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Apr42021 by adminNo Comments

Erling Haaland could cost more than Barcelona got for Neymar transfer as Real Madrid, Manchester United, Man City and Chelsea hunt for goalscorer

Sports

Manchester United, Man City, and Chelsea transfer target Erling Haaland could cost more than Neymar if he moves clubs this summer. The Borussia Dortmund star has been the subject of intense speculation this season as he continues his excellent goalscoring form domestically and in the Champions League. Getty Images - Getty Haaland is one of Europe’s most feared strikers at the moment The 20-year-old has netted 21 time in 22 Bundesliga appearances, while in Europe he’s hit the back of the net 10 times in six matches. Last week, his agent Mino Raiola and father, former Man City and Nottingham Forest midfielder Alf-Inge, travelled Europe to court interested parties. Barcelona and Real Madrid have been visited, while it’s believed similar t...

Jan12021 by adminNo Comments

Agents kick off hunt to offload Green’s flagship Topshop store

Business

The dismantling of Sir Philip Green's high street empire is about to accelerate after the appointment of agents to oversee the sale of the tycoon's former flagship Topshop store.Sky News has learnt that administrators to Redcastle (214 Oxford Street) Limited, which owns the central London property next to Oxford Circus station, have appointed Eastdil and Savills to advise on the site's future. A source close to the situation said on Friday that Eastdil would oversee the sale strategy for the building, while Savills would advise on future leasing options. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player ...

Jul242020 by adminNo Comments

Nasa Mars rover: How Perseverance will hunt for signs of past life

Science

Nasa's Perseverance rover, due to launch to Mars this summer, will search an ancient crater lake for signs of past life. But if biology ever emerged on the Red Planet, how will scientists recognise it? Here, mission scientist Ken Williford explains what they're looking for.Today, Mars is hostile to life. It's too cold for water to stay liquid on the surface, and the thin atmosphere lets through high levels of radiation, potentially sterilising the upper part of the soil.But it wasn't always like this. Some 3.5 billion years ago or more, water was flowing on the surface. It carved channels still visible today and pooled in impact craters. A thicker carbon dioxide (CO2) atmosphere would have blocked more of the harmful radiation.Water is a common ingredient...

Jul82020 by adminNo Comments

‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

Technology

Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic, result: Scientific shortcuts have slowed understanding of the disease and delayed the ability to find out which drugs help, hurt or have no effect at all. As deaths from the coronavirus relentlessly mounted into the hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands of doctors and patients rushed to use drugs before they could be proved safe or effective. A slew of low-quality studies clouded the picture even more. “People had an epidemic in front of them and were not prepared to wait,” said Dr. Derek Angus, critical care chief at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “We made traditional clinical research look...

Jun172020 by adminNo Comments

Dark matter hunt yields unexplained signal

Science

An experiment searching for signs of elusive dark matter has detected an unexplained signal.Scientists working on the Xenon 1T experiment have detected more activity within their detector than they would otherwise expect.This "excess of events" caused by outside particles could point to the existence of a previously undetected dark matter particle called an axion.Dark matter comprises 85% of matter in the cosmos, but its nature is unknown.Whatever it is, it does not reflect or emit detectable light, hence the name.There are three potential explanations for the new signal from the Xenon1T experiment. Two require new physics to explain, while one of them is consistent with a hypothesised dark matter particle called a solar axion.So...