It hasn’t been perfect, but India has done a reasonably good job on most counts: airport screening, quarantining, public awareness, and even contact tracing in … By failing to scale up testing coronavirus, India may have lost crucial timeRead more
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Amazon fires New York worker who led strike over coronavirus concerns
An Amazon worker who led a walkout at a New York City facility on Monday has been fired. Chris Smalls, an assistant manager and organizer, … Amazon fires New York worker who led strike over coronavirus concernsRead more
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Continued Big Oil bailouts must stop
Amidst the coronavirus crisis, oil and gas companies are pushing for a giant reduction in the royalty payments owed to U.S taxpayers, money that could … Continued Big Oil bailouts must stopRead more
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Nuclear lobby’s coronavirus cash grab is shameless
The Nuclear Energy Institute, the industry’s main lobbying arm, is reportedly requesting a 30 percent tax credit for existing reactors as part of coronavirus aid. … Nuclear lobby’s coronavirus cash grab is shamelessRead more
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Coronavirus Cases Without Symptoms Spur Call for Wider Tests
Scientists are calling for urgent studies to determine the proportion of people with coronavirus who show no, or delayed, symptoms amid concern that the number … Coronavirus Cases Without Symptoms Spur Call for Wider TestsRead more
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Coronavirus Triggers Large Capital Outflows from India
In March 2020, foreign investors pulled out a record Rs.1182 billion (US$16 bn) from the Indian financial markets as the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic … Coronavirus Triggers Large Capital Outflows from IndiaRead more
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Trump administration cut pandemic early warning program in September
The Trump administration decided to end a $200m early warning program designed to alert it to potential pandemics just three months before it is believed … Trump administration cut pandemic early warning program in SeptemberRead more
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Coronavirus feared delivering double blow to modern slaves in Britain
The coronavirus pandemic could prove a double blow for modern slaves in Britain as those showing symptoms are unlikely to stop working or seek help, … Coronavirus feared delivering double blow to modern slaves in BritainRead more
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Saluting the Heroes of the Coronavirus Pandumbic
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAh4uS4f78o&rel=0] Hannity. Rush. Dobbs. Ingraham. Pirro. Nunes. Tammy. Geraldo. Doocy. Hegseth. Schlapp. Siegel. Watters. Dr. Drew. Henry. Ainsley. Gaetz. Inhofe. Pence. Kudlow. Conway. Trump. … Saluting the Heroes of the Coronavirus PandumbicRead more
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Keeping US Coronavirus Deaths to 100,000 Would Be a ‘Good Job’
Just over a month after proclaiming that the number of coronavirus cases in the United States would soon “be down to close to zero,” President … Keeping US Coronavirus Deaths to 100,000 Would Be a ‘Good Job’Read more