[ad_1] Nvidia unwrapped its Nvidia A100 artificial intelligence chip today, and CEO Jensen Huang called it the ultimate instrument for advancing AI. Huang said it can make supercomputing tasks – which are vital in the fight against COVID-19 – much more cost-efficient and powerful than today’s more expensive systems. The …
Read More »Call for global support as Africa faces crisis COVID-19
[ad_1] The Legatum Institute in London hosted a webinar this week, gathering medical expertise on COVID-19 from Europe and China to share with African delegates preparing for their own wave of the coronavirus. 03:21 Introducing the event, the Chinese ambassador to London, Liu Xiaoming, called for international unity. “We should …
Read More »Canada’s Trudeau: The world has changed even if the pandemic ends, the vaccine was found
[ad_1] OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians should accept that the world will change even if a vaccine is found and the coronavirus pandemic ends, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, urging people to adapt to a new normal that will require a modified behavior. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
Read More »Coronavirus – Africa: World leaders unite to order a popular vaccine against COVID-19
[ad_1] More than 140 world leaders, experts and elders have made an unprecedented call to ensure that COVID-19-19 vaccines, diagnoses, tests and treatments will be provided free of charge to everyone, everywhere More than 140 world leaders and experts, including the President of South Africa and the President of the …
Read More »148,000 in England infected with coronavirus in last two weeks | World news
[ad_1] The first national snapshot of Covid-19 rates has revealed that 148,000 people in England were infected with the virus over the past two weeks. The study, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), tested 10,705 people in more than 5,000 households and estimated that 0.27% of the population in …
Read More »Burundi expels WHO coronavirus team as elections approach | Burundi
[ad_1] Burundi ordered the expulsion of the team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) that supports the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, just days before the country’s elections. The Foreign Ministry, in a letter to WHO headquarters in Africa and seen by AFP on Wednesday, said that …
Read More »Coronavirus World: Live Tracker updates
[ad_1] Fighting the virus has unintended consequences, including a crisis of mental illness. The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on people’s health in a way that at first glance seems to have little connection to the devastating primary effects of the virus. The United Nations warns of new risks for children …
Read More »Coronavirus pandemic is causing a mental health crisis, UN warns
[ad_1] Depression affects 264 million people worldwide, according to the United Nations. Thanakorn Suppamethasawat / EyeEm / Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic “has the seeds of a major mental health crisis,” the United Nations (UN) warned in a policy briefing this week, calling for substantial investment in support services. Devora …
Read More »Banging the branches in the constitutional puzzle
[ad_1] Instead of focusing solely on a questionable constitutional interpretation process, complementary democratic pathways should also be considered through the COVID-19 emergency and electoral delay. On May 11, the Constitutional Research Council (ICC) made a public announcement requesting written presentations from experts on a request for constitutional interpretation by the …
Read More »Air travel will not return to pre-crisis levels until 2023, warns IATA chief
[ad_1] The impact of coronavirus on air transport will be felt for many years, according to the International Air Transport Association, which estimates that passenger traffic will not recover to pre-crisis levels until at least 2023. The world’s airlines trade association said demand for air travel has fallen more than …
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