Dubai holidaysBaking heat, camel rides in the desert and no need to quarantine
Mark Jones visited Dubai last week and found that it very much feels like a city on hold. But with package and flight prices at historic lows, you will have a cheaper Dubai experience than at normal times. Read more...
Previous coronavirus infection gives MORE protection against reinfection than Oxford vaccine
Data from Public Health England (PHE) comes from more than 20,000 healthcare workers at more than 100 sites across Britain to see how likely reinfection was. Read more...
John Williams In Viennareview There's magic in the air throughout
This album, recorded in Vienna's celebrated Golden Hall of the Musikverein, commemorates an ecstatically received visit by John Williams to the Austrian capital in January. Read more...
Some Medical Students Wait in Line for Covid Vaccine, While Others Share Selfies of Shots
Across states and schools, medical students access to the coronavirus vaccine has varied widely, creating some confusion and stress. Read more...
Aston Villa's Premier League clash with Everton postponed
Dean Smith and his players will be able to return to their Bodymoor Heath training ground only after a mandatory period of isolation has been completed. Read more...
Harold N. Bornstein, Trumps Former Personal Physician, Dies at 73
He attested that President Trump would be the healthiest president ever, but he was later expelled from his orbit. Read more...
Grown-Ups Loved the N.F.L. on Nickelodeon. But What About Children?
The cable channel aired a slime-filled version of the Bears-Saints wild-card game on Sunday, to the delight of many adults. But the goal was to convert children into football fans. Read more...
A Six Senses Resort to Open in Portugal
Six Senses Resorts and Spas will open a property in Portugal this summer, its first in Europe. Read more...
Australia Decides Not to Kill Joe the Pigeon
A racing pigeon named after the president-elect appeared to have traveled from Oregon to Melbourne, breaching quarantine rules. Read more...
Your Wednesday Briefing
A likely vote on Trumps impeachment. Read more...
Mary Catherine Bateson Dies at 81; Anthropologist on Lives of Women
After a well-documented childhood as the daughter of Margaret Mead, she earned her own renown with a book on womens lives that became a touchstone to feminists. Read more...
The number of new skyscrapers drops 20% amid pandemic slowdown
The number of new skyscrapers built globally dropped more than 20% in 2020, according to data released this week by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Read more...
Health 'Tantalising' new method of treating cancer by dietary changes uncovered in mouse study
UK researchers have shown that, in mice containing a graft of human bowel cancer cells, tumour growth is slowed by low-serine diets and the drugPH755. Read more...
UK entering 'worst point' of coronavirus pandemic as cases rise and bodies pile up
The United Kingdom is entering its most challenging weeks since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Read more...
U.S. Figure Skating to Pay .45 Million to Ex-Skater Who Says He Was Abused
Adam Schmidt had accused U.S. Figure Skating, the sports national governing body, of failing to protect him from sexual abuse by Richard Callaghan, a once-prominent coach of Olympians. Read more...
Fears Brazilian strain can reinfect Covid survivors
Professor Wendy Barclay, from Imperial College London, said 'There are two different types of Brazilian variants. One of them has been detected in the UK and one of them has not.' Read more...