Author: James (Jim) McLennan
(MENAFN - The Conversation) The Apollo moon landings were faked , Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone to assassinate JFK, governments are hiding the existence of UFOs .
These are some classic conspiracy theories that almost everyone has heard about, and a sizeable number of people agree with. But little research has investigated homegrown conspiracy theories in Australia and New Zealand, and what drives people in these countries to believe in conspiracies. Are we much different from conspiracy believers elsewhere?
Our new research published in the journal Political Psychology delved into homegrown conspiracy beliefs of everyday Aussies and Kiwis, shedding light on which ones we buy into and which we put in the tin foil hat basket.
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Colombo, April 27 (Daily Mirror) - The annual Royalthomian cricket matches scheduled to be held next month have been postponed until further notice after some players tested positive for COVID19, the Daily Mirror learns.
The big match was scheduled for May 6, 7 and 8 in Hambantota followed by a T20 match.
Organizers said they had decided to postpone the annual cricket matches after some players tested positive for COVID-19 after being subjected to PCR tests.
A new date for the matches will be notified later.
Last year, several attendees of the big match were subjected to self-quarantine after a Srilankan Airlines first officer who attended the match tested positive for the virus. (Jamila Husain) Big Match cricket Royal Thomiam
Will Look Into The Matter Srinagar: Despite the government ordering the shutting down of Tulip garden in Srinagar, on Monday tourists were seen enjoying inside the Garden.
The State Executive Committee in view of spurt in Covid-19 cases had ordered closure of all paid parks across Jammu and Kashmir.
A group of tourists were seen taking selfies inside the sprawling Tulip garden raising many eye-brows. The pictures of the same went viral on social media platforms.
Interestingly, a poster pasted on the main entry gate of the garden read: In view of Covid, garden closed for visitors.
Pertinently, the decision to close the garden was taken in view of the spike in Covid-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir after 2381 Covid-19 Positive cases were reported on Sunday.
AMMAN The Public Security Directorate (PSD), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Royal Medical Services (RMS), continued carrying out COVID vaccination campaign for its personnel, especially those most in contact with the public, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.