WATCH | Facebook ad boycott to go global, growing number of major players joins
2020-06-30
A snapshot of the biggest breaking business stories, market indicators, access to portfolios, and more, by Fin24 deputy editor, Jan Cronje.Continue Reading
Clive Tyldesley says commentators need proper training
2020-06-30
Clive Tyldesley (Getty Images) Clive Tyldesley has written to the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) suggesting co-commentators are given proper training after a study found “evident bias” in how darker-skinned players are described in broadcasts.The study, conducted by Danish firm RunRepeat in association with the PFA (via The Independent UK), found 62.6% of praise regarding a…Continue Reading
US buys up almost entire world supply of coronavirus drug
2020-06-30
The US has bought up almost the entire global supply of one of two drugs proven to treat coronavirus.Remdesivir, which was developed to treat Ebola, is produced almost exclusively by US pharmaceutical giant Gilead and costs around £430 ($532) for a treatment course of six doses. According to the United States Department of Health Human…Continue Reading
Half the world’s beaches could vanish by 2100 and Australia’s coastline will be hit the hardest
2020-06-30
Australia is the top country of a list of 10 which would be most affected by coastal erosion over the next 80 years, a new study has found. The study predicts that southern Australia’s shoreline could move inland by more than 100m by 2100.Oceanographer Professor John Church from the University of New South Wales says that…Continue Reading
US hoards world’s entire supply of breakthrough coronavirus drug remdesivir
2020-06-30
The United States has hoarded almost the entire next three month’s supply of breakthrough coronavirus drug remdesivir for itself. Donald Trump’s administration has bought the next 500,000 doses of the anti-viral treatment from manufacturer Gilead, leaving none for the rest of the world. That represents Gilead’s entire production run for July, and 90% of all…Continue Reading
World Bank enhances support for Namami Gange project, sanctions $400 mn
2020-06-30
The assistance will help strengthen the management of the river basin which is home to more than 500 million people, the World Bank said in a statement TopicsNamami Gange project | World Bank The World Bank on Monday said it has enhanced its support for Government of India’s program to rejuvenate Ganga river with a $ 400…Continue Reading
Pokemon Go Dev Niantic Announces Plans For “New Real-World Adventures”
2020-06-30
Niantic’s Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite have changed the way that mobile players interact with the world. Now, the developer has announced that it has new real-world games coming soon to phones everywhere.First, the company announced the impending release of Catan – World Explorers, which is based on the high-profile board game franchise…Continue Reading
Catan: World Explorers is the latest AR game from Pokemon GO developer Niantic
2020-06-30
Catan: World Explorers is Niantic’s fourth and likely far from final AR title. It’s based on the hugely popular Catan board game, which tasks you with collecting resources to build towns, cities, and roads in an effort to accumulate the greatest number of victory points. Niantic is of course the creator of Ingress, Pokemon GO,…Continue Reading
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne’s delayed Alatreon update out next week
2020-06-30
With more details coming this Friday. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne’s previously delayed fourth major content update – which pits hunters against formidable elemental-shifting black dragon Alatreon – finally has a release date, and will be making its way to Xbox One, PS4, and PC next Thursday, 9th July.Alatreon – whose arrival in Iceborne was teased at…Continue Reading
Carl Reiner Taught the World What a Comedy Writer Does
2020-06-30
Photo: CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images A week ago on Twitter, Carl Reiner remarked that he was proudest of two pieces of his work: the 2000-Year-Old Man sketches he’d recorded with Mel Brooks, and creating The Dick Van Dyke Show. They seem only nominally related: One was a recurring improv bit in which Reiner…Continue Reading
SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Review, ‘Pokemon Sword & Shield: Isle of Armor’ Mini-View, and Today’s New Releases and Sales
2020-06-30
Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up. In today’s article, we’ve got a full review of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, plus a Mini-View of the first part of the Pokemon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass, the Isle of Armor. There’s also a bit of news to check out, plus…Continue Reading
