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‘We’re heading for recession’: US futures plunge and oil plummets to 17-year low as coronavirus fears outweigh stimulus hopes

Reuters / Brendan McDermid US stock futures fell by the maximum allowed and oil slumped to a 17-year low on Wednesday as government measures failed to dispel coronavirus fears. The sell-off comes after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned US unemployment could surge to 20% if the Federal Reserve and Congress…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Protectionism

Russ Roberts: The Human Experience And Technology

In this episode, we are joined by Russ Roberts. Russ is the host of the EconTalk podcast, an author, public educator and filmmaker. Hear his insights into making space for the human experience in technology, and more. Subscribe Russ Roberts | Podcast Host, Author, and Filmmaker Russ Roberts, the John…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Gulag

Call of Duty: Warzone adds tense new ‘Solos’ mode

Call of Duty’s all-new free-to-play offering, Warzone, is already evolving. As of today, a new update is adding the ‘Solos’ game mode. In Solos, players are dropped into the battlefield on their own, rather than as part of a team.The new game-mode will change Warzone’s dynamics, making it a genuine…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Riots

Russia feeding coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says

By Robin EmmottBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russian media have deployed a "significant disinformation campaign" against the West to worsen the impact of the coronavirus, generate panic and sow distrust, according to a European Union document seen by Reuters.The Kremlin denied the allegations on Wednesday, saying they were unfounded and lacked common…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Vietnam

PARA Games here reset to October

Updated March 18, 2020, 6:34 PMPublished March 18, 2020, 5:21 PM By Waylon Galvez The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) Board of Governors (BOG) is pushing through with the 10th ASEAN Para Games after the approval to stage it on October 3 to 9 here. Para-swimmer Ernie Gawilan of the…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Self-driving Vehicles

UK takes next step toward world of e-scooters, self-driving cars, and autonomous drones

Roads in the United Kingdom are set to see a host of new transport technology in the near future as the nation’s government greenlights a series of real-world tests. The blueprint it creates could set precedent for other countries that want to implement new mobility tech. Earlier this week, the…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Recycling

Coronavirus in Wales: Your daily update

All schools are to close by Friday with the Easter break being brought forward, according to the Welsh Government.All school exams are to be cancelled this summer with GCSEs and A-levels graded on work already completed.The health minister has also warned individual funerals may not be possible if virus deaths…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Palestine

Sahar Khalifeh on Women and Education in Palestine

Birzeit University offered me a place, and I grew wings, feeling that the world was finally opening up to me. I forgot about my novel completely and cast it aside. It felt too small, too frail, to be a real source of support, one that could restore the balance I had…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Plastic Pollution

Single use plastics to be banned in Wales

Welsh government announces ban on single-use plastics to minimise waste and protect marine life. Plastic straws, cutlery and polystyrene food and drink containers are to be banned in Wales as part of wider measures to make Wales the world’s top recycling nation, deputy minister for Housing and Local Government in…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Qassim Soleimani

Iran, Its Partners, and the Balance of Effective Force

What is the current balance of power in the Middle East? In conventional terms it rests overwhelmingly with the West and its allies, whose combined arsenals dwarf those of Iran and its partners. But the more subtle “balance of effective force” — in other words, those capabilities which are most…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

‘We’re heading for recession’: US futures plunge and oil plummets to 17-year low as coronavirus fears outweigh stimulus hopes

Russ Roberts: The Human Experience And Technology

Call of Duty: Warzone adds tense new ‘Solos’ mode

Russia feeding coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says

PARA Games here reset to October

UK takes next step toward world of e-scooters, self-driving cars, and autonomous drones

Coronavirus in Wales: Your daily update

Sahar Khalifeh on Women and Education in Palestine

Single use plastics to be banned in Wales

Iran, Its Partners, and the Balance of Effective Force

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