In Pictures: Migrant women survive at the gates of Europe
Sylvi arrived in Morocco after a weeks-long journey via the Niger desert, considered one of the most dangerous routes for sub-Saharan migrants and refugees who want to reach Europe. She had fled Cameroon, where she faced gender-based violence. Sylvi says making that journey was far less daunting than the reality…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
Army Ranger veteran Mat Best on daily life amid coronavirus: ‘It’s impressive to see the American spirit shine through’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Quarantine Routine is a regular feature that asks political power brokers and public figures how their daily lives have changed -- and how they're still doing their jobs -- during the coronavirus crisis.U.S. Army Ranger veteran and entrepreneur Mat Best has…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
Sweden Shutters Last Coal-Fired Generating Plant 2 Years Early
Coal Published on April 26th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley April 26th, 2020 by Steve Hanley It’s good news when a nation makes plans to rid itself of electricity generated from burning coal. It’s even better news when it does so ahead of schedule. Swedish utility Stockholm Exergi announced some…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
Maradona shirt raises €55,000
Diego Maradona thanked Ciro Ferrara after the sale of a 33-year-old Argentina Number 10 jersey raised €55,000 to help Naples deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Ferrara and Fabio Cannavaro set up the foundation to raise funds for their home town, particularly during this difficult economic moment for Italy. It was…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
No more bodies on the streets. But coronavirus batters Ecuador with disproportionate force
By PATRICK J. MCDONNELL AND PABLO JARAMILLO VITERI | Los Angeles Times (TNS) | Published: April 26, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here, and sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. QUITO,…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
Now China is staring down the West just as we are at our weakest
This is the reckoning we had to have. The rise of China was never going to be risk-free.The coronavirus crisis has revealed what should have been plainly obvious: China and the West have been on a collision course.While China has been on the march, the West has been asleep —…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
Tech for good during COVID-19: Therapy for nurses, baby food, and an online diary
If you’re one of the 12.3 million people who watched Travis Scott perform on Fortnite this past week, you’ll agree: The sky’s the limit right now when it comes to cheering people up. One kid, per our commenters, said Scott’s performance was better than Star Wars. The popular multiplayer game…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
Close Bolsonaro aide to become Brazil Justice Minister: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is expected to name his presidential secretary to replace former Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who accused Bolsonaro of wrongdoing in his resignation on Friday, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets Jorge Antonio de…
bubmagApril 26, 2020
French coronavirus deaths reach 22,856 as government eyes how to ease lockdown
By Sudip Kar-GuptaPARIS (Reuters) - The death toll in France from the coronavirus has risen by 242 to 22,856, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the government prepares to see how it might ease a national lockdown that has been in place since mid-March.While the number of deaths from…
bubmagApril 26, 2020