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Bill Gates says there are 4 big lessons from the Spanish Flu that we should heed during the coronavirus pandemic Spanish Flu

Bill Gates says there are 4 big lessons from the Spanish Flu that we should heed during the coronavirus pandemic

Bill Gates recommended the book "The Great Influenza" as part of his summer reading list. The book chronicles the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic that resulted in 50 million deaths worldwide.Gates said he re-read the book for advice on handling the current pandemic, and came away with four key recommendations.He said…
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May 18, 2020
Berlin police block a road to make way for a herd of wild boar Drones

Berlin police block a road to make way for a herd of wild boar

Der (Schw)Einsatz war kein Zufall: Wie dieses Observationsvideo zeigt, waren die borstigen Vierbeiner schon vorher ins Visier unserer Fahnder und Fahnderinnen geraten. pic.twitter.com/nS0jv3HhII — Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) May 17, 2020 Yesterday in Berlin police blocked a road in the Zehlendorf district for nearly two dozen wild boar to pass. "Sometimes…
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May 18, 2020
Brazil: Bolsonaro snubs health advice, snaps photos with children Bolsonaro

Brazil: Bolsonaro snubs health advice, snaps photos with children

Wearing a face mask, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro posed for photographs with children plucked out of a crowd of supporters on Sunday, disregarding public health advice aimed at containing one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks. Bolsonaro's latest flouting of social-distancing guidelines came after a month in which he lost…
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May 18, 2020
As Jack Ma and SoftBank part ways, the open and globalized era of tech comes ever closer to an end Trade War

As Jack Ma and SoftBank part ways, the open and globalized era of tech comes ever closer to an end

It would be one of the greatest startup investments of all time. Masayoshi Son, riding high in the klieg lights of the 1990s dot-com bubble, invested $20 million dollars into a fledgling Hong Kong-based startup called Alibaba. That $20 million investment into the Chinese e-commerce business would go on to…
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May 18, 2020
Meet the airline pilot who became the first Air Force reservist to qualify to fly the U-2 U-2 Dragon Lady

Meet the airline pilot who became the first Air Force reservist to qualify to fly the U-2

Maj. Jeffrey Anderson is the first Air Force reservist to qualify to fly the U-2 spy plane.Anderson, who's been an airline pilot for the past two years, had to go through rigorous training to fly the U-2.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Beale Air Force Base, California — For…
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May 18, 2020