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Anti-COVID pill by Pfizer could be available this year

Anti-COVID pill by Pfizer could be available this year
Apr 26 2021 Share

Pfizer is currently testing a pill which works against the COVID-19 virus, and should the trials happening in US and Belgium prove successful, the pill could be ready for use this very year. So far, only vaccines and health restrictions have provided defence against COVID-19,  but this pill could potentially make lockdowns obsolete.

The pill could potentially help help severe illnesses in people in whom vaccines cannot function as effectively. It could also provide a second line of defence should a new variant immune to various medicines emerges. Professor Kevin Blyth, a scientist from the University of Glasgow stated that ‘it would be a huge step forward if antiviral drugs work… Normal services can function and you don’t have to have lockdown.’

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Pixar’s Soul wins Oscar for Best Animated Film

Pixar’s Soul wins Oscar for Best Animated Film
Apr 26 2021 Share

Pixar has constantly proven to be a master at story-telling and beautifully animated masterpieces. Its most recent release ‘Soul’ has in fact been awarded an Oscar for Best Animated Film. Beating Onward (also by Pixar), Wolfwalkers, Over the Moon, and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Armageddon, the film is an existential journey through the afterlife as aspiring jazz artist Joe Gardner tries to make his way back to the world of the living.

‘Soul’ taps into what makes Pixar unique – it’s creative concepts, its emotional and tear-jerking storytelling and, last but not least, its beautifully animated world-building. Tackling deep questions about the meaning of life and death whilst also being a kids film, this particular Pixar film also includes one of the best soundtracks in an animated film – especially for lovers of jazz!

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You could win a weekend break at a luxury hotel by filling in this survey!

Apr 26 2021 Share

Let’s face it, the pandemic not been easy on anyone and one of the first sectors to feel its impact was the events and entertainment industry, which fate still hangs in the balance.

It's time for the annual Sound Salon survey. We know that this has been a rough year for all the industry and with that…

Posted by Sound Salon on Monday, 19 April 2021

However, while they wait for their much-awaited return, Sound Salon are conducting their annual survey to understand what YOU, the people, have on your minds at the moment and their are a load of prizes up for grabs for filling in the survey.

Apart from 10 Limited Edition Sound Salon speakers and 5 sets of VIP tickets for 5 people & their guests for all Sound Salon events in the 2021/2022 season, participants could win a two-night stay at Malta’s most luxurious hotel Iniala Harbour House & Residences for themselves and a guest.

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Thousands raised for charity in friendly battle to determine the Ultimate Josh

Hundreds of Josh’s battle to determine the Ultimate Josh in Nebraska
Apr 26 2021 Share

What started as an online joke last year spiralled into a friendly gathering of more than a hundred individuals named Josh to determine which of them deserves the title of the ‘Ultimate Josh.’ Josh Swain from Arizona added several other people named Josh, stating ‘There can only be one’. The joke eventually led to deciding on a date and place where all the Josh’s convened to battle it out with pool noodles.

Hundreds of people named Josh made their way to Lincoln, Nebraska after the screenshot of the message on Facebook went viral on Twitter. The winner? Swain declared 4-year old Joshua Vinson Jr, who wielded a red noodle, as the ultimate Josh. The event even raised over $8000 for Children’s Omaha hospital and a large amount of food for Food Bank Lincoln.

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Photo Source: Comicbook.com, NBC News, Josh Swain Twitter