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- TECHNOLOGY
- February 5, 2019
I’m still in the process of reviewing Microsoft Flight Simulator, although I’m fairly confident in saying that it’s a technological marvel and a decent game to boot. The ability to fly literally anywhere is quite remarkable, the ultimate expression of open-world gaming. Fascinating as the game itself is, however, Flight Sim and I didn’t get
READ MOREGERMANY In Germany, schools are run by the 16 states which are re-opening classrooms on different timescales and with different rules. In Schleswig-Holstein, where schools returned on Monday, pupils aged 11 and over are encouraged to wear masks in class, although it is not compulsory. By contrast, in Berlin – which also went back this
READ MORE10.08pm EDT22:08 Podcast: Lockdown easing: why the UK is better prepared for a second wave This Saturday, lockdown measures in England will ease further, with people able to get a pint in a pub, have a haircut and see another household indoors. The Guardian’s heath editor, Sarah Boseley, looks at whether another lifting of restrictions
READ MOREResidents of a small town in Nova Scotia, Canada woke up on Sunday to chaos as police hunted a mass shooter who had left a trail of bodies and burning buildings behind him. By the end of the ordeal, at least 10 people were killed, including one member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Though mass
READ MOREGamma Location Intelligence, the leading location intelligence services provider, has today released new analysis on the most treacherous road segments in Ireland. The company, which provides location-based insights to insurance companies and local authorities, has mapped out Transport Infrastructure Ireland data that shows that the roads with the highest collision rates – determined by the
READ MOREIt’s almost 25 years to the day since the first episode of Friends aired and – judging by Netflix’s reported $100m efforts to keep the show on its platform through the year – its fan base is still alive, kicking, and day-dreaming about a trip to Central Perk. As someone who once ranked all of Friends’s 236
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