Top news of the week: 16.06.2020.
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Coronavirus
Only three out of 53 countries say US has handled #coronavirus better than China https://t.co/t3rORXE588
OpenOnly three out of 53 countries say US has handled coronavirus better than China
Survey reveals deep global dissatisfaction with US leadership under Donald Trump
RT @mikiebarb: On today's Daily: Donald G. McNeil Jr. returns with an update on the state of the pandemic -- and what we've learned about this virus 6 months in: https://t.co/CMkwQj2kqK
OpenWhat We’ve Learned About the Coronavirus
Six months into the pandemic, we take stock of where we are, and where we might be going.
Coronavirus live news: markets fall over fears of long US recovery as Brazil cases top 800,000 https://t.co/t0a1zX71Na
OpenCoronavirus live news: markets fall over fears of long US recovery as Brazil cases top 800,000
US Federal Reserve concerned about possible second wave; global cases near 7.5m; Russia infections pass half a million; Follow the latest updates
Hard to overstate how devastating Covid has been for many places around the world, even compared to historic deadly events. NYC saw almost six times the usual number of deaths in April. https://t.co/D2hj2WfDU9
OpenHow the Coronavirus Compares With 100 Years of Deadly Events
How the outbreak's toll in 25 cities and regions compares with hurricanes, heat waves and the Spanish flu.
The six Antarctic bases run by USA and UK will be quiet this coming field season, as the pandemic has forced widespread cancellation of projects there. “Let’s hope the data on our deployed instruments stay safe until the following year.” https://t.co/N3bA98KUld
OpenCoronavirus forces United States, United Kingdom to cancel Antarctic field research
Ambitious Thwaites Glacier campaign postponed
US stocks tumble at the opening bell as investors continue to worry about a potential second wave of coronavirus infections https://t.co/ukfAxGdbRU
OpenDow dives as coronavirus resurgence fears grow in the US and China
Volatility has returned to the stock market, as the United States and China grapple with new coronavirus outbreaks. It's a sign that the pandemic isn't done wreaking havoc on the global ...
RT @AP_Politics: Joe Biden says he worries President Trump will attempt to “steal” the election and that he's considered the possibility Trump would refuse to leave the White House should he lose. Trump's press secretary says Biden is trafficking in “conspiracy theories.” https://t.co/Dhrh0zqI2r
OpenBiden releases plan to reopen US economy amid coronavirus
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden on Thursday released a plan that he says can jump-start an economy in free fall from the coronavirus pandemic and said he is better positioned than President ...
'The data was there – so why did it take coronavirus to wake us up to racial health inequalities?'
From maternal mortality to access to pain relief, minority-ethnic groups have always suffered disproportionately. But now the data on Covid-19 deaths cannot be ignored