My Health Support: May 2020

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Symbol of N.Y.C. Unrest: A Burning Police Car

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Destructive Power of Despair

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What Trump and Toxic Cops Have in Common

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As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back

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What Is Antifa, the Movement Trump Wants to Declare a Terror Group?

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Police Cars Rammed Protesters. What de Blasio’s Response Tells Us.

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Five doctors administering end-of-life care reflect on the current crisis.June 01, 2020 at 05:01AM

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The discovery of a new breeding pair raises hope for the future of a critically endangered gibbon.June 01, 2020 at 05:40AM

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In the US, peaceful protests over police violence have escalated into widespread riots and looting.June 01, 2020 at 02:58AM

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Our homes, transport and city-centre spaces would change if we worked from home for good.June 01, 2020 at 05:15AM

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Gen Haftar's forces have been beaten back from Tripoli but that does not mean peace is at hand.June 01, 2020 at 05:16AM

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He was an athlete, friend and father whose life and struggles were emblematic of any American.June 01, 2020 at 03:52AM

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A guide to SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle, which carried astronauts to the space station.May 31, 2020 at 11:07PM

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Venezuela's fuel crisis has been so acute that even funeral homes are struggling to transport bodies to the cemetery.June 01, 2020 at 05:46AM

Coronavirus changes how doctors deal with death

from BBC News - World Five doctors administering end-of-life care reflect on the current crisis. https://ift.tt/2yUlQR8

Glimmer of hope for world's rarest primate

from BBC News - World The discovery of a new breeding pair raises hope for the future of a critically endangered gibbon. https://ift.tt/3gyXSvA

George Floyd death: Why do some protests turn violent?

from BBC News - World In the US, peaceful protests over police violence have escalated into widespread riots and looting. https://ift.tt/2ApEFMs

Remote working: How cities might change if we worked from home more

from BBC News - World Our homes, transport and city-centre spaces would change if we worked from home for good. https://ift.tt/3dlAKP3

Russia and Turkey risk turning Libya into another Syria

from BBC News - World Gen Haftar's forces have been beaten back from Tripoli but that does not mean peace is at hand. https://ift.tt/3cpaIZX

The man whose death convulsed US

from BBC News - World He was an athlete, friend and father whose life and struggles were emblematic of any American. https://ift.tt/2MiLMZz

Nasa SpaceX launch: What is the Crew Dragon?

from BBC News - World A guide to SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle, which carried astronauts to the space station. https://ift.tt/3gOOGn8

How Venezuela's fuel crisis is hitting coronavirus victims

from BBC News - World Venezuela's fuel crisis has been so acute that even funeral homes are struggling to transport bodies to the cemetery. https://ift.tt/3gHQU7t

Coronavirus: The South African village preparing for Covid-19

from BBC News - World For people in South Africa's rural areas trying to protect themselves from Covid-19, hand washing in clean water isn't possible. https://ift.tt/2ZVLpfO

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Trump Hopes for His Own Booster Shot from SpaceX Rocket Launch

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The US president says he is postponing this year's meeting and wants to invite other leaders as well.May 31, 2020 at 06:58AM

Trump delays 'outdated' G7 leaders' summit

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Former Justice Department official says Trump is 'basically calling for the shooting of protesters'

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Vanita Gupta, head of the department's Civil Rights Division in the Obama administration, said the Minneapolis Police Department was on her “radar” during her tenure.

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Trudeau: Canadians watching US unrest and police violence in ‘shock and horror’

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Prime minister condemned racism and called on Canada to ‘stand together in solidarity’ against racial hate as protests continue in US * George Floyd killing – follow live updatesCanadians are watching unrest and police violence in the United States in “shock and horror”, Justin Trudeau said on Friday – but the prime minister cautioned that his country also has entrenched problems with racism. The city of Minneapolis has been rocked by a third night of violent protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, after a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground following arrest. “Many Canadians of diverse backgrounds are watching, like all Canadians are, the news out of the United States with shock and with horror,” Trudeau told reporters at a daily briefing.“Anti-black racism – racism – is real. It’s in the United States but it’s also in Canada and we know people are facing systemic discrimination, unconscious bias and anti-black racism every single day,” said Trudeau, calling on the country to “stand together in solidarity” against racial hate. “We have work to do as well in Canada.” Racial inequities continue to persist throughout the country – a grim reality that is often apparent during interactions with police. In December 2018, the province of Ontario released a landmark report that found black residents in Toronto – the country’s largest city – are 20 times more likely to be shot dead by the police than white residents. “It’s a very Canadian tradition to speak in platitudes, to refer to the underground railroad and to speak about Canada as a haven and a place that acknowledges its past mistakes,” said Robyn Maynard, author of Policing Black Lives. “But we continue to see similar structural harms and structural kinds of violence as we do in places where leaders make more overtly vitriolic statements towards black communities.”Last month, 26-year-old D’Andre Campbell was shot dead by police inside his own home, north of Toronto, after Campbell himself called 911.Earlier this week, the family of Regis Korchinski-Paquet said a police officer shoved the young woman over the balcony of the family’s 24th-floor apartment, where she fell to her death. The case is currently under investigation by an arms-length police watchdog.Maynard also pointed out the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a disproportionate impact on black and indigenous residents, who are overrepresented in the country’s prison population.“We continue to see prisons and jails being epicentres of outbreaks,” she said. “Yet there is failure on the part of the federal government to meaningfully release to release prisoners.”Trudeau’s unprompted remarks marked a notable departure for a leader who has gone to great lengths to avoid irritating his US counterpart, Donald Trump.Canadian prime ministers have traditionally refrained from discussing political and social turmoil in the US – Canada’s main ally and largest trading partner. Justin Trudeau has long spoken about the need to tackle racism, but his re-election campaign was marred by pictures of him in blackface as a young man.

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EU urges U.S. to reconsider decision to cut ties with WHO

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The European Union urged the United States on Saturday to reconsider its decision to cut ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. "In this context, we urge the U.S. to reconsider its announced decision," they said a day after President Donald Trump announced the move, accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also condemned the move and pledged intensive talks with Washington on the issue.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launches into space

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A Falcon 9 rocket with two U.S. astronauts aboard lifted off Saturday en route to the International Space Station. It had been nine years since NASA astronauts had been sent into space.

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Letters to the Editor: People who insist on going to church should quarantine themselves

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One's right to attend church ends at the tip of another person's nose. People who flout social distancing rules by going to church should quarantine.

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Taiwan president visits bookshop to show solidarity with Hong Kongers

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday visited a bookshop that has become a symbol of resistance to perceived Chinese encroachments on Hong Kong's liberties, vowing to give help to the city's citizens fleeing to the democratic island. Tsai this week became the first world leader to pledge specific measures to help people from Hong Kong who may leave the former British colony because of new national security legislation that has triggered fresh anti-government protests. Hong Kong's demonstrators have won widespread sympathy in democratic Taiwan, which China considers as its territory to be taken by force, if necessary.

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China-India border: Why tensions are rising between the neighbours

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Tensions in the Himalaya have the potential to escalate as they pursue their strategic goals.

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Nurses who have the coronavirus are fighting their employers to get paid time off: 'Nobody really cares about my safety'

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Nurses across America have been hailed as heroes. But they've struggled to get paid time off, and have been left wondering how to pay the bills.

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Wife of officer charged with murder in George Floyd's death files for divorce

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Kellie Chauvin's lawyer said she is "devastated" over Floyd's death.

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Transcripts released of Flynn's calls with Russian diplomat

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Transcripts of phone calls that played a pivotal role in the Russia investigation were declassified and released Friday, showing that Michael Flynn, as an adviser to then-President-elect Donald Trump, urged Russia's ambassador to be “even-keeled” in response to punitive Obama administration measures, and assured him “we can have a better conversation” about relations between the two countries after Trump became president. Democrats said the transcripts showed that Flynn had lied to the FBI when he denied details of the conversation, and that he was undercutting a sitting president while ingratiating himself with a country that had just interfered in the 2016 presidential election.

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Pompeo demands Russia free ill American accused of spying

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday demanded that Russia free a former US marine accused of spying in Russia after the man underwent urgent surgery in a Moscow hospital. Fifty-year-old Paul Whelan had emergency hernia surgery late Thursday after suffering "severe abdominal pain," his brother David Whelan said in a statement Friday. Paul Whelan, who also holds Canadian, Irish and British citizenship, was detained in Moscow in December 2018 for allegedly receiving state secrets.

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EU won’t follow Trump into a trade war over Hong Kong

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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York City is on track to begin reopening the week of June 8

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"We will stay on track by focusing on the hotspots," Cuomo said. "We know down to the zip code where the infection rate is higher than average."

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Derek Chauvin, officer arrested in George Floyd's death, has a record of shootings and complaints

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The Minneapolis officer fired after George Floyd's death was involved in police shootings during his 19-year career.

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Trump justice department forces out top FBI lawyer in Flynn case – report

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* NBC News: general counsel Dana Boente forced out on Friday * Fox News host Lou Dobbs slammed lawyer in April * Flynn transcripts show he discussed sanctions with RussianA top FBI lawyer who was criticised on Fox News for his role in the investigation of Michael Flynn has resigned after being asked to do so by senior figures at the Department of Justice, NBC News reported on Saturday.The FBI confirmed to NBC that Dana Boente, its general counsel and a former acting attorney general, announced his resignation on Friday after a near-40-year career. NBC cited two sources anonymous sources as saying the decision came from “Attorney General William Barr’s justice department”.Boente joined the DoJ in 1984 and in 2015 became the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, after being nominated by Barack Obama.In January 2017, he briefly served as acting attorney general, after Trump fired Sally Yates, an Obama-era deputy, for refusing to defend an executive order on immigration.Temporarily overseeing the investigation of Russian election interference, Boente signed a warrant authorising FBI surveillance of Flynn.The retired general, Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, was fired for lying to the vice-president about contacts with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition.Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about the conversations and cooperated with the special counsel Robert Mueller as he took over the investigation of Russian election interference and links between Trump and Moscow.Flynn sought to withdraw his guilty plea before sentencing. Earlier this month, Barr said the justice department would drop the case, although a federal judge put that decision on hold.On Friday, the same day Boente was forced out of the FBI, Trump’s new director of intelligence and Senate Republicans released transcripts of the calls in question, between Flynn and the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.Opponents of the president said the transcripts proved that Flynn had been treated fairly. Supporters of Trump said they showed Flynn had been treated unfairly.As Trump attempts to construct a scandal called “Obamagate”, with the surveillance of Flynn at its centre, his administration is releasing material it hopes will put Obama officials in a bad light.Boente also wrote a leaked memo concerning material put into the public domain about Flynn, which he said was not exculpatory.Trump is notoriously open to the views of key Fox News contributors.On 27 April, the Fox News host Lou Dobbs told viewers: “Shocking new reports suggest FBI general counsel Dana Boente was acting in coordination with FBI director Christopher Wray to block the release of that evidence that would have cleared General Flynn.”Trump has reportedly been urged to fire Wray, whom he appointed to replace James Comey, the man he fired in May 2017 in an attempt to close the Russia investigation.Comey’s firing led to the appointment of Mueller, who concluded a near-two year investigation without proving criminal conspiracy between Trump and Russia.Mueller did, however, obtain convictions of Trump aides and say in his report the campaign was receptive to Russian help. He also laid out extensive evidence of attempts by the president to obstruct his investigation.Trump has fired or forced out FBI and DoJ figures including Andrew McCabe, Comey’s deputy, lawyer Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, an FBI agent who worked on the case.On Friday, Wray issued a statement about Boente.“Few people have served so well in so many critical, high-level roles at the department,” he said. “Throughout his long and distinguished career as a public servant, Dana has demonstrated a selfless determination to ensure that justice is always served on behalf of our citizens.”

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Photos From the Protests in 29 Cities Over Racism and Police Violence

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Draw a Self-Portrait

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George Floyd Protests: A Timeline

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Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death

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George Floyd: ‘As a black American I am terrified’

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Friday, May 29, 2020

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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A Continent Reopens

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Ex-Officer Charged in Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis

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George Floyd Worked With Officer Charged in His Death

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A Justice Dept. Skeptical of Police Abuse Cases Vows to Investigate Floyd Death

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After two months without visitors, Pairi Daiza is welcoming the public back, but in smaller numbers.May 30, 2020 at 05:07AM

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Tensions in Minneapolis did not start with the death of George Floyd. They've been years in the making.May 30, 2020 at 03:19AM

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The US pushes for new inquiry into allegations of corruption against the African Development Bank boss.May 30, 2020 at 05:11AM

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Tensions in the Himalaya have the potential to escalate as they pursue their strategic goals.May 30, 2020 at 05:02AM

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A new deadline to restructure the country's debt is just days away.May 30, 2020 at 05:14AM

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Fact-checking vaccine claims - including ones about the ex-Microsoft boss and a dubious cow-dung trial.May 30, 2020 at 05:37AM

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Derek Chauvin, one of the officers seen kneeling on George Floyd's neck, has been charged with murder.May 30, 2020 at 02:44AM

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Bodycam footage shows a woman, dressed in a nightgown, seem to fall onto her grandson during the incident.May 30, 2020 at 05:33AM

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An historic day for the aviation industry as the world's largest all-electric plane takes flight.May 30, 2020 at 04:48AM

Coronavirus: Belgian zoo comes back to life from lockdown

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George Floyd death: Why has a US city gone up in flames?

from BBC News - World Tensions in Minneapolis did not start with the death of George Floyd. They've been years in the making. https://ift.tt/3ezFr86

Akinwumi Adesina: Why the US is targeting a flamboyant Nigerian banker

from BBC News - World The US pushes for new inquiry into allegations of corruption against the African Development Bank boss. https://ift.tt/2yOuctu

China-India border: Why tensions are rising between the neighbours

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'You can't ask people to die': Coronavirus woes deepen Argentina's crisis

from BBC News - World A new deadline to restructure the country's debt is just days away. https://ift.tt/3djzNqO

Coronavirus: Bill Gates ‘microchip’ conspiracy theory and other vaccine claims fact-checked

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George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder and manslaughter

from BBC News - World Derek Chauvin, one of the officers seen kneeling on George Floyd's neck, has been charged with murder. https://ift.tt/2Ap1UWF

90-year-old woman tries to help grandson during arrest

from BBC News - World Bodycam footage shows a woman, dressed in a nightgown, seem to fall onto her grandson during the incident. https://ift.tt/2TRpqme

World's largest all-electric plane takes flight

from BBC News - World An historic day for the aviation industry as the world's largest all-electric plane takes flight. https://ift.tt/2ZQPamI

Thursday, May 28, 2020

National Geographic Plan to Dismantle Granite Sculpture Hits Snag

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Kosovo Court Says New Government Can Be Formed Without an Election

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National Guard Called as Minneapolis Erupts in Solidarity for George Floyd

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Trump’s Order Targeting Social Media Sites, Explained

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Millions Relying on Pandemic Aid Can See Its End, and They’re Scared

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State troops are activated after days of protests over the death of a black man in police custody.May 29, 2020 at 05:20AM

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Khadiza Begum, a Rohingya refugee, left Myanmar to escape violence but found more horror at sea.May 29, 2020 at 05:10AM

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Even without imposing a total lockdown, Turkey seems to have handled the outbreak well.May 29, 2020 at 05:23AM

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.May 29, 2020 at 05:16AM

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Cannes, Toronto and Sundance are among the film festivals uniting for an online streaming event.May 29, 2020 at 05:29AM

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LEDs already light our houses but developments are making them even more powerful.May 29, 2020 at 05:14AM

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The coronavirus pandemic becomes a different kind of challenge when you use your mouth as your ‘hands’.May 29, 2020 at 05:33AM

Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row

from BBC News - World The US president's move follows a decision by Twitter to add a "fact-check" notice to his tweets. https://ift.tt/2Xb0pV5

George Floyd: National Guard deployed after Minneapolis clashes

from BBC News - World State troops are activated after days of protests over the death of a black man in police custody. https://ift.tt/2XLioki

Online child abuse rising during lockdown warn police

from BBC News - World Police forces across the world are warning criminals are using the restrictions to target children. https://ift.tt/2TS2AuS

Moscow more than doubles city's Covid-19 death toll

from BBC News - World Officials now say 1,561 people died from the disease in April - not 639 as initially announced. https://ift.tt/2yGAUSa

World's deepest octopus captured on camera

from BBC News - World A "Dumbo" octopus is photographed at a depth of 7,000m in the Indian Ocean's Java Trench. https://ift.tt/2M4R76V

Rohingya refugee crisis: 'The bodies were thrown out of the boat'

from BBC News - World Khadiza Begum, a Rohingya refugee, left Myanmar to escape violence but found more horror at sea. https://ift.tt/2ZLzZuX

Coronavirus: How Turkey took control of Covid-19 emergency

from BBC News - World Even without imposing a total lockdown, Turkey seems to have handled the outbreak well. https://ift.tt/2zyfSFY

Africa's week in pictures: 22 - 28 May 2020

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The films to look out for at the We Are One festival

from BBC News - World Cannes, Toronto and Sundance are among the film festivals uniting for an online streaming event. https://ift.tt/3ccVnvE

The little lights now packing a deadly punch

from BBC News - World LEDs already light our houses but developments are making them even more powerful. https://ift.tt/2Xe8o3Y

The coronavirus conundrum when your mouth is your ‘hand’

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

'Billions of years of evolutionary history' under threat

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'Weird and wonderful' animals unlike anything else on Earth are sliding toward extinction, say scientists.

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Fauci wears a mask as a 'symbol' of what 'you should be doing' amid coronavirus pandemic

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Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci acknowledged masks aren't "100% effective" but are a "valuable safeguard" and part of "respect for another person."

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases may be more common than suspected

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The problem? Even without symptoms, people can still spread the virus.

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Ivanka Trump wears face mask at delayed Nasa SpaceX launch after president mocked it as 'politically correct'

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Ivanka Trump wore a facemask to the Nasa launch on Thursday a day after her father, Donald Trump, mocked the practice as being "politically correct".Ms Trump and her children wore the patterned masks, matching to their outfits, as they arrived at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for the historic launch of two US astronauts to the International Space Station. Bad weather delayed the actual launch until Saturday.

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UK PM Johnson to go to Brussels next month for Brexit talks: The Times

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Britain's negotiator with the European Union, David Frost, said Johnson will meet the presidents of the European Commission and Council to formally assess the state of the talks, according to the newspaper. Talks on a new pact to cover everything from trade to fisheries to security from 2021 had reached an impasse before a key deadline at the end of June, when the bloc and London are to assess their progress.

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Airbus experts probe plane crash that killed 97 in Pakistan

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Pakistan announced Tuesday that Airbus experts have opened a probe into last week’s plane crash that killed 97 people when an Airbus A320 went down in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in the port city of Karachi. Initial reports have said the Pakistan International Airlines jet crashed after an apparent engine failure. The Airbus experts and engineers are also to visit the crash site, according to Abdul Hafeez, a spokesman for PIA.

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US revokes Hong Kong special status as furor grows on China law

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The United States on Wednesday revoked Hong Kong's special status under US law, opening the way to strip trading privileges for the financial hub as Washington accused China of trampling on the territory's autonomy. Hours before China's rubber-stamp parliament was set to take a key vote on a new Hong Kong security law that has sparked protests, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo certified to Congress that Hong Kong "does not continue to warrant treatment" under US laws that it has enjoyed even after its handover to China in 1997. Under a law passed last year to support Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, the US administration must certify that the territory still enjoys freedoms promised by Beijing when negotiating with Britain to take back the colony.

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Justice Department clears 3 senators in stock sales investigation, but Burr's case appears ongoing

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Investigations into Sens. Feinstein, Loeffler and Inhofe have been dropped. Sen. Richard Burr appears to still be under investigation.

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Brazilian nurse with COVID-19 reunited with her baby after giving birth on ventilator

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It would be nearly a month before the 42-year-old was reunited with her newborn daughter. While she normally works as a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit, Goes stayed home once the coronavirus outbreak started. When Rusia Goes checked into a Rio de Janeiro hospital with shortness of breath and other COVID-19 symptoms, she was just beginning the eighth month of her pregnancy.

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US priest who founded Knights of Columbus to be beatified

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The founder of the Knights of Columbus, the influential U.S.-based lay Catholic organization, is moving a step closer to possible sainthood. Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Rev. Michael McGivney, a Connecticut priest who died at age 38 of pneumonia in 1890 during a pandemic similar to the current coronavirus outbreak. The Vatican said Wednesday that Francis had signed off on the miracle required.