NewsA controversial public artwork has risen again for Canberra's Balloon Spectacular.The Skywhale hot air balloon was commissioned by local government in 2013, with its design and…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoArgentina confirms first death in Latin America of patient with coronavirus - Reuterspatient diagnosed with coronavirus died in Argentina on Saturday, the Health Ministry said in a statement, marking the first death related to the virus in Latin America.Fellow…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoAmazon starts offering same-day deliveries that will arrive overnight - CNETAmazon now lets Prime customers in a handful of markets order stuff at midnight and have the packages arrive at their doorsteps overnight.This new feature is part of Amazon's…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoRacing League: New $2.3 million series to introduce whip restrictions - CNNTop jockeys will be restricted in their use of the whip in a new $2.3 million horse racing series set for the UK this year.The Racing League will feature stars of the sport…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoBarack Obama tells Joe Biden he won't endorse anybody yet - CNNPoliticsFormer President Barack Obama did something this weekend that he's been unable to do so far in the Democratic primary race: Call former Vice President Joe Biden and offer his…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoRecycling plants are catching on fire, and lithium-ion batteries are to blame - The VergeA nightmare for the recycling industry became incarnate when a Texas recycling plant burst into flames in December 2016. The fire caught quickly, melting plastic bottles…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoVirus fears lead K-pop superstars BTS to cancel Seoul showsK-pop superstars BTS canceled an upcoming concert series in South Korea's capital as the country that exports entertainment worldwide tries to contain a soaring virus outbreak.It…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoShelling stops flights at Tripoli's Mitiga airport - statement - ReutersShelling on Thursday morning forced a suspension of flights at Mitiga, the only functioning airport in Libya's capital Tripoli, airport authorities said in a statement on…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoGreta Thunberg meets Malala at university - BBC NewsGreta Thunberg has met Malala Yousafzai during a visit to Oxford University.The climate change campaigner, 17, made the trip to Lady Margaret Hall where she met the human rights…irongirl (47)in DLIKE • 5 years agoBillion-year-old micro-fossil rewrites history of plant life on Earth - CNETIt took a microscope to help unlock an ancient seaweed secret. Paleontologists with Virginia Tech announced the discovery of one-billion-year-old seaweed fossils, and suggested…irongirl (47)in #dlike • 5 years agoCanary Islands hit by African dust storm | News | Al JazeeraSpain's airport operator AENA has suspended all flights in and out of Gran Canaria and all flights leaving Tenerife, according to Reuters news agency, after clouds of red sand…irongirl (47)in #dlike • 5 years agoGermany's far right shows its true strength: feeding political chaos - CNNIt only took one vote in one state parliament for Germany's populist far right to break a decades-long political taboo, topple Chancellor Angela Merkel's chosen successor and…