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Already 46 Dead in India in the Most Violent Protests in Decades

2Mar

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India, News

Already 46 Dead in India in the Most Violent Protests in Decades

In the Indian capital New Delhi, 46 people were killed during the most violent protests in decades. Indian authorities confirmed this morning. The situation in the country remains tense since the protests against a new citizenship law started. This already degenerated into fierce street fights and vandalism at schools, shops and mosques. The cause of the violence is the opposition of Muslims to the so-called "Hindu First" citizenship law of Indian nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to critics, citizenship law discriminates against Muslims who have been made scapegoats by Modi for years. Muslims are the most significant religious minority in India and make up around 14 percent of the Indian population. The Hindus account for around 80 percent. The Muslims in the...

Mexico Reports First Coronavirus Infection

28Feb

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Mexico, News

Mexico Reports First Coronavirus Infection

An initial coronavirus infection was discovered in Mexico. The authorities announced this on Friday. This is a 35-year-old man from Mexico City. He is in quarantine with family members. The victim was in Italy in February, the hardest-hit country in Europe. More than 650 people became infected there and seventeen died. A second person in Mexico will be checked for the virus on Friday. The person may also have been infected. The infection in Mexico is the second case of infection in all of South America. A 61-year-old man from Brazil was previously infected. The new coronavirus broke out at the end of the previous year in the Chinese province of Hubei. The virus has appealed the lives of more than 2800 people worldwide. At least 83,000 people became infected.

The Stock Exchanges in New York Started Trading With Small Gains on Tuesday

25Feb

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Business, News

The Stock Exchanges in New York Started Trading With Small Gains on Tuesday

The stock exchanges in New York started trading with small gains on Tuesday. With that, they show something of a recovery after the substantial losses of Monday, when the three most essential indicators closed deep in red due to concerns about the coronavirus. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow-Jones index was 0.4 percent higher at 28,044 points. The broad S&P 500 won 0.3 percent to 3234 points, and technology level meter Nasdaq gained 0.5 percent on 9271 points. Monday's substantial losses followed the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy at the weekend. The explosive increase in the number of infections in that country made it clear that the virus is becoming an increasingly international problem. Investors are keeping a close eye on news about the further increase ...

Italian Model Shares Destructive Recordings of Harvey Weinstein

24Feb

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News

Italian Model Shares Destructive Recordings of Harvey Weinstein

The Italian model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez (27) has again drawn attention to a devastating recording of Harvey Weinstein. In that recording, Weinstein makes it clear that he can provide her excellent services on a professional level, but that there must be something in return. Not long after Ambra Battilana Gutierrez moved to New York at the age of 22 to make it as a model, she landed on Harvey Weinstein's radar. She was invited for an audition in his office. But it soon became clear that the film producer did not just want to talk about work. "He stared at me and suddenly asked:" Are your breasts real? "The model tells in 60 minutes Australia. "What?" I answered. And suddenly he touched my chest, then my leg too. He tried to kiss me. It all went very quickly, and I didn't even ...

Twitter Tests Brightly Colored Label for Misleading Tweets From Politicians

21Feb

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Technology, News

Twitter Tests Brightly Colored Label for Misleading Tweets From Politicians

Twitter is conducting a test in which tweets from politicians with factually inaccurate information are given a brightly coloured label with the text that the tweet is "harmfully misleading." That works through user moderation. The feature identifies a tweet as "harmfully misleading" if enough other twitterers have identified the tweet as such through a point system, NBC News writes. Twitter has confirmed the existence of the test. Besides, the system also makes a distinction between various twitterers based on moderations from the past. If a tweet receives an orange label with the text that it is "harmfully misleading", Twitter will limit the further distribution of the tweet. The feature is one of how Twitter wants to keep misleading information off its platform. Twitter hin...

After the Brexit, No More British Visas for Low-Skilled Workers

19Feb

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UK, News

After the Brexit, No More British Visas for Low-Skilled Workers

The United Kingdom now that it is out of the EU will no longer issue visas to the low-skilled. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government wants employers to refrain from hiring "cheap labour" from Europe. Instead, they can invest better in retaining their current employees and in automation. The Interior Minister, Priti Patel, told the BBC that the government wants to reduce the number of people with low qualifications and who come to the country. But "people with certain talents must be encouraged". Because to be able to assess, the government wants to introduce a demerit points system for people who want to come and work in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The British formally left the EU on 31 January. If the transition period ends December 31, it should be known how Bruss...

Hospital Director in Wuhan Died of Coronavirus

17Feb

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China, News

Hospital Director in Wuhan Died of Coronavirus

The head of a hospital in Wuhan, China, died on Monday of the new coronavirus. Liu Zhiming, director of the Wuchang Hospital, is the first hospital director to die in the fight against the coronavirus, Chinese media reported. The news comes after a 59-year-old nurse died in the same hospital last Friday due to the virus. A hospital employee said that Liu had always been a healthy man and that he was surprised by the news of his death. Earlier this month, a Chinese doctor died who warned his colleagues at the end of last year of an outbreak of the new coronavirus. Li Wenliang also worked in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, where the virus emerged. He was not taken seriously by the Chinese authorities when he raised the alarm.

Alibaba Helps Suppliers Financially Due to Coronavirus

13Feb

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Business, News

Alibaba Helps Suppliers Financially Due to Coronavirus

The Chinese web store giant Alibaba has introduced mitigating measures to help its mainly Chinese suppliers. Among other things, the group suspends the commissions that suppliers have to pay to sell through the Chinese-language platform Tmall until 1 July. "Regardless of the situation, we will assist our suppliers in getting through these difficult times," the listed company promised. Most of the stuff on the platforms of Alibaba is of Chinese origin. Many Chinese producers are struggling with supply problems due to the outbreak of the Wuhan virus, which has already infected more than 60,000 people. For example, numerous container ships are stuck in the ports, and many cargo aircraft remain on the ground. Alibaba warned that the coronavirus is putting a brake on growth in the c...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Withdraw Defence Treaty With the US

11Feb

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News, Philippines, US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Withdraw Defence Treaty With the US

After three years of anti-American rhetoric, President Duterte has withdrawn a defence treaty with the United States. According to Duterte, the Philippines should no longer depend on a significant partner for military reasons. The alliance between the two countries is nevertheless essential for the Pacific Ocean and the Far East. The American embassy in the Filipino capital Manila confirms that it has received an official cancellation. That would come into effect in 180 days and refers to the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) from 1998. This regulates the legal status of American soldiers present in the Philippines during military exercises or humanitarian operations, among other things. So it is not about scrapping the other military assistance treaties that the two countries ha...

Hong Kong Police are Looking for People Who have Escaped from Quarantine

10Feb

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China, News

Hong Kong Police are Looking for People Who have Escaped from Quarantine

Hong Kong police are looking for two people who have withdrawn from the quarantine in which they were placed without permission. They had to stay inside the government to prevent further spread of the new coronavirus. The Health Minister said Monday that a total of nine people from Hong Kong had left their designated quarantine area, two of which have not yet been located. "I remind these people that breaking the quarantine order is a criminal offence," the minister said. Those who do not follow the risk of the order a maximum fine of 25,000 Hong Kong dollars and six months in prison. In Hong Kong, 1193 people were separated from the outside world for fourteen days after they had been to mainland China. Most are in their own homes, 35 people stay in hotels and 20 others were se...