Origins: The first mobile phone call was 75 years ago – what it takes for technologies to go from breakthrough to big time
Professor of electrical engineering DANIEL BLISS, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at where the first mobile phone services began – and how they’ve evolved since…
US calls for “transparent” new investigation into COVID origins
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United States called on Tuesday for international experts to be allowed to evaluate the source of the coronavirus and the “early days of the outbreak” in a second phase of an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus. US intelligence agencies are examining reports that researchers at a Chinese virology laboratory were […]
Origins: The history of sneakers – from commodity to cultural icon
In an article first published on The Conversation, NAOMI BRAITHWAITE, a senior lecturer in fashion marketing and branding at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, looks at the history – and rise – of sneakers (or trainers if you prefer)…
Origins: Five words that don’t mean what you think they do
In an article first published on The Conversation, SIMON HOROBIN, professor of English language and literature at the University of Oxford looks at the origins of five commonly used English words…
Chinese scientist says Beijing did share COVID-19 data with investigators
Beijing, ChinaReuters A top Chinese medical expert said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations that China did not share data with international researchers appointed by the World Health Organization to look into the origins of COVID-19. Following the publication of the joint study into the origins of COVID-19 by China and the […]
US, 13 countries concerned WHO COVID-19 origin study was delayed, lacked access – statement
Washington DC, USReuters The United States and 13 other countries expressed concerns on Tuesday that the World Health Organization report on the origins of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was delayed and lacked access to complete data, according to a joint statement. It followed WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s assertion that data was withheld […]
Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China – Tedros
Geneva/Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. The United States, the European Union and other Western countries immediately called for China to give “full access” to independent experts to all data about […]
Origins: Lent
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross, looks at the Christian tradition of Lent…
Essay: I was the Australian doctor on the WHO’s COVID-19 mission to China. Here’s what we found about the origins of the coronavirus
In an article first published on The Conversation, DOMINIC DWYER, an Australian who was a member of a team the WHO sent to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, reports on what they found…
Explainer: The WHO’s theories about the origins of COVID-19 after Wuhan probe
Shanghai, ChinaReuters A team of experts appointed by the World Health Organization completed its 28-day mission to the Chinese city of Wuhan this week seeking clues about the origins of COVID-19. The following looks at their findings. What are the main scenarios?Peter Ben Embarek, the WHO’s leading animal disease expert, said the team conducted scientific […]