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Matteo Salvini

Italy COVID-19 deaths near 200 after biggest daily jump

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, the largest daily increase in fatalities since the contagion was uncovered two weeks ago.Italy is currently reporting more deaths per day from the virus than any other…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

SpaceX

Watch SpaceX launch the last of its original Dragon spacecraft to resupply the ISS tonight

Update: The launch was a success, with the booster performing the 50th landing in the company’s history. The Dragon capsule should be collected by the ISS on Monday. SpaceX is launching its 20th resupply mission the International Space Station tonight, but this one has a bittersweet twist: It’s the last…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Holocaust

The Spanish flu set the benchmark for pandemics. How does coronavirus compare?

By the Specialist Reporting Team's Brad Ryan Updated March 11, 2020 12:03:19 As experts try to get a handle on how the coronavirus outbreak might play out, they are making comparisons to past outbreaks like SARS, MERS and swine flu.Some credible experts are even likening the COVID-19 outbreak to the…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia detains three senior members of royal familyi

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is considered the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia Three senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons.Two of the men were among the kingdom's most influential figures.The detentions are seen…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky

Mick Mulvaney: Trump fires acting chief of staff and appoints Mark Meadows to role

Mick Mulvaney speaks at the 47th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, 28 February: EPADonald Trump has ousted Mick Mulvaney as his acting chief of staff, installing a Republican congressman as his permanent replacement.Mr Mulvaney had filled in following the departure of John Kelly, the former military officer, and…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Protectionism

How Indonesia can gain US$129 million from Brexit

Despite having more than 70 years of diplomatic relations, Indonesia and the United Kingdom’s trade relationship is quite minuscule. The UK receives less than 1% of Indonesia’s goods exports and Indonesia receives only 0.3% of UK exports. But if Indonesia can take advantage of the UK’s decision to leave the…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Little Italy

101 Amazing Women Who Changed the World

History is not always what is seems—regardless of what even the most robust textbooks might say. Take, for example, the work of Rosalind Franklin: The British scientist whose 1952 research was integral to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, but who had her research swiped by male…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Maradona

Messi no longer a phenomenon, he walks on the pitch – Gatti

Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is no longer a phenomenon as Hugo Gatti criticised the six-time Ballon d'Or winner.Messi scored four goals in a 5-0 LaLiga rout of Eibar last month but the Barca captain has failed to find the back of the net in six of his past…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Korean War

How one man’s epiphany on a Seoul mountain in 1955 laid the foundation for many religious sects in South Korea

Hong Kong (CNN)Members of the Shincheonji religious group dress in identical white shirts, black pants and name tags when they gather to hear founder Lee Man-hee preach.There are no chairs, except for those provided for the elderly or sick. They sit on the floor to listen to sermons to maximize…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Machine Learning

Smart Cities Solving Today’s Healthcare Challenges

According to the United Nations, 68% of the world’s population is projected to live in urban settings by 2050. With over 6,000 hospitals in the United States and over 36.5 million admissions annually, as reported by the American Hospital Association, health organizations are constantly being challenged. Here are smart cities…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Italy COVID-19 deaths near 200 after biggest daily jump

Watch SpaceX launch the last of its original Dragon spacecraft to resupply the ISS tonight

The Spanish flu set the benchmark for pandemics. How does coronavirus compare?

Saudi Arabia detains three senior members of royal familyi

Mick Mulvaney: Trump fires acting chief of staff and appoints Mark Meadows to role

How Indonesia can gain US$129 million from Brexit

101 Amazing Women Who Changed the World

Messi no longer a phenomenon, he walks on the pitch – Gatti

How one man’s epiphany on a Seoul mountain in 1955 laid the foundation for many religious sects in South Korea

Smart Cities Solving Today’s Healthcare Challenges

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