Coronavirus distancing measures lifted as Cyclone Harold lashes Vanuatu Posted about an hour agoMon 6 Apr 2020, 3:43am Tens of thousands of people across Vanuatu are bunkering down as a powerful category five cyclone moves slowly across the Pacific island nation. Key points: Bans on public gatherings are lifted to allow people to make their way to evacuation centresCurrent rules on social distancing against the coronavirus won't apply in sheltersVanuatu is still preparing for the worst after receiving a weather warning this morning There are warnings of heavy rain and flash flooding for low-lying areas and winds of up to 215 kilometres per hour at the cyclone's centre. Vanuatu is already in a state of emergency because of coronavirus although the country has no confirmed cases. Over the weekend, disaster authorities had to lift bans on public gatherings larger than five, to ensure people made their way to evacuation centres. Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) told people current rules on social distancing will not apply in shelters.
Government Taking Steps to Improve Mobile Internet Connectivity: Sinha To improve Internet connectivity through mobile phones especially in the rural areas, there is a plan to equip towers with solar power kits so that they keep functioning even when there is no power supply, the government said on Friday. During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha also said the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) which was earlier in losses has posted an operating profit and more towers will be set up to improve the service and connectivity of the public sector enterprise. "There are around 4.61 lakh mobile towers in the country out of which BSNL has 66,771 mobile towers. Government has approved hiving off mobile tower assets of BSNL into a separate company fully owned by the BSNL. The subsidiary company may monetise its assets on achieving financial health and stability," Sinha said. He also said the BSNL had submitted a proposal about providing 4G services which was being examined.
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TV Guide UK TV Listings P&G's Gillette writes off $8 billion as men stop shaving Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest consumer goods company, beat earnings expectations this week, causing its stock to soar to a record high. But P&G also announced a $5.24 billion loss due to the struggles of its Gillette shaving business, in part because many hirsute men are ditching razors. P&G reported an after-tax charge of $8 billion on its Gillette Shave Care line, reflecting accumulated currency devaluations since it acquired the business, and because many men have stopped shaving. “Lower shaving frequency has reduced the size of the developed blades and razor’s market,” said Jon Moeller, P&G’s chief financial officer, in the post-earnings call with analysts, also blaming new, lower-priced competitors like Unilever’s Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s. Sales across all of P&G’s categories (pdf) grew during the latest quarter, some by double digit percentages. Still, the grooming category lagged behind the rest, with just 4% growth.
Climate crisis: in coronavirus lockdown, nature bounces back – but for how long? The environmental changes wrought by the coronavirus were first visible from space. Then, as the disease and the lockdown spread, they could be sensed in the sky above our heads, the air in our lungs and even the ground beneath our feet. While the human toll mounted horrendously from a single case in Wuhan to a global pandemic that has so far killed more than 88,000 people, nature, it seemed, was increasingly able to breathe more easily. As motorways cleared and factories closed, dirty brown pollution belts shrunk over cities and industrial centres in country after country within days of lockdown. First China, then Italy, now the UK, Germany and dozens of other countries are experiencing temporary falls in carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide of as much as 40%, greatly improving air quality and reducing the risks of asthma, heart attacks and lung disease. For many experts, it is a glimpse of what the world might look like without fossil fuels. Fossil fuels Wildlife and biodiversity
Nokia 1 Android Go Phone Launch Rumoured for March While Google has so far maintained silence, it has now been rumoured that Nokia 1 will be one of the early Android Go phones. The new Nokia smartphone is claimed to be designed for emerging markets and is said to arrive sometime in March. Announced back in May, Android Go programme is designed by Google to deliver an enhanced user experience on entry-level devices. Russian tipster Eldar Murtazin revealed in a tweet that the Nokia 1 will be a part of Google's Android Oreo (Go edition) programme. Murtazin also pointed out that like HMD Global is with the Nokia 1, Huawei is also working on an Android Go smartphone. In October, HMD Global brought Nokia 2 as its cheapest Android smartphone.
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