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TOYOTA MOBILITY FOUNDATION TO EXPAND PROVISION OF MOBILITY SERVICES TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS

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May 11, 20202 min read

TOYOTA MOBILITY FOUNDATION TO EXPAND PROVISION OF MOBILITY SERVICES TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), an independent not-for-profit foundation aimed at enabling mobility for all, announced today that they wil

40% OF MARKETS IN THE UK MAY NOT SURVIVE - NEW NATIONAL SURVEY REVEALS

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May 11, 20201 min read

40% OF MARKETS IN THE UK MAY NOT SURVIVE - NEW NATIONAL SURVEY REVEALS

The additional burden of the lock-down on high streets across the UK has seen some major retail casualties, with thousands of jobs at risk a

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May 11, 20201 min read

APPLE, GOOGLE CONTACT TRACING APP SNUB

Silicon Valley is stumped as many states like New York, California, and Massachusetts, as well as large cities like Baltimore and San Franci

US STATES GRAPPLE WITH HUNGER CRISIS AMID PANDEMIC

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May 11, 20201 min read

US STATES GRAPPLE WITH HUNGER CRISIS AMID PANDEMIC

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a crisis that many Americans had never imagined, with the number of hungry citizens rising from 37 million

THAILAND’S LIFTING OF BAN ON ALCOHOLIC DRINKS SPURS PANIC-BUYING

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May 11, 20201 min read

THAILAND’S LIFTING OF BAN ON ALCOHOLIC DRINKS SPURS PANIC-BUYING

Thailand’s sudden lifting of a ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks imposed last April has spurred panic-buying. The ban, which was in effect

A THIRD OF US AIRLINE WORKERS TO LOSE JOBS IN LAST QUARTER

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May 11, 20201 min read

A THIRD OF US AIRLINE WORKERS TO LOSE JOBS IN LAST QUARTER

Up to a third of the 750,000 pilots, cabin crews, flight attendants, baggage handlers, mechanics and others are bound to their jobs once the

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) PUSHES FOR "GREEN RECOVERY" POST COVID 19 PANDEMIC

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May 11, 20201 min read

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) PUSHES FOR "GREEN RECOVERY" POST COVID 19 PANDEMIC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded the call for a “green recovery” program and address climate change in the post-Covid 19 pa

AUDI IS PREPARING ITS FIRST PURELY DIGITAL WORLDWIDE MARKET LAUNCH FOR THE NEW A3 FAMILY USING CLX

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May 11, 20202 min read

AUDI IS PREPARING ITS FIRST PURELY DIGITAL WORLDWIDE MARKET LAUNCH FOR THE NEW A3 FAMILY USING CLX

About 15,000 sales and service employees as well as about 20,000 service technicians at retail partners around the globe have to be prepared

DON’T LIFT OR EXTEND PH LOCKDOWN SANS MEDICAL PLAN

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May 11, 20201 min read

DON’T LIFT OR EXTEND PH LOCKDOWN SANS MEDICAL PLAN

ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro has asked the Duterte administration to set into motion a viable medical plan against the COVID-19 pandemic

3-DRUG COCKTAIL SUPPRESSES COVID-19 QUICKLY

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May 10, 20201 min read

3-DRUG COCKTAIL SUPPRESSES COVID-19 QUICKLY

As the world races to produce a vaccine against COVID-19, Hong Kong researchers have found a new route to suppress the deadly virus by using

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May 10, 20201 min read

SEX WORKERS IN SPAIN SUFFER

Spain’s sex workers, many of them from Latin American countries, have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, losing clients and getting thr

US STUDY: IF ONLY 80% OF AMERICANS WORE MASKS, INFECTIONS WOULD DROP

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May 10, 20202 min read

US STUDY: IF ONLY 80% OF AMERICANS WORE MASKS, INFECTIONS WOULD DROP

A new study spearheaded by a US computer scientist, a physician from London, a bioinformatician from Cambridge, an economist from Paris, and

US TO BUY $3-B FARM GOODS AS PRODUCERS LOSE BILLIONS

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May 10, 20201 min read

US TO BUY $3-B FARM GOODS AS PRODUCERS LOSE BILLIONS

President Trump vowed on Saturday, May 9, to purchase at least $3 billion worth of dairy, meat and crops from farmers, who have been losing

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA REPORT: PANDEMIC WILL LAST TWO YEARS

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May 10, 20202 min read

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA REPORT: PANDEMIC WILL LAST TWO YEARS

A new report by the University of Minnesota predicts that the COVID-19 pandemic will not depart anytime soon from the US heartland and warns

OBAMA PILES ON TRUMP’S ‘CHAOTIC DISASTER’ RESPONSE

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May 10, 20201 min read

OBAMA PILES ON TRUMP’S ‘CHAOTIC DISASTER’ RESPONSE

Former US President Barack Obama has ridiculed US Donald Trump’s COVID-19 pandemic response, calling it a “chaotic disaster” in a 30-minute

TRUMP ADMIN. WALKS BACK ON SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE

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May 10, 20201 min read

TRUMP ADMIN. WALKS BACK ON SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE

Two days after agreeing to the text of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for a truce among warring parties worldwi

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May 10, 20201 min read

CDC REPORT JUNKED BY TRUMP ADMIN.

The 60-page reopening guidelines crafted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US were junked by President Trump an

CNN BUSINESS REPORTS 80-M CHINA JOB LOSS

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May 9, 20201 min read

CNN BUSINESS REPORTS 80-M CHINA JOB LOSS

he 6.8% contraction of China’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of this year is the worst economic performance of Beijing

GOVERNMENT URGES FISHERFOLK TO CATCH MORE SARDINES

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May 9, 20201 min read

GOVERNMENT URGES FISHERFOLK TO CATCH MORE SARDINES

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has encouraged fishermen to take advantage of the fine weather and the lifting of the f

WITH DIOR HAUTE COUTURE ATELIERS CLOSED, SEAMSTRESSES "TELECOUTURE!"

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May 9, 20201 min read

WITH DIOR HAUTE COUTURE ATELIERS CLOSED, SEAMSTRESSES "TELECOUTURE!"

Dior workshops have been closed since March 17. But that certainly does not mean that work has stopped. While some discover the world of tel

US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SOARS TO 14.7% IN APRIL 2020

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May 9, 20201 min read

US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SOARS TO 14.7% IN APRIL 2020

The US unemployment rate officially hit 14.7% in April, with 20.5 million jobs vanishing into thin air as COVID-19 companies shut down, hitt

SONY INTRODUCES SUPPORT MEASURES FOR FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

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May 9, 20201 min read

SONY INTRODUCES SUPPORT MEASURES FOR FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Sony has announced support measures for frontline healthcare professionals engaged in the fight against the COVID-19 in Japan. The measures

COVID-19 VIRUS MAY LINGER IN SEMEN OF INFECTED MEN

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May 9, 20201 min read

COVID-19 VIRUS MAY LINGER IN SEMEN OF INFECTED MEN

Chinese researchers have found that traces of the deadly COVID-19 virus linger in the semen of men who have recovered from infection, spurri

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May 9, 20201 min read

UBER, LYFT LAY OFF EMPLOYEES

With the Covid 19 pandemic playing out that disallows close contacts due to the danger of transmission of the virus, ride-share companies li

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