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Coronavirus culture entered a new age of chic this week with British tech firm Dyson announcing it will soon be selling a set of noise-canceling, air-purifying headphones in March of next year. Unveiled in earlier 2022, the headphones were originally set to go on sale in autumn of this year but were subsequently delayed into March of next year. Prices will be starting at $913 USD. “The headphones come with active noise cancellation to cut out noise around the wearer, and a detachable visor that pumps out filtered air,” reported the Daily Mail . “The visor sits over the wearer’s nose and mouth and pumps out filtered air to help cut exposure to air pollution.” The Dyson Zone headphones will first be available for sale in China (where coronavirus restrictions continue) come January 2023 and will then be sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, and Singapore in March. Dyson reportedly created the headphones in response to data that showed “one in five people in … [Read more...] about Dyson to Sell Noise-Canceling, Air-Purifying Headphones

France’s much touted clearance of The Jungle migrant camp near Calais was a damp squib, survey figures have revealed. Just one in ten migrants were moved on by the bulldozers last February. Numbers are now steadily climbing and are set to top previous peak figures by next month. Migrant rights groups made much of the eviction at the time, with charity Help Refugees commenting: “We are shocked that this verdict will strip refugees of their homes once again without adequate alternative provisions. “Our census revealed 3455 refugees will be evicted and it was stated in court that only 1156 alternative places are currently available across France”. But Help Refugees, which has been conducting regular surveys of the residents, has found that in the event, just 551 migrants were moved on by the eviction. Since then numbers have been creeping back up, and are expected to reach 5,500 by next month, higher than the peak figure of 5497 reached pre-eviction. Two thirds of the … [Read more...] about Calais Jungle ‘Eviction’ Displaced Just 10 Percent of Migrants, And Now They’re Back

The number of illegal migrants crossing into the European Union (EU) in the West Balkan region has dropped by 90 per cent since Macedonia strengthened its border with Greece, EU border agency Frontex has said. In March 4,930 people crossed the Greek-Macedonian border illegally, 10 per cent of the figure for the same month last year, according to Macedonian news agency Independent . Despite the success of the Macedonian controls, however, the number of migrants entering Europe through Italy is growing as summer nears and conditions become more favourable to crossing the Mediterranean. The Greek-Macedonian border has become a major flashpoint in recent weeks, especially around the town of Idomeni, with trapped migrants trying to break through the fence, often with the help of open borders activists. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras claimed Macedonia had “shamed” Europe by closing its border and then deploying tear gas against migrants who tried to break through, but … [Read more...] about The Wall Works: Macedonia’s Strong Border Controls Keeping Out Migrants