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Electric Scooter

Coronavirus: How will you commute to work after lockdown?

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cycle lanes might need to be wider The traditional commute may never be the same again once people return to work after lockdown in what is likely to be an era of social distancing.It's a particularly big problem for workers in the UK's largest…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Fortnite

7 VCs discuss how COVID-19 is changing the media startup landscape

It might be time to stop relying on ad revenue The world has changed dramatically since May 2019 when we last surveyed venture capitalists about the trends they were seeing in media, entertainment and gaming. Since then, COVID-19 and the resulting physical distancing measures have created plenty of demand for…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Vietnam

Greenery grows out of concrete House for Trees

With its House for Trees series, Vo Trong Nghia Architects has embarked on a mission to reintroduce greenery to inner-city Vietnam. Ha Long Villa is the latest home in the series, with the large luxury residence featuring trees that jut out of a concrete exterior.The house is located in Ha…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Narendra Modi

Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a phone call today with H.E. Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal. The Prime Minister recalled the State Visit of H.E. Mr Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal to India in February. The two leaders discussed the state of COVID-19 pandemic and the…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Italy to offer permits to illegal migrants for farm work in Covid crisis

ROME (Reuters) - Italy plans to give work permits to thousands of irregular migrants to help farms deal with the Covid-19 epidemic that has cut the flow of cheap labour from abroad, a political source said on Tuesday. The politically sensitive move, earlier reported in Italian media, was immediately attacked…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Riots

Crucible is Amazon’s answer to Valorant and Overwatch, launches May 20

After years of development, Amazon will launch free-to-play team shooter Crucible on the PC on May 20. In Crucible, players choose from a roster of aliens, robots, and humans, and work with teammates to hunt opponents, take down hostile creatures, and capture objectives. The science-fiction game takes place on a…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Global Warming

Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall, large numbers of people will live in places with average temperatures of 29C More than three billion people will be living in places with "near un-liveable" temperatures by 2070, according to a new study. Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall,…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

NSA

CoreLogic: House Prices up 4.5% Year-over-year in March

CoreLogic® ... oday released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for March 2020. Home prices increased nationally by 4.5% from March 2019. On a month-over-month basis, prices increased by 1.3% in March 2020. CoreLogic HPI Forecast indicates annual price growth of 0.5% from March 2020 to March…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Brexit Negotiator

Irish FM warns of ‘crisis point’ ahead if trade talks between UK & EU don’t advance soon

Progress on Brexit trade talks between the European Union and Britain has “not been good” and another “crisis point” could be reached within weeks if there is no improvement, Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has said. Speaking to RTE Radio 1 on Tuesday, Coveney, who is also Ireland’s deputy PM,…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

UK Border

Will the coronavirus pandemic change public attitudes to migration?

One of the big questions facing both the Conservatives and Labour is how immigration policy might change once the free movement of people from the EU ceases when the transition period ends later this year. Officially, the government’s preference is for a points-based system that judges EU and non-EU migrants, yet…

bubmagMay 5, 2020

Coronavirus: How will you commute to work after lockdown?

7 VCs discuss how COVID-19 is changing the media startup landscape

Greenery grows out of concrete House for Trees

Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal

Italy to offer permits to illegal migrants for farm work in Covid crisis

Crucible is Amazon’s answer to Valorant and Overwatch, launches May 20

Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070

CoreLogic: House Prices up 4.5% Year-over-year in March

Irish FM warns of ‘crisis point’ ahead if trade talks between UK & EU don’t advance soon

Will the coronavirus pandemic change public attitudes to migration?

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