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Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: U.S. watchdog NATO

Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: U.S. watchdog

By Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghanistan, beset by a poor healthcare system, malnutrition, war and other vulnerabilities, likely is facing a "health disaster" from the coronavirus, a watchdog report to the U.S. Congress warns.The report released late on Thursday by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko could…
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May 1, 2020
‘Greed and arrogance’: Former chief scientist jailed for misuse of $75k Electric Scooter

‘Greed and arrogance’: Former chief scientist jailed for misuse of $75k

Queensland's former chief scientist has been sentenced to three years' jail for misusing about $75,000 in taxpayer funds with purchases that included a silk jacket, an electric scooter, a drum kit and private health insurance.Key points:Miller fraudulently obtained health insurance and misused a corporate credit cardProsecutor Christopher Cook called it…
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May 1, 2020
About One-Fifth Of All The Jobs In The U.S. Are Already Gone, And This Economic Depression Is Just 6 Weeks Old Economic Bubble

About One-Fifth Of All The Jobs In The U.S. Are Already Gone, And This Economic Depression Is Just 6 Weeks Old

In all of U.S. history we have never seen anything like this.  I have been sitting at my desk for quite a while searching for the proper words to convey the gravity of what we are facing, and to be honest it has been quite a struggle.  On Thursday, we…
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May 1, 2020