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is It True that Infrared Thermometers Could Damage Brain?
Posts shared thousands of times on Facebook since the start of pandemic claim that using an infrared thermometer to take your temperature risks damaging the pineal gland, located in the brain. This is false, assert several neuroscience researchers who ensure that this type of thermometer does not emit infrared radiation when used.
Ibrahim Rugova: Pacifist Father of Kosovo’s Independence
From Paris student to campaigner for Albanian rights
Rugova in Pristina in April 1998. Photo: EPA/SRDJAN SUKI.
Former head of Benaki Museum Angelos Delivorias dies aged 81
The former director of one of Greece's most prestigious museums, the Benaki, Angelos Delivorias, passed away at the age of 81, it was announced on Tuesday.
Delivorias was at the helm of Benaki for 41 years before announcing in 2014 that he was stepping down.