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World War 2

Second World War midwife’s patient notes and text books are uncovered

Second World War midwife's patient notes and text books are uncovered by her family a decade after her death - including details on home births and a guide to folding hospital sheetsCharlotte Turnbull trained as a midwife in the UK and moved to Canada in 1936She kept notes on every…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Hooliganism

Defeat, riots and recriminations: China football’s darkest day

About AFP AFP is a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives. Drawing from an unparalleled news gathering network across 151 countries, AFP also is a world leader in digital verification. With 2,400…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Doping in Cycling

Book Review: Colombia Es Pasión

“Colombia Es Pasión” by Matt Rendell A biography of several Colombian cyclists as well as the story of modern Colombian cycling and Colombia itself, this book will enrich your understanding of many of today’s top riders and the long, arduous paths they’ve taken to reach the top of their sport.…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Pre-Crime

Aldi trials new home delivery service

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bubmagMay 18, 2020

Hurricane

Tropical Storm Arthur Spreads Rain and Gusty Winds Into Eastern North Carolina on Monday

The track history of Tropical Storm Arthur in May 2020.(Track data: NOAA/NHC)Tropical Storm Arthur was a short-lived storm off the Southeast U.S. coast.It passed near the coast of North Carolina.Some gusts above 40 mph were measured, and over 4 inches of rain was recorded in some areas.Tropical Storm Arthur, the…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Robert Mugabe

WHO chief Tedros in the eye of the storm

Geneva (AFP) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the World Health Organization, faces the towering challenge of coordinating a global pandemic response increasingly complicated by US-China tensions.The former Ethiopian minister of health and foreign affairs finds himself at the heart of global efforts to rein in the…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Christchurch

Jacinda Ardern surges in polls on Kiwi virus success

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s success containing coronavirus has driven an extraordinary popularity surge that has put the youthful leader on course for a landslide win in September’s national election. Ardern’s centre-left Labour Party was up 14 points at 56.5 percent, a Newshub-Reid Research poll published Monday found, with…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Food Industry

Farmers change how they do business amid COVID-19 outbreak

Farmers change how they do business amid COVID-19 outbreak - WPECRead More

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Jack Ma bails from SoftBank’s board

Jack Ma waves on an occasion utterly unrelated to his departure from SoftBank's Board Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma will step down from the board of Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank after a 13-year stint. Ma and SoftBank's founder, Masayoshi Son, have been close friends since SoftBank's bet on Alibaba in 2000.…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Spanish Flu

Peter Morici: Washington should back off and let the governors manage the crisis

Peter Morici Published: May 18, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. ET Progressives will be stymied in their efforts to expand big government New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been a high-profile leader in the fight against the coronavirus. Getty Images As with other great crises, progressives are anticipating the coronavirus lockdown…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Second World War midwife’s patient notes and text books are uncovered

Defeat, riots and recriminations: China football’s darkest day

Book Review: Colombia Es Pasión

Aldi trials new home delivery service

Tropical Storm Arthur Spreads Rain and Gusty Winds Into Eastern North Carolina on Monday

WHO chief Tedros in the eye of the storm

Jacinda Ardern surges in polls on Kiwi virus success

Farmers change how they do business amid COVID-19 outbreak

Alibaba’s Jack Ma bails from SoftBank’s board

Peter Morici: Washington should back off and let the governors manage the crisis

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