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Jul102020 by adminNo Comments

Experts pitch surveillance system to detect viruses in wildlife before next pandemic

Science

July 9 (UPI) -- Scientific experts said Thursday that a wildlife surveillance system must be developed before the next pandemic emerges. Evidence shows the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, came from bats that likely passed the virus onto another species before infecting humans, according to the World Health Organization. Advertisement Infectious disease experts, ecologists, wildlife biologists and other experts argue, in a paper published in the journal Science, that a decentralized global system of wildlife surveillance must be established before the next pandemic. "It's impossible to know how often animal viruses spill over into the human population, but coronaviruses alone have caused outbreaks in people three times in the last 20 years," co-author Jennifer Philips said in a pre...

May302019 by adminNo Comments

Europa League final in Baku: Far from the pitch and a long way from home – the surreal final

Sports

The next time Uefa wants to take a showpiece club final to a new footballing outpost, they could always try the moon.It cannot be that much more inaccessible than Baku proved to be for UK-based Chelsea and Arsenal fans, and the atmosphere will surely be better than it was at the half-empty Olympic Stadium on Wednesday too.Things did improve as a spectacle once the star man, Eden Hazard, decided to put his stamp on proceedings, but until then it seemed that this would be a final that reflected its build-up - unhappy, and strangely surreal. One of the few chants before half-time that could be heard echoing across the covered-up athletic track that forms the perimeter of the pitch came from the ...

Jun62018 by adminNo Comments

England news: Gareth Southgate says his players won't walk off the pitch if targeted by racism at World Cup

Sports

England manager Gareth Southgate insists his team cannot walk off the pitch if any of the players are targeted with racist abuse at the World Cup.He was sad to learn defender Danny Rose had told his family not to attend for fear of unsavoury incidents, and stressed the Three Lions will continue to fight racism as strongly as they can. Yesterday, ex-England and Liverpool midfielder John Barnes phoned talkSPORT to discuss the idea of players walking off the field due to racism. However, Southgate drew the line at making a stand by walking off during any of their matches in Russia as it would threaten their participation in the tournament. "People in an idealistic world would say you should do that, and it seems the realities are that you would be thrown out," Southgate said a...

Apr222018 by adminNo Comments

'That is the most beautiful thing' – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola not bothered by pitch invasion after Swansea City win

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Pep Guardiola was happy to share Manchester City's Premier League triumph with a pitch full of fans, describing the celebratory invasion as "a beautiful thing".City were confirmed as champions on their day off last weekend and played the part with aplomb at the Etihad Stadium, hammering struggling Swansea City 5-0 in a dominant display.David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Silva all hit the target, taking City to 90 points and 98 goals for the season.Once the full-time whistle blew, hundreds of supporters raced onto the field to take in the moment - an act that is likely to attract the attention of the Football Association.The governing body charged Wigan after fans flooded on to the DW Stadium pitch following their FA Cup win over City earlier this seas...

Dec152017 by adminNo Comments

Why Pitch Perfect stands out in Hollywood

Entertainment

Pitch Perfect 3 is outstanding. Quite literally.Not only is the third instalment of the successful film franchise highly entertaining - but also highly unusual for Hollywood.Seeing an all-female ensemble cast in a storyline where the main objective isn't finding a boyfriend is something you don't often see.Which is perhaps why the movies have become so popular. "I distinctly remember seeing the first one in the cinema and just feeling so great afterwards," says Hailee Steinfeld, who joined the cast in Pitch Perfect 2 and reprises her role in the third."I loved every minute of it, loved the musical aspect, I thought the relationships within the movie were so interesting and fun. I remember thinking if there's ever a movie like this I have to be a part of it."Media playback is unsupported o...