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April 7, 2020
‘It’s now that we can make a difference.’ Ten Questions for ICRC’s Peter Maurer Refugees

‘It’s now that we can make a difference.’ Ten Questions for ICRC’s Peter Maurer

As the western world battles deadly waves of coronavirus, the first cases have been reported in Syria where hundreds of thousands of refugees are crammed into makeshift camps and bombed-out houses near the Turkish border. Neighboring Iraq is nearing a thousand cases, with the virus almost sure to spread to…
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April 7, 2020
The Tale of the Two Spains Catalonia

The Tale of the Two Spains

The arrival of Podemos and VOX on the Spanish political scene not only meant that voters had new electoral options. It also led to a new, groundbreaking style that was a change from the stereotypical, uncreative and overused rhetoric displayed by other par… Read More
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April 7, 2020
The oldest written record of “fuck” has been discovered — and it comes from a plague quarantine Moravec‘s Paradox

The oldest written record of “fuck” has been discovered — and it comes from a plague quarantine

The new BBC documentary Scotland — Contains Strong Language explores the Bannatyne Manuscript from 1568. Written by Edinburgh Merchant George Bannatyne while he was quarantined during — appropriately enough — a plague, the collection includes a poem titled "The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy," an account of a duel between two…
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April 7, 2020
A NYC hospital has figured out how to turn sleep apnea machines it got from Elon Musk into ventilators for coronavirus patients Alibaba

A NYC hospital has figured out how to turn sleep apnea machines it got from Elon Musk into ventilators for coronavirus patients

Healthcare workers who helped create the ventilator prototype. From left to right: Drew Copeland, RPSGT; Dr. Thomas Tolbert, Dr. Brian Mayrsohn, and Dr. Hooman Poor.Mount SinaiNew York is running short on ventilators, the breathing machines that could be the difference between life and death for some coronavirus patients.Mount Sinai Hospital…
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April 7, 2020
COLD WAR II: GOP sounds alarm after ‘quasi-official’ Chinese outlet gains access to coronavirus pres… Cold War

COLD WAR II: GOP sounds alarm after ‘quasi-official’ Chinese outlet gains access to coronavirus pres…

COLD WAR II: GOP sounds alarm after ‘quasi-official’ Chinese outlet gains access to coronavirus press briefing, promotes Beijing. “Only last week, there were multiple flights coming from China full of medical supplies,” the reporter from Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV began during Monday’s briefing. “Companies like Huawei and Alibaba have been…
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April 7, 2020