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Chinese Economy

Apple Tells Geniuses They May Run Low on iPhones Thanks to Coronavirus Shutdowns in China

Workers at an Apple store in Beijing on Feb. 19, 2020.Photo: Ng Han Guan (AP)As the global outbreak of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, Apple has warned technical support staff at stores that it may fall short on replacement iPhones and parts, Bloomberg reported on…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Mecca

COVID-19 | Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran

The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, while Iran cancelled on Friday prayers in major cities. The decisions in Riyadh and Tehran affected both Sunni and Shiite…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Hydrogen

Hyundai to Test Hydrogen-Powered Trucks in Switzerland

People in Switzerland may see some very large, hydrogen-powered trucks on the road this month. The trucks are products of the South Korean company Hyundai. They are part of its plan to establish the company’s technology in a low carbon world. Invented nearly two centuries ago, hydrogen fuel cells lost…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Belfast

Flybe: NI reaction as airline is set to collapse

Image copyright PA Media Image caption The airline said coronavirus had led to a reduction in bookings A vital travel link between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK could be under threat due to the expected collapse of airline Flybe.It is believed to be just hours away from…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Neymar

PSG crush 10-man Lyon to reach French Cup final

Sport Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris St Germain thrashed 10-man Olympique Lyonnais 5-1 on Wednesday to reach the French Cup final and remain on course for a domestic treble. Soccer Football - Coupe de France - Semi Final - Olympique Lyonnais v Paris St Germain - Groupama Stadium,…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Electric Scooter

Boosted lays off ‘significant portion’ of its employees

Boosted, the company that basically created the market for electric skateboards, has laid off a “significant portion” of its roughly 130-person team amid a serious cash crunch. Boosted’s CEO Jeff Russakow and CTO John Ulmen said in a blog post on the company’s website that the “Boosted brand will continue…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Neymar

Mbappé hat trick as PSG routs Lyon to reach French Cup final

Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick and Neymar’s assured penalty helped Paris Saint-Germain win 5-1 at Lyon on Wednesday to reach a sixth straight French Cup final. Winger Pablo Sarabia added the other goal for PSG, which lost last year’s final to Rennes on penalty kicks. Rennes is at struggling Saint-Étienne in…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Zelensky replaces his Prime Minister

(CNN)Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced the country's Prime Minister on Wednesday, saying he hoped the new PM would "do the impossible."Ukraine's Parliament approved Denis Shmygal as the new PM Wednesday, after accepting the resignation of Oleksiy Honcharuk at an extraordinary session of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament."The previous government…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

NATO

The Vital, Tough & Sometimes Strange Job of Tour Manager

Being a tour manager means being a logistics coordinator, accountant, event planner, human resources professional, crisis manager, and counselor. Everything that goes on during the tour - or leading up to it - runs through them. Really, it's one of the most important yet least-discussed jobs in the music business.…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Space Debris

A colossal asteroid is about to pass by Earth, but we’ll be fine

NASA and other space agencies around the globe do their best to keep a close eye on objects that get a little too close to Earth for comfort. Oftentimes these space rocks are small in size, representing little threat to our planet or its inhabitants. The asteroid called 52768 (1998…

bubmagMarch 4, 2020

Apple Tells Geniuses They May Run Low on iPhones Thanks to Coronavirus Shutdowns in China

COVID-19 | Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran

Hyundai to Test Hydrogen-Powered Trucks in Switzerland

Flybe: NI reaction as airline is set to collapse

PSG crush 10-man Lyon to reach French Cup final

Boosted lays off ‘significant portion’ of its employees

Mbappé hat trick as PSG routs Lyon to reach French Cup final

Ukraine’s President Zelensky replaces his Prime Minister

The Vital, Tough & Sometimes Strange Job of Tour Manager

A colossal asteroid is about to pass by Earth, but we’ll be fine

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