635-MILLION-year-old Fungi-like microfossil found in China may helped Earth recover ice age

Fungi-like microfossil dating back 635 MILLION years is found in China that may have helped Earth recover from a catastrophic ice age by stimulating marine bioproductivity The oldest terrestrial fossil was found in China that dates back 635 million years This fungi-like microorganism is believed to help Earth recover from an ice age Experts say … Read more

UK could join ‘Asian NATO’ alliance to restrain China’s ambitions

Britain could be poised to join an alliance known as ‘Asian NATO‘ in order to restrain China’s ambitions, it is believed.   Reports in Indian media have floated the idea of Britain joining the so-called ‘Quad’ which currently consists of the United States, Japan, India and Australia.   With Britain lining up what Dominic Raab has called … Read more

China warns Taiwan: ‘Independence means WAR’

China has increased tensions with Taiwan by stepping up military activities and declaring that ‘independence means war’. Taiwan has been claimed by China as one of its territories, but recently Beijing has deployed fighter jets and bombers into the island’s airspace. China believes Taiwan’s democratically-elected government is moving the island towards formal declaration of independence, … Read more

Covid China: Wuhan victims’ relatives are ‘silenced by government’

Beijing is using anal swabs to test its residents for coronavirus, a method that experts say is more accurate and raises the chances of detecting the virus. To collect test samples, the swab needs to be inserted about two to three centimetres (0.8 to 1.2 inches) into the rectum and rotated several times. After completing … Read more

The Project’s Peter Helliar leaves co-hosts in stitches as he discusses anal swab coronavirus tests

‘Are there any plans for it in Australia?’ The Project’s Peter Helliar leaves his co-hosts in stitches as he discusses China’s new anal swab coronavirus tests By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 12:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 The Project’s Peter Helliar didn’t hold back when he … Read more

Health: Taking a regular afternoon nap of just five minutes may help stave off dementia

You snooze, you win: Taking a regular afternoon nap of just five minutes may improve your mental agility and help stave off dementia, study finds Researchers studied the sleep patterns of more than 2,200 Chinese seniors Each participant was also given a standardised screening test for dementia Nappers got better scores in locational awareness, memory and verbal fluency However, … Read more

Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier because it multiplies faster in the lungs, SAGE says

The Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier than the original strain because it multiplies faster inside the lungs, SAGE scientists warned today. Britain’s Covid fight was dealt another blow on Friday when Boris Johnson revealed the new variant was about 30 per cent more lethal than the virus which first came out of China.  It … Read more

China spreading doubt on Pfizer vaccine and suggesting pandemic originated in US military labs

China has been spreading doubts about the safety of Pfizer‘s Covid-19 vaccine and suggested that the virus originated in an American military laboratory. Beijing’s cynical propaganda campaign comes after the recent arrival of World Health Organisation investigators in Wuhan to probe the origins of coronavirus. As the Pfizer jab is rolled out across the world, the … Read more

Wuhan: One year after lockdown, the city is back to normal as the rest of the world battles Covid

One year after entering lockdown, Wuhan’s youth are filling the city’s nightclubs, its pandemic-spawning markets have reopened and a film is released praising the city’s response. Meanwhile, much of the rest of the world continues its battle with the deadly disease first detected in the Chinese city, which has caused the deaths of more than … Read more