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June 12, 2020

Fists Up

NEED TO KNOW WORLD [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/97627ae9-28af-4953-8b2d-b63f97cce5bc.png"] Fists Up Adama Traoré’s last words were “I can’t breathe.” The 24-year-old French Malian man died in police custody in Paris, France in 2016. Recently, crowds gathered to protest a medical examiner’s report that he died from a cardiac condition rather than asphyxiation. The...

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June 11, 2020

Going Rogue

NEED TO KNOW VENEZUELA [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/f52c66cd-9299-42e6-acd8-f970f62c524b.png"] Going Rogue Iranian oil tankers recently docked in Venezuela in defiance of American sanctions on both countries to prevent the transfer of fuel. The situation is ironic, say analysts. Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, but mismanagement of the economy has resulted in...

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June 10, 2020

An Unfinished Experiment

NEED TO KNOW SWEDEN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/3c7156af-17ce-455f-85b2-83980fe2f678.png"] An Unfinished Experiment Phelan Chatterjee has been keeping a diary about his experience living under Sweden’s unique coronavirus response. “Official advice tells anyone not ‘vulnerable’ to stay home only if symptomatic, and to socially distance when out,” wrote Chatterjee, a video producer for the...

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June 09, 2020

Turning a Battleship Around

NEED TO KNOW CHINA [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/583699da-d679-4f19-a91d-34cc19051ba7.png"] Turning a Battleship Around US Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, recently said that letting Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei build a 5G network in Britain would be like allowing the Soviet Union to build the West’s submarines during the Cold War. Cotton recently told...

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June 08, 2020

Truth and Consequences

NEED TO KNOW Dear Readers: Over the months, we have watched the development of the pandemic closely, at first focusing on infection rates of countries such as China, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Iran and the US – all part of the initially relatively static top 10...

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June 05, 2020

A Falling Star

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,872,660 (+1.14%) Brazil 614,941 (+5.30%) Russia 440,538 (+2.04%) UK 283,079 (+0.64%) Spain 240,660 (+0.14%) Italy 234,013 (+0.08%) India 227,029 (+4.53%) ...

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June 04, 2020

Our Cities, Ourselves

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,851,520 (+1.08%) Brazil 584,016 (+5.16%) Russia 431,715 (+2.02%) UK 281,270 (+0.67%) Spain 240,326 (+0.16%) Italy 233,836 (+0.14%) India 217,187 (+4.61%) ...

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June 03, 2020

An Ace Short

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,831,821 (+1.13%) Brazil 555,383 (+5.50%) Russia 423,186 (+2.14%) UK 279,392 (+0.60%) Spain 239,932 (+0.12%) Italy 233,515 (+0.14%) India 207,615 (+4.15%) ...

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June 02, 2020

Good for Godfathers

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,811,277 (+1.18%) Brazil 526,447 (+2.25%) Russia 414,328 (+2.09%) UK 277,736 (+0.57%) Spain 239,638 (+0.07%) Italy 233,197 (+0.09%) India 199,343 (+4.39%) ...

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June 01, 2020

Planet Pox

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,790,191 (+1.12%) Brazil 514,849 (+3.29%) Russia 405,843 (0.00%)** UK 276,156 (+0.71%) Spain 239,479 (+0.10%) Italy 232,997 (+0.14%) India 190,962 (+4.36%) ...

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May 29, 2020

The Virus and Goliath

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,721,750 (+1.28%) Brazil 438,238 (+6.41%) Russia 379,051 (+2.26%) UK 270,508 (+0.70%) Spain 237,906 (+0.70%) Italy 231,732 (+0.26%) France 186,364 (+1.82%) ...

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May 28, 2020

No Nukes

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,699,933 (+1.10%) Brazil 411,821 (+5.27%) Russia 370,680 (+2.30%) UK 268,619 (+0.76%) Spain 236,259 (0.00%)** Italy 231,139 (+0.25%) France 183,038 (+0.10%) ...

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May 27, 2020

Making Pigs Fly

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,681,418 (+1.12%) Brazil 391,222 (+4.35%) Russia 362,342 (+2.52%) UK 266,599 (+1.54%) Spain 236,259 (+0.36%) Italy 230,555 (+0.17%) France 182,847 (-0.12%)** ...

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May 26, 2020

Stage Fright

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,662,768 (+1.17%) Brazil 374,898 (+3.22%) Russia 353,427 (+2.60%) UK 262,547 (+0.63%) Spain 235,400 (-0.16%)** Italy 230,158 (+0.13%) France 183,067 (+0.20%) ...

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May 25, 2020

The Low Road

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,643,499 (+1.28%) Brazil 363,211 (+4.55%) Russia 344,481 (0.00%)** UK 260,916 (+0.93%) Spain 235,772 (+0.20%) Italy 229,858 (+0.23%) France 182,709 (+0.37%) ...

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May 22, 2020

Dreams Deferred

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,577,758 (+1.67%) Russia 317,554 (+2.87%) Brazil 310,087 (+6.35%) UK 252,246 (+1.05%) Spain 233,037 (+0.21%) Italy 228,006 (+0.28%) France 181,951 (+0.14%) ...

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May 21, 2020

A Quick Study

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,551,853 (+1.52%) Russia 308,705 (0.00%)** Brazil 291,579 (+7.24%) UK 249,619 (-0.21%)** Spain 232,555 (+0.22%) Italy 227,364 (+0.29%) France 181,700 (+0.42%) ...

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May 20, 2020

Game of Factions

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,528,661 (+1.31%) Russia 308,705 (+2.92%) Brazil 271,885 (+9.76%) UK 250,138 (-2.05%)** Spain 232,037 (+0.19%) Italy 226,699 (+0.36%) France 180,933 (+0.49%) ...

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May 19, 2020

Hobbling Forward

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,508,957 (+1.49%) Russia 299,941 (+3.19%) UK 255,368 (+4.23%) Brazil 247,709 (+2.75%) Spain 231,606 (+0.39%) Italy 225,886 (+0.20%) France 180,051 (+0.20%) ...

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May 18, 2020

Of Viruses and Zombies

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,486,742 (+1.28%) Russia 290,678 (+3.17%) UK 244,995 (+1.46%) Brazil 241,080 (+3.24%) Spain 230,698 (0.00%)** Italy 225,435 (+0.30%) France 179,693 (+0.04%) ...

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