Catching
The city catching US tourists in dating trap
BBC Tou Ger Xiong is one of several Americans whose deaths in Colombia have been linked to dating apps A series of mysterious deaths involving American men in Colombia has been linked to dating apps. Relatives of those killed are now searching for answers, writes Austin Landis in Medellin. Tou Ger Xiong loved coming back …
‘How did that happen?’ Catching covid-19 even after being vaccinated.
As more Americans every day are inoculated, a tiny but growing number are contending with the disturbing experience of getting covid-19 despite having had one shot — or even two. In recent data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that at least 5,800 people had fallen ill or tested positive for the coronavirus …
Canada Launches Satellite Technology That Identifies ‘Dark Vessels’ Illegally Catching Billions of Fish
Canada’s new Dark Vessel Detection program is using cutting-edge satellite technology to find illegal fishing vessels that attempt to hide in plain sight stealing fish from waters around the world. “Dark” vessels switch off their location transmitters to avoid detection so they can engage in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, called IUU. IUU fishing is …
Clean break: the risk of catching Covid from surfaces overblown, experts say | Health
When cases of Covid-19 first began emerging in Australia, some people reported disinfecting their groceries before bringing them into their homes, and there were also concerns that the virus could be living on the surfaces of packages in the mail. During Victoria’s extended lockdown, teams of workers could be seen walking city streets disinfecting traffic …
Covid-19: Five ways to avoid catching the virus indoors
By David ShukmanBBC News science editor Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightGetty Images Good ventilation could be the key to avoiding coronavirus as autumn approaches and people spend more time indoors. For months we’ve been told to wash our hands and maintain social distancing to beat coronavirus. But scientists and engineers say we also need …
Gym class without the gym? With technology, it’s catching on
Grace Brown’s schedule at West Potomac High School in northern Virginia is filled with all the usual academics, and she’s packed in Latin, chorus and piano as extras. What she can’t cram into the 8:10 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. school day is gym class. So she’s taking that one minus the gym, and on her …
Catching the next wave of technology
My first day of college more than two decades ago, I was told by a professor that we needed an email address for his class. A simple country boy, I’d never heard of email and turned to a girl next to me and asked: “Do I go to the post office for that?” Richard Greene …
Tennis has nothing to fear from Novak Djokovic catching Roger Federer
For 10 years and 10 days, tennis has been able to define itself by the achievements of Roger Federer. Ever since he defeated Andy Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon final to overtake Pete Sampras’s grand-slam record, the indisputable evidence has been there: Federer is the greatest, and therefore grace and beauty trumps everything in tennis. …