[ad_1] Conflicts and disasters forced more than 33 million people to flee within their own countries last year, putting them at greater risk amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, monitors said Tuesday. The new figure brings the total number of people living on internal displacement to a record 50.8 million, according …
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[ad_1] Alibaba already had its sights set on global expansion, but the coronavirus outbreak has given China’s largest e-commerce company the opportunity to accelerate that vision. In recent weeks, the Hangzhou-based tech giant has become a crucial intermediary between Chinese factories and the global demand for equipment needed to fight …
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[ad_1] When Steve Jobs discovered that Google was developing a smartphone platform to compete with Apple’s iPhone, he declared “thermonuclear war” on his Silicon Valley neighbor. Now, in the face of a global pandemic that threatens millions of lives, more than a decade of hostilities between two of the world’s …
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[ad_1] Winds of change Crooked Media, Pineapple Street Studios and Spotify Can Rock N ‘Roll change the world? Did the song Winds of change Why did the Scorpions gang cause the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991? That’s the conjecture from the podcast of the same name, Winds of …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: After a disastrous start to the M League season, Negri Sembilan coach Sazali Saidun knows he has to start from scratch. And you have no problem if that means that the current season is ruled out and that it all starts again next year. The Malaysian Football …
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[ad_1] It was in 2017 that astronomers discovered Oumuamua, touted as the first interstellar object to reach the solar system. In 2019, an amateur astronomer discovered another interstellar object now known as 2I / Borisov. Now, a team of researchers has discovered a swarm of 19 asteroids that currently lurk …
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[ad_1] In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush guaranteed that the United States would pay $ 5.6 billion for the production of vaccines and other bioterrorism countermeasures. That funding model, which led to the development of new smallpox and anthrax prophylactics, will soon unfold …
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[ad_1] As the global community continues to grapple with COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Atlantic Council is open for business. All business, meetings and events, however, are taking place virtually. For more information, see a statement from our President and CEO. In responding to COVID-19, many African countries face significant obstacles. Dr. …
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[ad_1] Washington DC – Opening remarks by the US Secretary of State. USA Mike Pompeo by phone to an international group of seven journalists focused on Africa, transcribed from the call: Good morning everyone and hello. I hope everyone stays safe and healthy. A few thoughts to start. Just two …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were up on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as some US states and countries. USA Closing restrictions improved, despite another decline in oil prices. A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks near an overpass with an electronic placard displaying stock information, …
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