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Increase / WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – AUGUST 13: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media at a COVID-19 briefing on August 13, 2020. COVID-19 restrictions have been reintroduced in New Zealand following four new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Auckland. Auckland was placed in level lockdown for three days on …

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has arrested more than 9,000 people after deadly clashes last month, the State Judicial Commission on Human Rights told Reuters, raising fears that a government seeking reform is returning to the iron fist tactics of previous rule. Aselefech Mulatu, wife of Dejene Tafa, a politician …

By Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Professor of Statistics and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Administration, Virginia Tech The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That is at least 164,937 …

For years, when San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked about the Spurs’ affirming organizational culture as their continuing place as candidates in the Western Conference, he would turn all credit to Hall of Famer Tim Duncan. “Before you start giving applause and credit to everyone else in this …

Texas officials have begun an investigation into why statewide Covid-19 data show a record decline in rates with positive tests, even as hospital admissions and other metrics indicate that the spread of the virus is slower. A special ‘data team’ has been deployed to investigate the state health department analyzes …