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Riots

Fire tears through Greece refugee camp after coronavirus protest

A fire has torn through one of Greece's largest refugee camps on Chios island, causing widespread damage and rendering up to hundreds of people homeless. The blaze started following a protest over the death of a 47-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker who was cleared of having the coronavirus. But many residents at the…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

WEF

Dynamic Materiality In The Time Of COVID-19

Three months ago, in what seems like another age, I wrote about the concept of dynamic materiality. It was developed by Thomas Kuh, Andre Shepley, Greg Bala, and Michael Flowers of Truvalue Labs (TVL), a San Francisco-based technology company (to whom I’m an advisor) which uses AI and big data…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Newcastle is the ideal ‘Goldilocks’ club for Saudi Arabia’s footballing ambitions

The North East of England may seem an unlikely launchpad for Saudi Arabia’s first major entry into football, but Newcastle offers fertile ground for the Middle Eastern kingdom and its ambitions. The Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle is reported to be imminent. Under the terms of the deal, a consortium led…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

SpaceX

Why SpaceX Will (Probably) Put People in Space Before Boeing

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bubmagApril 19, 2020

Pope Francis

Recovery from coronavirus must be just and equitable, pope says

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Sunday for an all-embracing vision of the world after the Covid-19 crisis, saying moving on without global solidarity or excluding sectors of society from the recovery would result in “an even worse virus”. The pope left the Vatican for the first time in…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky

Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home

More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, with church leaders urging worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. While many watched services online or on television, some sidestepped virus fears to attend churches on the most important date in the Orthodox calendar. In Georgia,…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

Maduro

Maduro Says Elections in Venezuela Not a Priority…

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said it would be “irresponsible” to call for National Assembly elections amid the coronavirus outbreak. He spoke in an interview on state television.“At this point I really don’t know if there will be elections this year. Because we have this priority and it would…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky

Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home

More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter on Sunday, with church leaders urging worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. While many watched services online or on television, some sidestepped virus fears to attend churches on the most important date in the Orthodox calendar. In…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

Spanish Flu

Op-Ed: COVID-19 is not your great-grandfather’s flu. Comparisons with 1918 are overblown

Influenza victims crowd an emergency hospital near Ft. Riley, Kan., in 1918. (Anonymous / AP)Comparisons between the current coronavirus pandemic and the 1918 flu that similarly swept the world are inevitable, and there are some striking parallels. But there are also important differences.Both diseases spread across the globe with stunning…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

Syria

Syrian Refugee couple prepare meals for Portugal’s health workers amid COVID-19

By: Reuters | Lisbon | Updated: April 19, 2020 2:51:12 pm The picture shows food sent by Ramia Abdalghani and Alan Ghumim to health workers at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. (Picture credit: Reuters)Tired and hungry, nurse Nuno Delicado had a pleasant surprise when a local Syrian restaurant sent food…

bubmagApril 19, 2020

Fire tears through Greece refugee camp after coronavirus protest

Dynamic Materiality In The Time Of COVID-19

Newcastle is the ideal ‘Goldilocks’ club for Saudi Arabia’s footballing ambitions

Why SpaceX Will (Probably) Put People in Space Before Boeing

Recovery from coronavirus must be just and equitable, pope says

Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home

Maduro Says Elections in Venezuela Not a Priority…

Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home

Op-Ed: COVID-19 is not your great-grandfather’s flu. Comparisons with 1918 are overblown

Syrian Refugee couple prepare meals for Portugal’s health workers amid COVID-19

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