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Narendra Modi

Sabarimala temple festival deferred for the first time in 55 years

The annual temple festival was scheduled to begin with the customary kodiyettu ceremony on March 29./ File photo The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has postponed the festival to a later date following the nationwide lockdown declared by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, For the first time in its history,…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Scotland

Giant U.S. coronavirus relief bill heads for debate in House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion aid package - the largest in history - to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the intensifying coronavirus pandemic, and President Donald Trump quickly signed it into law. The massive bill passed the Senate…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Belt and Road

America’s Crucible Moment: Our Post-Pandemic Leadership Agenda

When the going gets tough, the tough get going Our future as a species will be determined by five transformative forces: the Five Fates Graphic by Dez Cesarini What has been most telling about the Covid-19 pandemic is the undeniable evidence that America is no longer the clear leader in…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Christianity

A La Carte (March 27)

One of the most jarring parts of this odd new world is going for a walk—something I do once or twice a day—and constantly weaving as everyone makes sure we’re all staying six feet apart. I’m not used to it yet, and don’t know that I ever will be. It…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Doping in Cycling

Doping excuses: 13 of the most brazen and bizarre

There have been countless doping cases in cycling over the years, from the biggest names in the sport down to riders hanging on at the bottom of the food chain. As such, we've seen all manner of reactions to a positive test.There are those who deny, deny, deny; the rare…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Pre-Crime

Coronalinks 3/27/20

The United States now has more coronavirus cases than any other country, including China, marking a new stage in the epidemic. As before, feel free to treat this as an open thread for all coronavirus-related issues. Everything here is speculative and not intended as medical advice. Hammer and dance Most…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Paris

Paris hospitals near coronavirus breaking point

By John Irish and Marine PennetierPARIS (Reuters) - France will extend a national lockdown until April 15 after reporting its biggest daily death toll from coronavirus, its prime minister said on Friday, and officials warned that hospitals around Paris could be overwhelmed in 48 hours."At the end of these first…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Solar Storm

The Six Scary Cosmic Catastrophes That Could End Life on Earth

If you ask yourself what the biggest threat to human existence is you’d probably think of nuclear war, global warming or a large-scale pandemic disease. But assuming we can overcome such challenges, are we really safe? Living on our blue little planet seems safe until you are aware of what…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Big Data

Germany looks at tracking patients to suppress coronavirus: reports

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has proposed using big data and location tracking to isolate people with coronavirus once social distancing measures now in force have slowed its spread, media reported on Friday. An ambulance arrives with a coronavirus infected patient from Italy for further treatment at the University Hospital in…

bubmagMarch 27, 2020

Sabarimala temple festival deferred for the first time in 55 years

Top 10 travel documentaries to watch during coronavirus self-isolation

Giant U.S. coronavirus relief bill heads for debate in House

America’s Crucible Moment: Our Post-Pandemic Leadership Agenda

A La Carte (March 27)

Doping excuses: 13 of the most brazen and bizarre

Coronalinks 3/27/20

Paris hospitals near coronavirus breaking point

The Six Scary Cosmic Catastrophes That Could End Life on Earth

Germany looks at tracking patients to suppress coronavirus: reports

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