Escape the apocalypse — "In an abandoned world, the only rule is survival." Jennifer Ouellette - Apr 3, 2020 12:42 am UTC Trailer for Peninsula.Fans of the zombie genre (and Asian cinema) are no doubt familiar with the 2016 Korean zombie horror film, Train to Busan, in which passengers aboard a speeding train must fight off…
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International seat capacity has dropped by almost 80% from a year ago and half the world’s airplanes are in storage, new data shows, suggesting the aviation industry may take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A British Airways plane taxis past tail fins of parked aircraft to the runway…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Monuments in DC and an unnamed synagogue were among the targets, prosecutors say A 23-year-old Georgia man has pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on the White House and other American landmarks, US justice officials say.Hasher Jallal Taheb was arrested by FBI agents last January while trying to…
Prepare yourselves — We're getting more Evil Morty and the Citadel of Ricks, plus the return of Snuffles. Jennifer Ouellette - Apr 2, 2020 12:27 am UTC The last five episodes of Rick and Morty S4 will air a bit earlier than fans expected.Just a few days after dropping a special samurai-themed Rick and Morty episode,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed “a little bit on the light side,” while his national security adviser said Washington had no way of knowing if Beijing’s figures were accurate. U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing in the Brady Press…
Image copyright Aurum Institute Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications."She dedicated many years of her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women," her colleague and friend Gavin Churchyard told the BBC.Head of UNAids Winnie Byanyima said Prof Ramjee's death was a huge loss…
Two flew over the cuckoo's nest — Imogen Poots shines, but overall the film falls short of its promising premise. Jennifer Ouellette - Mar 31, 2020 11:18 pm UTC Enlarge / Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg star in Vivarium.A house-hunting excursion turns into a nightmarish scenario for a young couple in Vivarium, a science fiction…
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk on the crossing at Shibuya shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Issei KatoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government will hold a regular experts’ meeting on the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday to get an update on the latest developments…
Image copyright Abbey Wakefield Image caption Some bears were easier to find than others - this was the scene outside one house in Wellington, New Zealand A mass teddy bear hunt is under way around the world to help distract the millions of children locked down because of the coronavirus pandemic.Stuffed toys are being placed…
Would've made writing this easier — The key was to think of this as a translation problem. John Timmer - Mar 30, 2020 10:41 pm UTC Enlarge / Several generations of neural implants from Neuralink.For people with limited use of their limbs, speech recognition can be critical for their ability to operate a computer. But…
