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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research. Dr. David Smerdon from UQ's School of Economics analyzed almost three million chess moves played by more than eight thousand people in 18 countries before and during the COVID-19…

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The Ministry of Civil Aviation, in its revised guidelines, has made wearing of face masks not mandatory for the in-flight passengers on domestic and international routes. The revised guidelines state that all passengers should preferably use mask/face covers but there will not be any fine/penal action on pax not wearing mask in the flight.Till now, the use of masks or face covers while travelling on flights was mandatory. This decision has been taken in line with the government’s policy of a graded approach to COVID-19…

Resident Evil Village's DLC, The Winter's Expansion is here, including additional Mercenaries content and a new short campaign to playthrough starring Ethan Winter's daughter, Rose Winters. Shortly after the opening sequence of the DLC you will find yourself in Lady Dimitrescu's castle, tasked with finding three masks to obtain a crystal. Here's where you can find all three masks.The Bronze MaskThe Bronze Mask can be found in the courtyard, but you need to unlock a new ability before you can grab it.You…

For example, Australia has its National Medical Stockpile, which stocks personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves, among other items. New Zealand has its national reserve supplies. If these supplies are not used in an emergency, such as a pandemic, they typically stay in the stockpile until their use-by date, then are sent to landfill. Surely there’s a better way, especially with some developing nations short of medical supplies.…

Thick smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire clogs the air, as seen from the Camas Creek Watershed near Camas, Wash., on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022.Photo: Amanda Cowan/The Columbian (AP)Residents of the U.S. Pacific Northwest this week are breathing heavily polluted air, as wildfires blankets the region. Both Seattle and Portland were among the U.S. cities with the worst air quality this week, Reuters reported. The sky across Seattle was especially brown and murky, and the sun barely peaked through the smog. A tweet from…

Image: FunkoSo you’ve put off buying a Halloween costume and it’s now suddenly party season—don’t worry, Funko has you covered. Here’s the company’s line of Pop-inspired masks that can save the day if you’re looking to complete those Stranger Things or Hocus Pocus looks. There’s even more from Disney and DC to piece together some last minute DIY costumes. Image: FunkoSo you’ve put off buying a Halloween costume and it’s now suddenly party season—don’t worry, Funko has you covered. Here’s the company’s line of…

Kids’ Halloween costumes are rarely meant to impress. They’re supposed to be cheap, fun, and an excuse to run around the neighborhood all night collecting candy. But as Steven Richter demonstrates, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to look great on Halloween; just spend a lot of time with some well-honed airbrushing skills.Although Richter first made a name for themselves through a YouTube channel that initially featured time-lapse videos of the artist making incredibly detailed and accurate sculptures of pop culture…

Twitch was all set to hold a giant maskless convention in San Diego this October in the midst of monkeypox and the continued threat of COVID-19 — but after an outcry that included both attendees and some of its own streamer partners, the platform has decided to require masks and proof of vaccination once again. “We’ve been listening to all of your feedback and know that many of you–especially those who are immunocompromised and the people who support them–want stricter health measures in place to help you feel safe…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and California declares a monkeypox state of emergency, TwitchCon San Diego released its health measures policy, indicating that there will be no testing, vaccination, or mask requirements. “In accordance with current local guidelines, there will be no COVID-19 vaccination or testing requirements at TwitchCon San Diego. Although masks are encouraged, they are not currently required to attend TwitchCon,” read the statement on the TwitchCon website. For TwitchCon Amsterdam, which took…