After a growing season last year filled with burdensome rainfall and bitter trade wars, American farmers hope that 2020 will give them a chance to make some land. Instead, the situation has become much worse because prices remain depressed. Despite a windstorm that tore through Midwestern farms last week and …
Read More »Seen from space, the damage at the Arecibo Observatory does not look so bad. Image: Planet Labs The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell on the radio telescope’s main reflector dish. We are now learn more about this unfortunate incident, inclusive …
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BEIRUT – Lebanon’s health care system suffered a double blow due to this month’s explosion in Beirut, which severely damaged six of the capital’s hospitals and left the rest dead. Now, trained doctors and nurses face a new challenge: a worrying rise in coronavirus infections that threatens to overcome the …
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Text size Shares in commercial airline Boeing shares were up 5% Monday afternoon, adding 57 points to the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 330 points gain, making it the largest single participant in the Dow index. The reason for this is the Boeing stock market (ticker: BA) is obviously Covid-related. The …
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