Wednesday, June 17, 2020

17 June - iGoogle Portal - Tab 7 - MSM

  WIRED

  • Scrutiny of Apple’s App Store policies heats up as the company heads into its annual software conference.
  • Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of the IRA and GRU—and it went undetected for years.
    • Today’s deal between the University of California and publisher Springer Nature is a big milestone on the path to dismantling paywalls around academic journals...

      NYT > Home Page

  • Scientists at the University of Oxford say they have identified a drug that can reduce coronavirus-related deaths. The virus flares in Beijing. Officials in Tulsa, Okla., worry...
  • A steroid, dexamethasone, is the first drug shown to help save severely ill coronavirus patients, according to scientists in Britain.
    • Officials in Tulsa, Okla., are warning that President Trump’s planned rally on Saturday is likely to worsen an already troubling spike. The virus flares in Beijing...

      India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti

  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "silent" on the fierce clash between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, and said that...

    • India is all set to join the powerful 15-nation Security Council as a non-permanent member. India is a candidate for a non-permanent seat from the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-22...
  • Unpaid carers looking after their parents and relatives are turning to food banks, say researchers.
  • Two leading doctors said regular testing is needed to give patients confidence as the NHS reopens.
    • The Manchester United star praises the government for agreeing to fund free school meals in England this summer.

      Reuters: World News

  • Scores of domestic flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled on Wednesday as officials ramped up attempts to contain a coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese capital over the past...
  • Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said late on Tuesday he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, but did not immediately provide further details...
    • The speaker of the lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament has self-isolated after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the legislature said on Wednesday...

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