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Pope Francis

Italy quarantines millions as coronavirus deaths jump 50%

Italy is taking unprecedented steps to slow an alarming jump in the spread of the coronavirus. Its northern region, home to around 16 million people or about a quarter of the country's population, has been under a virtual lockdown since Sunday.The country is the hardest hit outside of Asia with…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi princes’ detentions sent a message: don’t block my path to the throne

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meant to send a strong message to critics within the royal family by detaining senior princes this weekend: Don’t you dare oppose my succession to the throne. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Self-driving Vehicles

A Chinese firm that makes driverless delivery vans is thriving amid the coronavirus outbreak

A Chinese startup that makes driverless delivery vans says it has seen demand skyrocket amid the COVID-19 outbreak.Neolix's founder, Yu Enyuan, told Bloomberg that the firm had taken orders for more than 200 vehicles in the past two months — before that, it had made only 125 units since it…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Boris Johnson

Supermarkets in the UK are rationing hand sanitizer, antibacterial wipes, and pasta to prevent coronavirus panic buying

Supermarkets in the UK are putting limits on the number of key household items and food staples that people can buy after a wave of coronavirus-related panic buying.One in ten people in the UK has already started panic buying, the Retail Gazette reported, citing a recent survey of 30 retailers…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Berlin Wall

The Rapid Rise Of Anticapitalism And Rich-Bashing In Germany

“Against the City of the Rich” was the rallying cry used to advertise a demonstration in Berlin on ... May 1, 2019. radikale-linke.net The rich in Germany are increasingly becoming the explicit target of hate. The most recently example of hate-speech directed at the rich occurred during a strategy conference…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Julian Assange

Links 3/9/2020

Jerri-Lynn here: Mr. Market has gotten in the way of Yves’ other plans, but she still intends to launch her McKinsey post this week. Happy Holi! Today in Bengal, tomorrow in the rest of India. Oil prices crash 30%, sending global stocks tumbling FT. Yves has posted separately on the…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Gulag

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare battle royale footage leaks early

UPDATE: Countdown timer appears. UPDATE: Surprise surprise, a countdown timer has appeared in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and it's almost certainly the release time for the new battle royale mode.Under the "classified" tab of the menu you can find a 24-hour countdown clock, which ends at 3pm GMT tomorrow.…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

BUK-Missile

Murder trial begins for four suspects in shooting down of MH17 flight

Three Russians and a Ukrainian went on trial in the Netherlands, charged with multiple counts of murder for their alleged involvement in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which killed all 298 people aboard. s expected, the suspects did not appear in the courtroom to answer charges. It…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

WEF

Ares Management Names Adam Heltzer as Head of ESG

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”) announced today that Adam Heltzer has joined as Managing Director and Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), effective April 1, 2020. Mr. Heltzer will be based in New York and will report to Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer and President of…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Twinfluencer

How B2B Marketers Can Enter the Circle of Trust

Buyer distrust of advertising and brand communications is one of the top challenges of our time for marketers. As TopRank Marketing’s Nick Nelson has shared, “trust is currency” and that trust is “arguably the most valuable currency in today’s B2B marketing environment.” Studies continue to show that business peers and…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Italy quarantines millions as coronavirus deaths jump 50%

Saudi princes’ detentions sent a message: don’t block my path to the throne

A Chinese firm that makes driverless delivery vans is thriving amid the coronavirus outbreak

Supermarkets in the UK are rationing hand sanitizer, antibacterial wipes, and pasta to prevent coronavirus panic buying

The Rapid Rise Of Anticapitalism And Rich-Bashing In Germany

Links 3/9/2020

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare battle royale footage leaks early

Murder trial begins for four suspects in shooting down of MH17 flight

Ares Management Names Adam Heltzer as Head of ESG

How B2B Marketers Can Enter the Circle of Trust

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