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Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson ‘has not needed mechanical ventilation’ after a second night in intensive care

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent a second night in intensive care and is in stable condition, the UK health minister Edward Argar said on Wednesday.Johnson, who was admitted to intensive care on Monday, has received oxygen treatment but has not required a ventilator so far, Downing Street says.The…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Park closures, 3D-printed masks, writing history: News from around our 50 states

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Published 3:35 AM EDT Apr 8, 2020AlabamaMontgomery: The state on Monday reported a significant jump in the number of COVID-19 patients, reaching more than 2,000 confirmed cases and more than 53 reported deaths. The state doubled its number of reported cases in just…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

WEF

Report shows spike in cyber attacks during Covid-19 lockdown

The Covid-19 global pandemic forcing millions of office workers to become remote workers has created a “perfect tsunami” for cyber criminals seeking to exploit the crisis and penetrate corporate defences via unsecured home networks, according to a new report According to Martin Butler, senior lecturer in digital transformation at the…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Mecca

Thou Shalt Practice Social Distancing

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a watershed event in world history, with a deep impact on society, politics, and religions. One can expect the rise of new messianic movements, for example, with some claiming that the pandemic is a sign that the apocalypse is coming, as some already…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Yellow Vests

A voice in French literature: her own

On a recent afternoon, by phone from her home in the suburbs, French writer Annie Ernaux was describing her living room. “I’m sitting in my old armchair. There is a south-facing bow window, so I can see the sky, some clouds, and a tree, to the left,” she said, picking…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Yellow Vests

A voice in French literature: her own

On a recent afternoon, by phone from her home in the suburbs, French writer Annie Ernaux was describing her living room. “I’m sitting in my old armchair. There is a south-facing bow window, so I can see the sky, some clouds, and a tree, to the left,” she said, picking…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Slavery Abolition

P.T. Barnum: Exploiter or Uplifter?

— For 146 years, the Barnum and Bailey Circus was known for being the greatest show on earth. None of it would have been possible if it were not for an ambitious entrepreneur named PT Barnum. While his life and career were sometimes the source of controversy, he truly was…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Monsanto

Africa: ‘Continent Needs a Green Counter-Revolution’

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — In 2006, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation jointly launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). The African Green Revolution Forum claims AGRA is the "world's most important and impactful forum for African agriculture". The initial AGRA goals -…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Dalai Lama

This Day In History

Today is the 99th day of 2020. There are 267days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1946: The League of Nations assembles in Geneva for the last time.OTHER EVENTS1500: French army, aided by Swiss mercenaries, conquers Milan in Italy.1906: The Algerias Act is signed, giving France and Spain chief control in…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Meritocracy

COVID-19 exposes how we really treat our foreign labour

The Corona virus is certainly, for want of a better word, unprecedented. It isn’t just an economic catastrophe like the Lehman demise was, nor is it just a health epidemic with limited economic impact. Unlike MERs and SARs, which were relatively contained in specific continents, COVID-19 has spread worldwide bringing…

bubmagApril 8, 2020

Boris Johnson ‘has not needed mechanical ventilation’ after a second night in intensive care

Park closures, 3D-printed masks, writing history: News from around our 50 states

Report shows spike in cyber attacks during Covid-19 lockdown

Thou Shalt Practice Social Distancing

A voice in French literature: her own

A voice in French literature: her own

P.T. Barnum: Exploiter or Uplifter?

Africa: ‘Continent Needs a Green Counter-Revolution’

This Day In History

COVID-19 exposes how we really treat our foreign labour

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