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Covid-19: bring on effective treatments

AS far as the Covid pandemic is concerned, what I’m wishing for most of all is a major breakthrough in treatment. Something that will nullify the virus and prevent whatever over-reactive immune responses cause the worst effects in those susceptible. Ideally, like the treatment being explored by the Doherty Institute in Australia, it will be adaptable to deal with variants and with similar viruses that might erupt in future. I particularly want this to happen because: A) it will save lives and let society get back to ‘normal’, and B) it will mean (I hope) that…

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Australia declares its hand against China

September 17, 2021 Comment by Greg Ray The announcement that Australia is dumping its deal to buy French submarines in favour of American nuclear subs shouldn’t be much of a shock. While Australia's conventional diesel-electric submarine fleet has had some advantages in the past, it has also had its limitations and - frankly - having more nukes in the region suits the strategic needs of the US. Those needs are spelled out in the creation of “AUKUS”, a new tripartite deal between the anglophone nations of the USA, the UK and Australia to share military technology…

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Much-misunderstood Lady Mondegreen

"I watched you suffer, a dalek in pain . . ." When I heard Mick Jagger drawl those words in the Rolling Stones version of Wild Horses, I was momentarily jolted by the Doctor Who reference. A dalek in pain would not be a nice thing to witness, I imagined. Then reality intervened and I realised the words I'd mis-heard were "a dull aching pain". Which made more sense but was far less picturesque. I had, of course, experienced a mondegreen. Just in case you are one of the few people in the English-speaking world who…

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