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Am Dram – The world’s most lethal hobby

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THE ARTS  QUESTORS, JESTERS AND RENEGADES  by Michael Coveney (Bloomsbury £25, 216pp)  Michael Coveney says, in a statistic that stretches credulity, that there are 2,500 amateur dramatic societies in Britain, putting on 35,000 productions a year in disused cinemas, chapels, barns and converted Nissen huts. The most spectacular venue is the Minack in Cornwall, carved … Read more

Laboratory monkeys are infected with a lethal coronavirus in vaccine hunt

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more