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COVID-19 reveals the inherent vindictiveness of migration detention
May 30, 2020 05:09The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the glaring injustices of the immigration detention system. Among the dilemmas that quickly gained attention in countries across the globe as COVID-19 took hold was how to manage prisons and safeguard inmates during the pandemic.
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Turkey to ease coronavirus restrictions on June 1
May 30, 2020 03:37Following a weekly cabinet meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced late on Thursday that Turkey will ease the restrictions imposed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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17,000 fined for allegedly breaching lockdown rules in England and Wales
May 30, 2020 01:33Data from the National Police Chiefs' Council reveals that alleged breaches of the coronavirus lockdown in England and Wales have resulted in 17,000 fines being issued.
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Italy's economy shrinks by 5.3 percent in first quarter due to coronavirus: ISTAT
May 29, 2020 11:59Italy's economy shrank 5.3 percent in the first quarter, much worse than first thought, official data showed Friday, as the effects of a tough coronavirus lockdown began to be felt.
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Trump ridicules Biden’s use of a face mask as US COVID infections near 2 million
May 29, 2020 09:51The US president has flouted the idea of him needing to wear facial coverings since the CDC started making recommendations for Americans to do so. In early April, asked why he didn’t want to wear a mask, Trump suggested he was more concerned with how he’d appear to world leaders if he was wearing a mask in the Oval Office.
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A tale of two pandemics
May 29, 2020 09:49Systematic inequality in the United States of America has produced two very different pandemics: In one, billionaires are sheltering in place on their yachts in the Caribbean, and wealthy families are safely quarantining in multimillion-dollar mansions. In the other boats sit people risking their lives for their jobs and people without incomes going hungry, a disproportionate number of whom are people of color, and all of whom deserve better.
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Iran says coronavirus figures decreasing, virus being eradicated
May 29, 2020 08:50Over 88 percent of coronavirus patients have recovered in Tehran, an Iranian official said, adding that the virus is being eradicated in the country.
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US-China strategic rivalry has entered 'high-risk period': Chinese official
May 29, 2020 06:44A Chinese top military official says the strategic rivalry between his country and the United States has entered a “high-risk period," with Washington having intensified “the suppression and containment” of China since the cornavirus pandemic hit the globe.
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World health leaders urge green recovery from coronavirus crisis
May 29, 2020 04:18Studies have suggested that air pollution may play a role in worsening COVID-19 symptoms or increasing mortality, though scientists also say it is too early to draw hard conclusions about the full impacts. However, the clearing skies that have accompanied lockdown in many countries are under threat, as industrial activity resumes without new safeguards.
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Covid-19 and tourism: Can domestic travel address tourism slump in emerging markets?
May 29, 2020 04:14The revival of domestic travel in emerging markets is being led by countries that have been comparatively successful in avoiding large-scale outbreaks of the coronavirus, and which rely on tourism for a significant portion of GDP. One such country is Vietnam, which by May 25 had limited COVID-19 cases to 326 and had not experienced a virus-related death. These results are remarkable considering Vietnam’s population of 97 million and its close geographical and economic ties with China.