British expat finds hundreds of lethal pufferfish washed up in South Africa

A British expat has discovered hundreds of stranded ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish washed up on a beach in South Africa.  The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish are each armed with a poison more deadly than cyanide. Tess Gridley, a scientist from Sheffield, encountered the mass stranding at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, while walking with her family. The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish, … Read more

British and Irish Lions tour ‘to go ahead in South Africa behind closed doors’

British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa is BACK ON with organisers ploughing ahead with games likely behind closed doors despite Covid variant fears, after the Government refuse to financially back home Tests The British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa is set to go ahead this summer  The Lions are set to … Read more

British and Irish Lions tour ‘to go ahead in South Africa behind closed doors’

British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa is BACK ON with organisers ploughing ahead with games likely behind closed doors despite Covid variant fears, after the Government refuse to financially back home Tests The British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa is set to go ahead this summer  The Lions are set to … Read more

Chuck Lorre’s The United States of Al series is slammed for being offensive

Backlash against Big Bang Theory producer Chuck Lorre’s ‘offensive’ new CBS comedy after casting non-Afghan actor to play Afghan military interpreter The backlash against The United States of Al centers on the casting of a non-Afghan actor Adhir Kalyan in the lead role of the military interpreter Kalyan was born in South Africa and is … Read more

South African apartheid-era president FW de Klerk is diagnosed with cancer 

South African apartheid-era president FW de Klerk is diagnosed with cancer Frederik Willem de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, has cancer  His foundation announced the news Friday, a day after his 85th birthday  His heath is not in ‘immediate’ danger and he is undergoing treatment De Klerk released Mandela from jail and helped oversee … Read more

South African apartheid-era president FW de Klerk is diagnosed with cancer 

South African apartheid-era president FW de Klerk is diagnosed with cancer Frederik Willem de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, has cancer  His foundation announced the news Friday, a day after his 85th birthday  His heath is not in ‘immediate’ danger and he is undergoing treatment De Klerk released Mandela from jail and helped oversee … Read more

Matt Hancock hails Novavax jab’s 86.3% effectiveness against Kent Covid strain

Matt Hancock last night hailed the Novavax vaccination’s 86.3 per cent effectiveness against the Kent strain of Covid-19. The Health Secretary confirmed the UK has 60 million doses of the jab, developed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on order ahead of its approval by the medicines regulator. He said: ‘Really encouraging results from Novavax tonight on its efficacy against variants.  ‘We’ve … Read more

Matt Hancock hails Novavax jab’s 86.3% effectiveness against Kent Covid strain

Matt Hancock last night hailed the Novavax vaccination’s 86.3 per cent effectiveness against the Kent strain of Covid-19. The Health Secretary confirmed the UK has 60 million doses of the jab, developed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on order ahead of its approval by the medicines regulator. He said: ‘Really encouraging results from Novavax tonight on its efficacy against variants.  ‘We’ve … Read more

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine prevents 96% of infections against original strain of the virus

Novavax Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine is safe and 96 percent effective at preventing infection, but possibly not against all variants, trial data shows. On Thursday, the Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company released results from two clinical trials, one held in the UK and the other in South Africa.  Both countries have seen highly infectious variants crop up … Read more

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine prevents 96% of infections against original strain of the virus

BREAKING NEWS: Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine prevents 96% of infections against original strain of the virus including 86.3% of UK ‘super-covid’ cases – but is only 55.4% effective against the South Africa variant Novavax’s vaccine uses synthesized pieces of the surface protein that the coronavirus uses to invade human cells and spurs antibody production In a … Read more