Thursday, April 23, 2020

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  • People are getting tired of the COVID-19 lockdown. Surveys show that a majority still put a greater priority on protecting public health than on reopening the economy, but either...
  • There is precedent for linking infectious disease to that issue and winning elections as a result. When an Ebola outbreak came to U.S. public attention just before the 2014 midterm...
    • The global pandemic and resulting economic shock will have implications for every issue in public policy, including climate change. In the next few months, government investment...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • The economic destruction wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has been severe and global. More than 10 million Americans lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits...
  • Statement by Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment: “The fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day marks tremendous...
  • Sean Higgins

    2 days ago
    • Person Type: ExpertsPosition: Research FellowSort Name: Higgins, SeanIssues: Labor and Employment
  • Tonight, politicians will join millions to #ClapForOurCarers – as the government still fails to protect NHS and frontline workers Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...
  • In the US debt-ridden oil companies could default, risking more instability for the global economy When the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price for May futures contracts –...
    • Unmet coronavirus test promises have put the health secretary in the firing line. But scientists may be made the real scapegoatsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • Police say the man who went on a murderous rampage through five Nova Scotia communities was likely using unlicensed firearms, and investigators are trying find out how he obtained...
  • There have been more than 40,000 total cases of COVID-19 in Canada with more than 24,000 cases still active.
    • A son of one of the victims of the Nova Scotia rampage says his father and stepmother’s younger children were in the house during the attack, and hid until the killer left...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

    Researchers: why relying on new technology won’t ‘save the planet’

    2 days ago
  • The would-be planet savers imagine their mythical problem demands something more drastic than current efforts. Based on faulty climate assumptions their so-called solutions...
  • At least they don’t need any help predicting hours of darkness. – – – The output of solar energy systems is highly dependent on cloud cover, says Science Daily. While weather...
    • It’s now thought that methane, aka natural gas, existed even before planet formation, which looks like the final nail in the coffin for the idea that it should be regarded exclusively...
  • In an apparent effort to pose a strong challenge to Apple and Samsung, Motorola has come up with a state-of-the-art smartphone Motoroal Edge+.  According to Motorola, its latest...
  • Messenger Kids was launched in the United States in 2017 and expanded later to Canada and a handful of other countries, aiming at children too young for a Facebook account...
    • In a good news for budget gamers, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday (April 22) announced their latest line-up of desktop processors — the new Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 33000X. ...
  • World's premier space agency NASA and SpaceX have decided to launch the first crewed flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon - a vehicle designed to take astronauts to the International...
  • A new study conducted by geoscientists from Aarhus University and the University of California, Davis has found that the Earth's molten core may be leaking heavy isotopes of iron...
    • NASA on Wednesday announced that scientists have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support...
  • Dubai, which serves as the business capital of the United Arab Emirates, has issued a comprehensive order and a set of guidelines that need to be put in place before various sectors...
  • Leading Pakistani doctors on Wednesday urged the government and clerics to reverse a decision to allow prayer congregations at mosques during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning...
    • An English poet, world's greatest dramatist, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and playwright--William Shakespeare has many feathers to his caps...
  • The Prime Minister spoke to the former MLA for two and a half minutes. The former MLA said "We are grateful to the Prime Minister for remembering us in this hour of crisis."...
  • There was an intelligence input about the presence of the heavily armed cadres, having infiltrated through the Indo-Myanmar Border, with an aim to reach Upper Assam and suspected...
    • Students can download Kishore Manch App from play store and Youtube live (NCERT Official Channel). Daily - Monday to Saturday these sessions are being telecast for primary classes...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • GENEVA: The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday (Apr 23)...
  • An economic aid package being prepared by the U.S. government to Greenland is drawing criticism in Denmark less than a year after it rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to...
    • Greece on Thursday extended its general coronavirus lockdown by a week to May 4, saying any relaxation would be staggered out over May and June.

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) has once again been extended by another 14 days, until May 12, as announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Thursday...
  • PUTRAJAYA: The number of new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia has stayed below 100 for the seventh day in a row, with 71 new infections reported within the last 24 hours, said health...
    • Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic air and sea travel starting Friday, barring a few exceptions, to prevent further spread of coronavirus, Transport Ministry officials said...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • REUTERS: Paris St Germain and Brazil forward Neymar says that not knowing when football will be played again is making him anxious. The 28-year-old is preparing for an eventual return...
  • U.S. business activity plumbed new record lows in April as the novel coronavirus severely disrupted manufacturing and services industry production, pushing the economy into uncharted...
    • Canyon Bridge, the China-backed owner of Imagination Technologies, plans to re-list the UK-based chip designer in London, New York or Hong Kong, the head of the private equity firm...

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