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Coronavirus: From home hygiene, to schools, food and friends, all the essential information you need

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Does handwashing really work? Yes. A new study published by the highly-respected Cochrane Database which summarises and interprets numerous studies says that handwashing cuts the chances of contracting a respiratory illness such as coronavirus by 54 per cent – the best odds of any deterrent. So wash your hands – scrubbing every bit of skin from … Read more

Hackers are sending malicious software in emails disguised as information about the coronavirus

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The coronavirus is sending the world into a panic and hackers using it as bait to steal people’s personal data. Security experts have discovered cybercriminals are sending emails with a malicious strain of software disguised as information about the outbreak. The emails, discovered in Japan, claim the virus has spread like wildfire throughout the country … Read more

Michael Bloomberg demands Bernie Sanders release heart health information

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Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign pressured his rival Bernie Sanders to release more information about his heart health after doctors proclaimed the billionaire was in ‘great physical shape.’  Bloomberg’s demand comes after Sanders indicated his previous release of doctors letters was all that he would provide the public, following his heart attack on the … Read more

Data breach: FCA accidentally publishes personal information on its website

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Thousands of names, telephone numbers and addresses leaked online by the FCA after it accidentally publishes them on its website Nearly 2,000 people who complained about the FCA had their details published The FCA admitted it should not have left them on its website Details included names as well as addresses and telephone numbers By … Read more

Intelligence chiefs are ‘sharing less information with Priti Patel because they don’t trust her’

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Intelligence chiefs are ‘sharing less information with Priti Patel because they don’t trust her’ as Home Office war continues MI5 bosses are apparently handing over less information to the Home Secretary Sources said officers in security services ‘don’t have confidence in her abilities’ Claims come amid Home Office war after Priti Patel clashed with top … Read more

US Department of Defense HACKED, exposing private information of 200,000 people

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Department of Defense agency that oversees military communications and presidential calls was HACKED in 2019 exposing 200,000 people’s private information including social security numbers The Defense Information Systems Agency confirmed a data breach in 2019 The agency is a part of the Department of Defense and oversees communications for the military as well as presidential … Read more

Maharashtra: Changes in RTI rules delay appointments of information commissioners

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Written by Vishwas Waghmode | Mumbai | Published: February 18, 2020 3:22:31 am Data from SIC reveals a total of 56,195 cases, which includes 49,385 appeals and 6,810 complaints, are pending in its seven benches at the end of December. (Representational Image) Right to Information (RTI) rules changed by the central government last year has … Read more

FDA announces new food labels that have nutritional information for eating the whole package

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FDA’s new nutritional labels require food packaging to say how many calories, fats, sugars and carbs are in a ‘serving’ AND the whole container The new food labels will have dual columns, one will nutritional information for one serving and another for the whole packages Manufacturers will also be required to include added sugars on the … Read more