There were 2,463 new Covid-19 cases detected in Singapore on Saturday (Jan 22), reported the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. The weekly Covid-19 infection growth rate was at 2.64, slightly down from 2.70 the day before. The rate refers to the ratio of community cases for the […]
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Xbox Live Gold Surprises Subscribers With Free Xbox Exclusive
Xbox Live Gold Surprises Subscribers With Free Xbox Exclusive Xbox Live Gold has surprised subscribers with two free games, both of which are [Xbox](/category/xbox/) 360 games, and one of which is actually an Xbox exclusive.In addition to January’s free games, [Xbox Live](/category/xbox-live/) Gold subscribers can currently download Splosion Man for […]
Dark Souls PC online servers are down following reports of a security issue • Eurogamer.net
Bandai Namco has been forced to shutter the PC PvP servers for all Dark Souls games following “recent reports of an issue with online servers”. While console servers currently remained unaffected, it’s thought the same exploit may be possible via FromSoftware’s Elden Ring PC servers, too. Watch on YouTube “PvP […]
Nintendo Insider Teases Pokemon Spin-Off Games Ahead of Pokemon Legends: Arceus
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PM cancels her own wedding as Omicron cases rise in NZ, World
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her own wedding, and expressed her sympathy and understanding for all those affected by restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19. New Zealand is imposing further mask rules and limiting gatherings after a cluster of nine cases of the Omicron variant […]
U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia’s strategic industries if Moscow invades Ukraine
The Biden administration is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian aerospace, if Moscow invades Ukraine, administration officials say.Get the full experience.Choose your plan ArrowRight The administration may also decide to apply the control more broadly in […]
Scientists think 2020 lockdowns may have caused less lightning
Scientists have theorized that COVID-19 lockdowns may have helped decrease the amount of lightning produced in the atmosphere in the year 2020, according to a recent study .A study presented at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) analyzed atmospheric factors that may have contributed to reductions of […]
What it’s like to cruise during Omicron
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter .Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.(CNN) — Cruise ships turning around mid-voyage.People placed in quarantine cabins on […]
Monks in NM desert dedicated to hospitality reflect on two years without guests…
CHAMA RIVER CANYON, N.M.- Hidden in this canyon of crimson sandstone cliffs encompassed by miles of federally protected wilderness, the Monastery of Christ in the Desert seems like an ideal place to ride out a pandemic. For more than 50 years, a small community of Benedictine monks has quietly lived, […]
Washington DC ‘Defeat the Mandates’ march calls to end for COVID-19 vaccine requirements: ‘draconian laws’
The “Defeat the Mandates” march took to the streets and monuments of Washington, D.C., as protestors and speakers called for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates nationwide.A number of major U.S.cities including D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Boston have implemented citywide rules requiring residents to show […]