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Old-Age Poverty

Winter pollution raises coronavirus threat for murky Chilean cities

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Cases of the coronavirus are set to peak in South America as winter approaches, bringing with it not just cold weather but more pollution that could multiply death rates, according to air quality experts and medics. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Chilean capital Santiago, following…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Pre-Crime

A Week In Denver, CO, On A $41,000 Salary

7:05 a.m. — The 7:05 alarm is a bit ambitious as my M.O. during work-from-home has been to roll out of bed at 7:55 to get ready for a Zoom check-in at 8:15. I trudge into the bathroom for a quick face wash with Neutrogena Grapefruit Cleanser followed by Thayer’s…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Global Warming

Some of the latest climate models provide unrealistically high projections of future warming

A new study from University of Michigan climate researchers concludes that some of the latest-generation climate models may be overly sensitive to carbon dioxide increases and therefore project future warming that is unrealistically high. In a letter scheduled for publication April 30 in the journal Nature Climate Change, the researchers…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Belfast

Is This an IRA Fighter Defending Her Fiance?

A dramatic photograph was making the rounds on Facebook and Reddit in late 2019/early 2020 with an equally dramatic story attached: A woman, dressed in a patterned skirt and in what appears to be a leather jacket, stands against a wall, wielding an assault rifle. The attached story claimed the…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Propaganda

Here Are 20th Century-Inspired Propaganda Posters About The COVID-19 Crisis In The US

There used to be a time when posters had great influence on the shaping of people’s behavior and opinions. I am, of course, referring to the old-school propaganda posters from the 20th century. The medium was quite popular from around the time of the two World Wars all the way…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Scottish National Party

Coronavirus has made Scottish independence even less likely

The economic risks of independence look ever higherEditor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For our coronavirus tracker and more coverage, see our hubNICOLA STURGEON,…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Rip-off

Latin America Drug Lords Flood Europe with Cocaine Despite Coronavirus Trade Disruptions

VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock.comBy Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) – Latin American drug lords have sent bumper shipments of cocaine to Europe in recent weeks, including one in a cargo of squid, even though the coronavirus epidemic has stifled legitimate transatlantic trade, senior anti-narcotics officials say. The illegal drugs…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Astroturfing

How an Anti-Lockdown Protest Group Is Trying to Go Mainstream

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.Fueled by a combination of economic anxiety, anti-government sentiment and conspiracy theories, the anti-lockdown movement has ballooned in the U.S., almost as quickly as the coronavirus itself. In the last three weeks alone, more than 90 protests have…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

The Queen

How World War II Prompted a Teenage Future Queen Elizabeth to Give Her First Address to the Nation

Queen Elizabeth was just 13 years old when World War II began. Like many British children, the then-Princess had her childhood cut short by the war. She was separated from her parents and sent to the countryside during bombings; her home, Buckingham Palace, was blitzed by the Nazis; she lost…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Alibaba

Private companies have put down strong roots in China

TO SAY THAT China’s economy has been hurt by covid-19 is putting it mildly. The 6.8% year-on-year fall in GDP in the first quarter ended a 28-year stretch of continuous, mostly rapid growth. The Communist Party, which derives legitimacy from rising living standards, is keen to put the slump behind…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Winter pollution raises coronavirus threat for murky Chilean cities

A Week In Denver, CO, On A $41,000 Salary

Some of the latest climate models provide unrealistically high projections of future warming

Is This an IRA Fighter Defending Her Fiance?

Here Are 20th Century-Inspired Propaganda Posters About The COVID-19 Crisis In The US

Coronavirus has made Scottish independence even less likely

Latin America Drug Lords Flood Europe with Cocaine Despite Coronavirus Trade Disruptions

How an Anti-Lockdown Protest Group Is Trying to Go Mainstream

How World War II Prompted a Teenage Future Queen Elizabeth to Give Her First Address to the Nation

Private companies have put down strong roots in China

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