Global oil producers have begun shutting down their oil rigs on the largest scale in 35 years as the coronavirus continues to drive market prices to their lowest level since 2002. More than 4,000 North Sea oil rig jobs cut amid Covid-19 crisis The shutdown of oil wells has already wiped out almost 1m barrels […]
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‘Superstore’ Actor Nico Santos Mourns Death of Stepdad Who Died of Coronavirus
‘Superstore’ Actor Nico Santos Mourns Death of Stepdad Who Died of Coronavirus | Entertainment Tonight arrow-left-mobilearrow leftarrow-right-mobilearrow rightGroup 7Gallery Icon Copy 2Video Play Button Copy 5Hamburger MenuInstagramTwitterYoutubeShare Button7C858890-6955-48EA-B871-66CE1E33590CVideo-Playbutton Copy Skip to main content
Read MoreBarclays sets net zero carbon target for 2050 after investor pressure
Barclays has bowed to investor pressure over its climate track record and announced plans to shrink its carbon footprint to net zero by 2050. The bank, which has its headquarters in London, has pledged to align all of its financing activities with the goals and timelines of the Paris agreement, starting with the energy and […]
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John Krasinski and Steve Carell Reflect on 15th Anniversary of ‘The Office’ — Watch!
John Krasinski and Steve Carell Reflect on 15th Anniversary of ‘The Office’ — Watch! | Entertainment Tonight arrow-left-mobilearrow leftarrow-right-mobilearrow rightGroup 7Gallery Icon Copy 2Video Play Button Copy 5Hamburger MenuInstagramTwitterYoutubeShare Button7C858890-6955-48EA-B871-66CE1E33590CVideo-Playbutton Copy Skip to main content
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Coronavirus Sweeps Through Detroit, a City That Has Seen Crisis Before
DETROIT — It has seen its population plummet, houses fall to ruin, and the largest municipal bankruptcy in the nation. Now another crisis has descended on Detroit: the coronavirus. In less than two weeks, 35 people with the coronavirus have died in Detroit. The police chief has tested positive for the virus, and more than […]
Read MoreCoronavirus ‘miracle water’ said to have spared Italian village
The inhabitants of Montaldo Torinese, a village in Italy’s northern Piedmont region, have so far been spared coronavirus, leading some to believe they are being protected by the “miracle water” that, according to legend, cured Napoleon Bonaparte’s troops of pneumonia. Montaldo Torinese lies about 11 miles (19km) from Turin, the regional capital where as of […]
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BMW i8 Seized In Germany After Owner Shares Street Racing Clip On Facebook
A modified BMW i8 has been seized by police in Germany for street racing. The plug-in hybrid sports car was confiscated by police in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, approximately six months after the owner of the car published footage of a street race on Facebook. The video showed the BMW exceeding 200 km/h (124 mph) […]
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Rita Wilson says she is a ‘COVID-19 survivor’ after Tom Hanks announces their return to US
As Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are on the mend from a battle with the novel coronavirus, Wilson is calling herself a “COVID-19 survivor.” In a heartfelt post shared Sunday – a day after Hanks announced they had returned to the United States after fighting the virus in Australia – Wilson reflected on what the date, March 29, […]
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5G iPhone 12 Could Still Launch in September, but Other Upcoming Apple Products Delayed
Another day, another contradictory report about the iPhone 12 launch. So far, we have seen rumors pointing to the 5G iPhone 12 launch being delayed by as much as couple of months. Other rumors have claimed that the device is still on track for a September launch. A new Bloomberg report citing “people familiar with […]
Read MoreWill sky-high unemployment lead to authoritarianism or progress? | Barry Eichengreen
Does the huge surge in US unemployment claims announced on Thursday mean that we are doomed to endure the 30% unemployment of which the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis has warned? The answer is no. How high unemployment rises will depend on how quickly we ramp up testing and the provision of protective equipment, […]
Read MoreCampaigners attack Japan’s ‘shameful’ climate plans release
Japan has laid out new plans on greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris agreement ahead of vital UN climate talks later this year, becoming the world’s first major economy to do so. But its proposals were criticised by campaigners as grossly inadequate, amid fears the Covid-19 crisis could prompt countries to try to water down […]
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Inside G.M.’s Race to Build Ventilators, Before Trump’s Attack
While much of the U.S. economy has ground to a halt because of the coronavirus outbreak, several dozen workers in orange vests and hard hats were hauling heavy equipment on Sunday at a General Motors plant in Kokomo, Ind. The crew was part of a crash effort to make tens of thousands of ventilators, the […]
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Trump follows science over economic advisors
President Trump said last week that he wanted to see much of the country return to normal by Easter, yet on Sunday announced he’s extending his administration’s guidelines on social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak until April 30.March 30, 2020
Read MoreCurtis Mayfield: where to start in his back catalogue
The album to start with Superfly (1972) Curtis Mayfield was an odd choice to write a blaxploitation soundtrack. His reputation was built on the protest songs with which he documented the 60s civil rights movement – Keep on Pushing, People Get Ready, Choice of Colours, We’re a Winner. His writing was characterised by open-heartedness, empathy […]
Read MoreChinese citizens fear catching coronavirus from ‘silent’ carriers
Two weekends ago, Wang, a 59-year old cleaner who works at a library in Henan province, accompanied her former classmate Zhang home for China’s tomb-sweeping holiday, when families tend to the graves of their ancestors. She met Zhang, a local doctor, at a bus stop and the two drove out to the countryside. They shared […]
Read MoreCoronavirus upends US election cycle as officials scramble to protect voters
When Spelman College announced this month it was suspending in-person classes and closing residence halls in response to coronavirus, Ashee Groce, a junior, had a question: how would she vote? Groce, who serves as president of Young Democrats of America at Spelman, had registered herself and a number of fellow students in the Atlanta area. […]
Read MoreRachel Roddy’s recipe for spaghetti with lemon, basil and breadcrumbs | A Kitchen in Lockdown
There were grapefruits the size of small footballs and limequats like acorns; smooth-skinned, sweet oranges and bitter ones with bumps; four types of mandarin, each with more seeds than the next; pale and pendulous pomelo … In all, there were 133 fruits and 28 varieties of citrus, all windfalls from the botanical garden in Palermo […]
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A rapping professor. A cat in class. Pornography on Zoom. How coronavirus’ online classes work at colleges
Mark Naison, 73, had just days to move online his decades-old class, a history of music from rock-and-roll to hip hop. He wasn’t sure how to preserve the raucous spirit of the course, but he had an answer that had worked for him in the past. “I can make a fool of myself,” he said. The technology, […]
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The Caged Ballot
A week before last Thanksgiving, a group of Republican attorneys gathered at the tony Madison Club a few blocks from the Wisconsin State Capitol to learn what they could do to help reelect President Trump. Established in 1909, the club has hosted Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama, as well as the Dalai […]
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Rent Strike Nation
Last week, the head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, James Bullard, predicted that in the second quarter of 2020, the U.S. economy could see a 30 percent unemployment rate and a 50 percent drop in gross domestic product. Both of these numbers far surpass their respective equivalencies during the Great Depression, with the slash in GDP dwarfing the […]
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Spanish Police Tackle Biker For Breaking Coronavirus Lockdown
Spain is a hotbed for the novel coronavirus at the moment and the country, like many others around the world, has some serious lockdown measures in place to try and stop the spread of the virus. A motorcyclist recently discovered just how serious the lockdown is being treated. The following video was recently shared on […]
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Laughing in the face of lockdown: comedy videos to raise your spirits
Stevenage builder buddies Lee and Dean are back, though Dean is self-isolating on the other side of the double glazing. Luckily, Lee is on hand to provide the essentials. Mark O’Sullivan (@immarkosullivan) We made a @leeanddean video about self-isolation whilst genuinely self-isolating. https://t.co/vVUkSFhGnC March 19, 2020 Britain’s Biggest Bridezilla Georgina Francis, created by Anna Morris, […]
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New Jersey’s Patient Zero
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device:Via Apple Podcasts | Via Spotify | Via Stitcher Across the United States, many hospitals are confronting their first confirmed cases of coronavirus. Today, we speak to New Jersey’s patient zero, a medical professional, about what having the virus was like for him, what he learned […]
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