Новости за 30.04.2020

Andrew Ehrhardt, War on the Rocks

What began in a market in Wuhan, China, has spread as far afield as the Faroe Islands, and in response, a practice that began in a medieval republic on the Adriatic Sea is now official policy across much of the globe. Despite its boundless tendencies, the novel coronavirus has triggered a response from states that is largely protectionist, and reliant on a “batten down the hatches” approach to stem the spread. The measures have led some

Sebastian Hoppe, Riddle

The Russian Far East (RFE) is supposed to play a decisive role in what has been labelled the country’s Pivot to the East (povorot na Vostok). The pivot gained traction among the policy-making elite in Moscow after the annexation of Crimea in 2014. But there had been earlier moves in a similar direction. The global financial crisis of 2008 spurred various initiatives designed to strengthen both the development of the...

Rym Momtaz et al, Politico EU

Despite criticism, China keeps up PR and diplomatic offensive over coronavirus.

Marian L. Tupy

In this National Review essay, I take a look at the impact of technology on health care, food supply, work, and sociality in the time of COVID-19. Here is a part of it:

Humanity lived with deadly diseases for millennia without fully knowing what they were, how they were transmitted, and how they could be cured. The fate of humanity, our ancestors thought, fluctuated under the extraneous influence of the “wheel of fortune” and there was nothing that anyone could do about it. Читать дальше...

La grande majorité des Premières Nations du Canada a pris des mesures exceptionnelles, comme le confinement, des points de contrôle et des couvre-feux pour freiner la propagation de la pandémie. La plupart d’entre elles disent qu’il reviendra à elles seules… »

NEW YORK — The subway system that never sleeps is grinding to a halt.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that New York City’s around-the-clock subway system will shut down every day between 1 and 5 a.m. so trains can be scrubbed with disinfectants in an “unprecedented” move to curb the spread of coronavirus.In his […]

With most people working from home, video conferencing service Zoom has seen a huge surge in popularity. Here's how to stand out during any virtual meeting or hangout. Read more...

What unique ethical challenges does COVID-19 present to journalists? How might a lack of trust in media and government affect the public's response to the COVID-19 crisis? Mei Fong, director of communications and strategy at The Center for Public Integrity, and Daniel Lippman, "Politico" White House reporter, discuss these issues and much more.

Just how big a gamble did Sweden take when it bucked the trend in Scandinavia and opted never to lock down the country? Its death toll now far exceeds that of its less populated neighbours, with the virus most notably tearing through nursing homes. The payoff, argue the Swedes, is that more than an estimated one quarter of the population is now immune to the coronavirus. Herd immunity was never an option in France, where hospitals were quickly overrun with patients. In past pandemics, citizens never considered lockdown as an option. Читать дальше...

Assam: 4 cops injured in mob attack while enforcing lockdown in Lakhimpur

Apple's Q2 2020 revenue beat Wall Street's expectations even as the coronavirus pandemic threatened business around the globe.

Apple is reporting its Q2 2020 earnings on Thursday, and it will provide a first glimpse at how the coronavirus pandemic has shaken its business.

The company had been planning to furlough a ‘small number’ of its staff.

1. Coronavirus: Russian PM Mishustin tests positive for virus  BBC News
2. Russian prime minister says he tested positive for virus  POLITICO
3. Russia's prime minister has coronavirus: report | TheHill  The Hill
4. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tells Putin he has coronavirus  Reuters
5. Russia's prime minister self-isolates after Covid-19 diagnosis  The Guardian
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How are supply chain issues impacting the small to mid-sized businesses who sell products manufactured in the US? Several retailers in the US-made apparel category share some firsthand perspective.

This would be PSG's third consecutive Ligue 1 crown, and its seventh in the past eight seasons

The detention of undocumented immigrants has “exploded” since President Donald Trump took office and 40 new holding facilities have opened since 2017, according to a report published on Thursday. Most of the newly-opened detention centers are run by private companies, according to the report by the American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch, and the […]

The University of Oxford expects to have the first indication of whether its COVID-19 vaccine - called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 - works on humans in mid-June.

Output cuts, if all sides live up to the agreement, will end the price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia and eliminate 20 million crude barrels a day from a market that has been overwhelmed with supply.

Arlene Reid died on Monday, as her daughter frantically performed CPR while waiting for paramedics to arrive.

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra will be replaying a selection of classic cricket matches from England’s recent past starting this weekend. For each of the classic games, including the famous 2005 Ashes Test at Edgbaston, this will be the first time the commentaries have been broadcast in full since airing live. They will start […]

Is cycle campaigning on hold during the coronavirus lock-down?