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Proton Saga for Pakistan will use lower displacement 1,299 cc engine to secure better tax benefits – report Geely

Proton Saga for Pakistan will use lower displacement 1,299 cc engine to secure better tax benefits – report

In Cars, International News, Proton / By Anthony Lim / 28 February 2020 8:27 pm / 35 comments Yesterday, it was reported that Proton’s partner in Pakistan, Al-Haj Automotive, was in the process of introducing a range of Proton vehicles, including the Saga facelift, which is currently being tested and…
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February 28, 2020
Contagion Themes Spanish Flu

Contagion Themes

Good post from Nicholas Bagley in 2016 at the Incidental Economist. Every disease provokes its own unique dread and its own complex public reaction, but themes recurred across outbreaks. Governments are typically unprepared, disorganized, and resistant to taking steps necessary to contain infectious diseases, especially in their early phases. Local,…
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February 28, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan to speak to leaders of U.S., Germany, France, Britain: NTV Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey’s Erdogan to speak to leaders of U.S., Germany, France, Britain: NTV

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leaves after the Global Refugee Forum at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 17, 2019, REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will speak with leaders of the United States, France, Germany and Britain, following an air strike that killed…
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February 28, 2020
Trump administration considers a centrally planned economy to deal with coronavirus Korean War

Trump administration considers a centrally planned economy to deal with coronavirus

The Trump administration is reportedly considering the possibility of re-implementing the Defense Production Act. Originally  enacted during the Korean War, the Act essentially empowers the President to control the means of production—the idea being that it would be in the interest of the nation's defense to force private manufacturers to…
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February 28, 2020
Man who let major HIV outbreak happen put in charge of censoring coronavirus for the White House Korean War

Man who let major HIV outbreak happen put in charge of censoring coronavirus for the White House

The White House is now insisting that all scientific and government-health related communication about the cdc be routed through the Trump administration before going public. And that person in charge of this communication funnel? Vice President Mike Pence, who as a governor previously took his sweet-ass time doing anything to…
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February 28, 2020