Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates told The Daily Show that his foundation is funding the construction of factories for seven different candidates for a coronavirus vaccine. Gates said that at most it would end up picking…

American singer Helen Kane Kane in 1929 Born Helen Clare Schroeder (1904-08-04)August 4, 1904 Died September 26, 1966(1966-09-26) (aged 62) Resting place Long Island National Cemetery, Suffolk County, New York Occupation Singer, actress Years active 1921–1950s Spouse(s)…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A border wall divides Nogales, Arizona from the Mexican state of Sonora Mexican protesters have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread…

Each winter, some of Mexico’s wealthiest residents flock to the snowy slopes of Colorado to ski, shop and socialize. This year, at least 14 — and probably many more — came home infected with the…

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material, by Lyster H. Dewey and Jason L. Merrill. The Project Gutenberg EBook of Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material, by Lyster H. Dewey and Jason L.…

No more print edition. Photo: Shutterstock/Shutterstock Playboy has announced that it’s closing down its flagship magazine for the rest of 2020. It seems unlikely, given the wording of the announcement and the state of print…

On the night of 5 April 1944, Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp wearing an SS uniform provided by SS-Rottenführer Viktor Pestek. Because of his Catholic faith and infatuation with…

A WOMAN in the US has become the laughing stock of the internet after revealing she has spent the past few days mistakenly washing her hands with a block of cheese, rather than a bar…