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US military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era
Oct 02, 2020 06:03The United States’ military suicides have increased by as much as 20 percent this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
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UN at 75 and the issues unresolved
Oct 02, 2020 05:57The United Nations is celebrating its 75th anniversary this week. The world body rose from the ashes of the war-ravaged world some 75 years ago and it’s still trying to find its relevance on this pandemic-stricken planet of ours.
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Colleges reopening fueled 3,000 COVID cases a day in US, researchers say
Oct 01, 2020 15:52Reopening colleges drove a coronavirus surge of about 3,000 new cases a day in the United States, according to a draft study released recently. The study, done jointly by researchers at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Indiana University, the University of Washington and Davidson College, tracked cellphone data and matched it to reopening schedules at 1,400 schools, along with county infection rates.
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CDC director overheard saying everything Trump’s COVID adviser says “is false”
Oct 01, 2020 07:54The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently slammed one of the White House’s top Covid-19 advisers for providing US President Donald Trump and the American public with misleading information about the deadly pandemic.
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Damage of single use plastic usage during pandemic ‘will last forever’
Oct 01, 2020 07:38Environment campaigners have said action is needed to limit the use of “unnecessary” single-use plastic during the pandemic. During lockdown many chains banned the use of reusable cups for safety reasons, while disposable face masks have been found dropped on beaches.
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At least 33 million American workers are being hurt by the coronavirus recession
Sep 30, 2020 14:34Millions of American workers are being directly harmed by the recession because they are either out of work or have had their hours and pay cut.
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How the pandemic deepened the poverty pit
Sep 29, 2020 16:38From about 1990, ever more families acquired a safety net. That might be bank savings, a sibling in New Delhi or New York sending money home or a state clinic providing free basic health care. They were crossing the great human divide that separates the defenseless from the protected. Then came this year’s unprecedented shock. Because COVID-19 is global, it often shreds all a family’s safety nets at once.
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UN urges global solidarity, calls pandemic ‘dress rehearsal’ for future challenges
Sep 28, 2020 07:56World leaders have expressed concern and voiced grievances about the global status of the coronavirus pandemic, with United Nations (UN) Chief Antonio Guterres describing the health crisis as “not only a wake-up call” but “a dress rehearsal” for challenges that the international community may face in the future.
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'Completely upside down': As most Americans struggled during first six months of pandemic, billionaire wealth surged by $845 billion
Sep 28, 2020 07:49Six months into a devastating pandemic that has taken the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, the total net worth of the country's 643 billionaires has ballooned by $845 billion, which amounts to a 29% increase in their collective wealth since March 18.
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Zionist regime promised to slow down home demolitions during COVID-19, it stepped them up instead
Sep 26, 2020 09:33The Zionist regime destroyed nearly 90 Palestinian-owned structures last month, rendering 202 people homeless, half of them children.