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This pandemic has exposed the uselessness of orthodox economics
The Observer 05 Jul 2020
Even before the pandemic came along, the world economy faced a set of deepening crises. a climate emergency, extreme inequality and huge disruption to the world of work, with robots and AI systems replacing humans. Conventional economic theories have had little to offer ... We must dig deeper to uncover the economic roots of the mess we’re in ... ....
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Rapper Kanye West announces presidential bid on Twitter
AOL 05 Jul 2020
American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S ... 27 PHOTOS. Kanye West. See Gallery. Kanye West ... 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif ... </p> ... Presenters Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian West pose with Superstar award honoree Rick Owens at The Fashion Group International's annual "Night of Stars" gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Oct ... of ... ....
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In a major setback to China, UK all set to phase out Huawei's 5G infrastructure
India TV 05 Jul 2020photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
Japan flooding: Search for survivors continues after mudslides
The Irish Times 05 Jul 2020
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that have left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead have hampered search and rescue operations in southern Japan ... Large areas along the Kuma River were swallowed by floodwaters, with many houses, buildings and vehicles submerged almost up to their roofs ... – AP. . . ....
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Zambia , DR Congo border dispute getting hot
Zambian Watchdog 04 Jul 2020
The border dispute between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo is getting ‘hot’, according to international media....
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The civil service is right to be paranoid about Boris Johnson’s Gang of Three
The Guardian 05 Jul 2020
The purge of Whitehall’s senior officials strokes a chilly finger down the spines of all other civil servants There’s a metaphor borrowed from the corporate world in circulation at Westminster to describe the power structure of this government ... .......
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Rocket Fired Toward US Embassy in Iraq Injures Child
NBCBayArea 05 Jul 2020
The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child ... embassy and targeted American troops in Iraqi bases ... U.S ... has criticized the federal government for being unable to reign in Iran-backed militia groups it believes are orchestrating the attacks....
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Argentina to unveil new debt offer to creditors, push deadline to late August
Yahoo Daily News 05 Jul 2020
"The proposal we are making is a huge effort, but it is the maximum effort we can make," Fernandez added. "I hope that the creditors can understand that." ... Two key bondholder groups have since criticized a lack of engagements with the government and pushed for stronger legal protection in any deal ... ....
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Knife-edge Polish presidential race could slow the march of populism
The Guardian 05 Jul 2020photo: Creative Commons / Benjamín Núñez González
How A.I. created that amazing sports highlight reel you can’t stop watching
Digital Trends 05 Jul 2020
Turns out algorithms are pretty good at making them go viral ... ....
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A remote corner of Idaho has become the best hope for the U.S. challenge to Huawei
The Spokesman-Review 05 Jul 2020
“Every month that the U.S ... More than a dozen big telecom companies, including AT&T, are testing OpenRAN technology in their networks, according to AT&T’s chief technology officer, Andre Fuetsch, who chairs an industry group backing the approach ... At least one U.S ... Nokia is also a member of TIP and other industry groups studying the technology ... ....
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France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
Artesia Daily Press 05 Jul 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) — The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone a glaring searchlight on NATO’s struggle to keep order among its ranks and exposed weaknesses in a military alliance that can only take action by consensus ... “We have proven this with reports and documents and gave them to NATO ... ....
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Facebook is out of control. If it were a country it would be North Korea
The Guardian 05 Jul 2020photo: White House / Tia Dufour
Trump repeats vow to defeat 'radical left' in July Fourth speech
The Jakarta Post 05 Jul 2020
Roar of the Deplorables, a bikers group, said via social media that they planned to gather to protest against what they call "the anti-Trump regime" and celebrate the nation's birthday. Freedom Fighters DC, a new activist group which seeks to rally ethnically diverse supporters, ......
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Russia Denies Paying Bounties, but Some Say the U.S. Had It Coming
Yahoo Daily News 04 Jul 2020
Russian officials have scoffed at the idea they would hire killers from a radical Islamist group that is banned in Russia as a “terrorist” outfit and that shares many views of the Afghan fighters who killed so many Red Army soldiers, and those of Islamic militants who caused Moscow so much pain in Chechnya during two wars there.Story continues....
