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Countries With Lowest Score in Corona Counts
Amidst growing global tensions of corona, there are still some countries watching all this unfold and not having to do as much as work as other administrations facing the storm. There are 6 countries with zero reported cases of Coronavirus so far. There are 35 countries which have reported 10 or less than 10 cases of COVID-19 to date. There
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Iphone Internet Queries in China Drop by 48%: Research
According to Longbow Research, people searching for Iphones over the internet in China has declined by 48%. This is a massive nudge as China was the fastest growing Iphone market in the world. Research analyst, Shawn Harrison, said in a report: “Apple has repeatedly lowered the selling price of the iPhone, but it has not prevented the iPhone’s search trend
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- Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81 September 19, 2020He chronicled Stalin’s tyrannies and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he was an enthusiastic admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev.Robert D. McFadden
- After Criticism, C.D.C. Reverses Covid-19 Guidelines on Testing People Who Were Exposed September 19, 2020President Trump acknowledged that an authorized vaccine for “every American” may not be distributed until next year. An Iranian official says the country has become a “red zone” as cases and deaths surge.
- After Fire at Refugee Camp, Europe Faces a Reckoning September 19, 2020Years after the Syrian refugee crisis subsided, asylum seekers from other nations face even higher obstacles to enter Europe, which is more ambivalent about accepting them than ever.Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Mauricio Lima
- On Venus, Cloudy With a Chance of Microbial Life September 19, 2020Astrobiologists shift their gaze, and speculations, to Earth’s broiling sister planet.Dennis Overbye
- The Flight Goes Nowhere. And It’s Sold Out. September 19, 2020People who miss flying are rushing to buy tickets for flights that land in the same place they depart from.Tariro Mzezewa
- Coronavirus live news: anti-lockdown protesters gather in London; Iran death toll exceeds 24,000 September 19, 2020Number of cases worldwide passes 30 million; Victoria announces 21 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths; UK faces possible second national lockdown. Follow all the developmentEngland-wide lockdown needed sooner rather than later - ex-adviserMutant virus: should we be worried that Sars-CoV-2 is changing ?UK entering second wave of virus, Johnson warns‘Shocking’: Trump under fire […]Aamna Mohdin and Josh Taylor and Lisa Cox (earlier), Aaron Walawalkar(now)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: key Republicans under spotlight as fight to replace justice begins – live September 19, 2020McConnell vows Senate will push on with Trump’s pickWhat does Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death mean for the supreme court?Obituary: ‘Formidably clever with a superhuman capacity for work’Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 2.02pm BST Slight hobby horse here: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement may well be decided and pushed through by a president who lost […]Martin Pengelly
- More Afghan interpreters eligible to move to UK under new rules September 19, 2020Government expands scheme for linguists who risked lives for British troopsDozens more Afghan interpreters who risked their lives for British troops will be able to apply to settle in the UK following the government decision to expand a relocation scheme.Former interpreters and servicemen have welcomed the move, which could mean about 100 linguists and their […]Aaron Walawalkar
- Deadly Mediterranean hurricane Ianos hits central Greece September 19, 2020Two dead, one missing and hundreds rescued as floods damage ThessalyTwo people have died and one has been reported missing in the central region of Thessaly after the Mediterranean hurricane, Medicane Ianos, pounded parts of Greece overnight and caused flooding.Authorities said the two victims were an elderly woman found dead in her flooded home and […]Associated Press in Athens
- ‘Covid is an opportunity’: Pret a Manger’s CEO on its fight for survival September 19, 2020The sandwich chain has become a symbol of the way we used to live, pre-pandemic. Can boss Pano Christou turn things around?The Pret a Manger head office in Victoria, London, has all the trappings of an internet startup: the open-plan kitchen offering free coffee, fruit and snacks; a red telephone box next to a meeting […]Harry Wallop
- Moving Back Out of Your Parents’ Home: Orientation Materials September 19, 2020Eddie Small humorously imagines orientation materials for millennials who moved back in with their parents during the coronavirus pandemic but now have to move out again.Eddie Small
- The Clear Night Sky Over India and China’s Hostile Border September 19, 2020Raghu Karnad and Anmol Tikoo write about the area of Ladakh near the disputed border between India and China that has become a place of collaboration in the science of astronomy.Raghu Karnad, Anmol Tikoo
- The Private Georgia Immigration-Detention Facility at the Center of a Whistle-Blower’s Complaint September 19, 2020Jonathan Blitzer writes about a whistle-blower complaint that alleges medical mistreatment of detainees at a private immigration-detention facility in Georgia.Jonathan Blitzer
- Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Supreme Court Justice Who Demonstrated the Power of Dissent September 18, 2020Jill Lepore writes an obituary for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court Justice, who has died at age eighty-seven.Jill Lepore