Tuesday, December 01, 2020

1 December - iGoogle Portal - Tab 4

 

  Niskanen Center

  • While a more activist government approach to controlling health care price growth may be worthwhile, it likely isn’t sufficient on its own. The post Does Bargaining Drive U.S...

  • Niskanen's Sam Hammond and Brink Lindsey join the Macro Musings podcast to discuss their new agenda paper. The post Podcast: Macro Musings on “Faster Growth, Fairer Growth”...

    • Last week Politico rounded up a passel of intellectuals and compiled their short takes on “what Trump showed us about America.” I was particularly taken with Francis Fukuyama’s...

  • The pandemic is pitting us against each other. So England’s worst-hit areas should get the best protection for livelihoodsIf there were any justice to geography, Kent would be...

  • I look strong, but I’m in constant pain. Navigating a world of sceptical looks and ‘oh, your back thing’ is frustrating and lonelyOne morning when I was 15, I got out of bed, stood...

    • This is the moment when he’ll have to accept that no-deal is a disaster – and break all those fairy-dust promises Ignore the blustering brinkmanship: there will be a deal between...

  • The federal government is unveiling a new round of financial supports to respond to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, as the latest projections show the national...

  • A report into anti-Indigenous discrimination in British Columbia’s health-care system has found "hundreds of examples of prejudice and racism" in health facilities across...

    • A Houston doctor who has worked for 256 days straight was seen comforting an elderly man wanting to be with his wife in a photograph that captured the emotional toll of COVID-19 on patients...

  • Billed as ‘A bright future for Levenmouth’, the claim that switching to hydrogen could ‘save energy customers across Britain billions of pounds’ looks rose-tinted to say...

  • Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS: You know RE scammers are on the ropes, when they start talking about non-existent grid-scale batteries, pumped hydro and, the latest lunacy...

    • I’m not writing anything in this post which will get it automatically flagged up to our blog hosts or anyone else. Look at the images and see what you think...

  • Once the users goes in for pre-registration, he or she will be notified whenever the game is available for download.

  • The sale of the Flipstart Days is scheduled for the December 1 to December 3.

    • Micromax In Note 1 will now be sold on December 1 on Flipkart and on the company's official website at 12 pm.

  • The minimoon has now drifted away but astronomers said that more such minimoons will be found orbiting Earth in the future.

  • The researchers hope their findings will lead to discoveries of new therapeutic approaches to repairing injuries and treating diseases such as arthritis...

    • NASA has confirmed that the asteroid named 153201 2000 WO107, will barrel past Earth on Sunday, November 29 and is currently speeding though space at a whopping 56,000mph...

  • China’s Central Bank Digital Currency is also another way in which it could increase the scope of surveillance.

  • Mehwish, who is a Tamgha-e-Imtiaz recipient, shared views about what her ideal partner would be like.

    • They sent extended their warmest greetings to Sikhs in the US and around the world as they observe the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

  • Maharashtra’s ruling party hopes that her induction will add a nationally-recognised face and voice, well conversant in Marathi, Hindi as well as English, to represent the party. ...

  • India has strongly reacted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remarks on the ongoing farmer protests.

    • Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar had resigned from the Congress last year, which is a key ally of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, citing petty in-house...

  • Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh...

  • WASHINGTON: Joseph Varon, a doctor treating coronavirus patients at a Texas hospital, was working his 252nd day in a row when he spotted a distraught elderly man in the COVID-19...

    • Twitter on Tuesday rebuffed Australian calls to remove a Beijing official's incendiary tweet targeting Australian troops, as China doubled down on criticism in the face of mounting...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • TOKYO: As a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeps Tokyo, a pop-up store near Japan's capital is luring Christmas shoppers with 250 types of face mask, including festive versions...

  • JOHOR BAHRU: Thirteen hotels in Johor have ceased operations amid the spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia this year, the state’s Tourism, Youth and Sports Committee chairman said...

    • TAIPEI: Zhou Xiaoxuan says her prestigious internship with Chinese state TV soured after a popular host forcibly kissed her. Outraged, Zhou took the previously taboo step of filing...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • JOHOR BAHRU: Thirteen hotels in Johor have ceased operations amid the spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia this year, the state’s Tourism, Youth and Sports Committee chairman said...

  • SINGAPORE: If he still depended on living in his late father Lee Kuan Yew’s home at 38 Oxley Road to “exude a magic aura and impress the population”, both he and Singapore would...

    • British department store retailer Debenhams is to be liquidated after failing to find a buyer, administrators FRP Advisory said on Tuesday.

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