Saturday, March 14, 2020

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  • As the novel coronavirus spreads across the United States, the number of individuals suffering from pneumonia and flu-like symptoms caused by the disease is set to dramatically...
  • For decades coal plants were the main baseload power-resource, providing constant streams of power day-to-day, month-to-month, and year-to-year. But fundamental changes in...
    • I’m a coastal “elite” who spent a year in Wichita’s suburbs. It isn’t what you think. The post Report from Suburban Kansas appeared first on Niskanen Center...
  • We’ve been just waiting for the panic over coronavirus to somehow end up involving global warming. The Guardian finally delivered, courtesy of the ridiculous bureaucrats...
  • February 26 marked the beginning of Lent, a penitential time of 40 days in the Christian calendar in which we reflect on our mortality and shortcomings, and make commitments to pursue...
    • View Full Document as PDF Docket ID No. CEQ-2019-0003-0001. Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act. Notice...
  • It’s only when we run out of luck that we comprehend how precarious life can beSpeaking to parliament in 1855 as the carnage of the Crimean war grew, the radical MP John Bright produced...
  • Last week’s budget was a missed opportunity: we need to mobilise our attachment to countryWhen it comes to fighting climate change and its effects, both greens and conservatives...
    • The supermodel has been mocked before for her over-fastidious approach to hygiene but perhaps she had pointFor the moment, at least, this is what a world without live entertainment...

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  • The federal government urged Canadians abroad to return home while they still have a chance as countries around the world impose ever-tighter travel restrictions in a bid to curb...
  • There are 10 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta, bringing the province total to 39.
    • France ordered the closing of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema on Saturday and Spain drew up plans to lock down its 46 million citizens...
  • National energy supplies will be manipulated by the government long into the future, under the dubious banner of climate concerns. Providers will have to go along with whatever the...
  • It turns out that a method based on reacting to internal resistance during fast recharges should be less damaging to the battery. However, this suggests not-so-fast mid-journey...
    • Of course the other question about the start of an ice age still remains. New University of Melbourne research has revealed that ice ages over the last million years ended when the tilt...
  • Computer security software major Kaspersky has warned against two new Android malware modifications which together can steal cookies collected by the browser and app of popular...
  • Back in 2018, while visiting India for Twitter's pre-election campaign, Dorsey was quizzed why Twitter does not have an edit button. To which, he said, "the reason Twitter does not...
    • The bug exists in the latest version of Window's server message block, known as SMB, which lets Windows communicate with devices, like printers and file servers, on the network and...
  • "While many on our team were at home enjoying turkey, Curiosity produced this feast for the eyes," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
  • Albouy and his team found that degradation of temporal information impaired speech recognition but not melody recognition. On the other hand, the perception of melody decreased...
    • Astronomers have spotted a record-breaking explosion created by a black hole some 390 million light-years away in the universe. According to CNN.com, this record-breaking, gargantuan...
  • President Trump attended a meeting with the Coronavirus Taskforce in the White House and started the press briefing with, "We just completed a very good meeting on the Coronavirus...
  • US President Donald Trump has said that he will take the test for the novel coronavirus but did not reveal when or commit to making it public.
    • The mother of the newborn rushed to the North Middlesex University Hospital days before giving birth over fears she had contracted pneumonia.
  • The university gave the information by issuing a notice, which said that all the theory and practical examinations have been postponed and the new dates will be released later. ...
  • The state government can use SDRF fund for providing temporary accommodation, food, clothing and medical care for people affected and sheltered in quarantine camps, other than...
    • Meanwhile, the health officials said the condition of all the patients undergoing treatment at various isolation wards around the state is "stable".

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  • If the numbers are to be believed, Africa has been remarkably lucky so far, says the Financial Times' David Pilling.
  • Spain will put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on...
    • Lithuania said Saturday it would shut its borders to most foreign visitors while fellow Baltic EU members Estonia and Latvia imposed security measures of their own to stem the spread...

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  • PETALING JAYA: Mr Lee Wan Hiong dipped a wire sieve into a boiling pot of water and fished a bundle of egg noodles out. The noodles were dripping hot water, but not for long. With a casual...
  • JOHOR BAHRU: For the past one-and-a-half years, pineapple farmer Roslin Abdullah has been worried about the political situation in Johor.  The resident of Kampung Felda Pasak...
    • BANGKOK: Thailand's public health ministry released detailed measures for travellers visiting the country as it intensified efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, the...

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  • Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen and Denmark's Viktor Axelsen will meet in the final of the All England Championships after taking contrasting routes through their last-four matches on...
  • Smart home devices and mobile apps have advanced and changed lives, but how far can they go to help persons with physical disabilities? The series Gadg(AID) finds out...
    • Reaching the maximum Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) limit and having no preparation for Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) issues are just some of the signs that you might not...

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