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Kanaye Nagasawa: The samurai who forever changed California

  
BBC News - 12.25.2022 Original article ›
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The first Japanese American to reside permanently in America Kanaye Nagasawa was a samurai from 1864 Edo era isolationist Japan. He left Japan in secrecy at 19 as part of a group on a secret mission to learn science and technology from the West. He eventually settled in Sonoma county, California, and set up the wine industry in the region. BBC series Rediscovered America tell his story and the story of the Japanese Americans in the US.

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Turkey elections: Who's running against Erdogan? – DW – 04/10/2023

  
dw.com - 04.10.2023 Original article ›
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Two popular mayors today run the two largest cities in Turkey- Istanbul and Ankara. The two mayors Imamoglu and Yavas are part of the campaign of Republican People's party head Kilcdaroglu, which has a real opportunity to provide a new government in Turkey following the disastrous earthquake and high inflation in the economy. This would also strengthen NATO during a period following Russian invasion of Ukraine and bring Turkey closer to its historical relations with the US and EU.

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Oxford Covid jab gears up for final act: saving the rest of the world

  
The Guardian - 03.20.2022 Original article ›
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Dr. Andrew Pollard and the invention of Covishield vaccine at Oxford University in Britain in 12 months, that has saved the world, with 2.6 billion doses given. It is in its final act says this report in The Guardian with 3 billion doses to go for the 3 billion people in the world that have not received a dose. Billions of people in India, other Asian countries, Latin America and Africa depend on this vaccine during this pandemic.

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Indian community in China feels the pinch as travel ban nears two years 

  
The Hindu - 04.02.2022 Original article ›
Ananth Krishnan
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A sharp decrease in China's contacts with the outside world as a result of its zero tolerance covid policies during the pandemic, is the topic of this report in The Hindu. This has happened with Chinese people to people contact with Europe, US, and India which is sharply down from before the pandemic. This is also happening as supply chains are being rebuilt in a new direction of being shorter and culturally closer for Europe and the US.

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China’s Services Sector Posts Steepest Decline Since Pandemic’s Start

  
WSJ - 04.06.2022 Original article ›
Jason Douglas
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The severe lockdowns such as the one now in Shanghai are causing steep decline in the services sector and for the economy. Shanghai is amajor port and this is causing more anxiety for overstretched and unrealistic supply chains that were built up over the last 2 decades and for not created for today's situation. The WSJ reports on this situation today with a documentary that shows the need for bringing manufacturing back home or closer to home.

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Millions of coronavirus infections left undetected worldwide – study | DW | 08.04.2020

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DW.COM - 04.08.2020 Original article ›
Melissa Sou Jie Van Brunnersum
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Researchers at Gottingen University in Germany analyzing data from a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases monthly journal say countries around the world have only discovered on average about 6% of all coronavirus infection cases. The true total of infections could be tens of millions worldwide. Why this is important- the recurrence of the virus is a real danger even after it appears that it is under control, making relaxation of essential guidelines for prevention very risky.

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The hidden load: How 'thinking of everything' holds mums back

  
BBC News - 10.14.2021 Original article ›
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This analysis in the BBC says women carry an invisible load. The BBC calls it cognitive labour, emotional labour and the intersection of the two, which puts a major burden on women. The cognitive labour is thinking about all the practical elements of household responsibilities. Emotional labour is maintaining the family's emotions, calming things down if the kids are acting up. The intersection of the two is preparing, organizing, and anticipating everything to make life flow.

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China Binges on U.S. Gas to Manage Energy Shortage, Carbon Footprint

  
WSJ - 11.02.2021 Original article ›
Brian Spegele
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US exports of liquefied natural gas to China surged in 2021 to 17% of al exports. LNG in China's energy mix surged to 8% in 2020 and is even higher in 2021. Facing pressure to peak carbon emissions by 2030, and facing energy shortage in 2021, China is importing more LNG than ever. Prices of LNG have gone up 10 times in 2021 compared to year earlier. China is now the world's largest importer of LNG.

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Covid-19: Why France needs to vaccinate 90 percent of adults to return to ‘normal’ life

  
France 24 - 04.12.2021 Original article ›
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The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant from UK has changed the level of vaccination needed to where life returns to normal, says the Pasteur Institute in France. The level of vaccination has to be higher than the 70% or 80% earlier thought  to be needed for people over age of 18, in the range of 90% now that more infectious variant spread is happening. This also means social distancing and mask use, healthy foods and habits of exercize remain vital.

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Russia is no longer our enemy, Macron tells Nato before summit

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The Times - 11.30.2019 Original article ›
Charles Bremner, Paris
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France's Macron argues that relations of the European Union with Russia that deteriorated with the Ukraine conflict should now be restored. He calls for closer relations with Russia, as Germany under Merkel continues with existing policy and a robust NATO. Merkel sees peace in the Balkans preserved by allowing Balkan countries into the European Union. Macron thinks this is not a good idea and has called NATO brain dead. Merkel and Macron now disagree on goals of NATO.

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Tax Records Reveal How Fame Gave Trump a $427 Million Lifeline

  
NYTimes.com - 09.29.2020 Original article ›
Mike Mc Intire
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The show Apprentice" on television gave Mr. Trump his first first boost in front of a large audience and the television shows generated $427 million in cash earnings. Trump was more successful on television with his personality and drive than in the real estate business he inherited from his father. Much of his ability to draw the attention of large crowds with short sentences and knowledge of issues that he wants to convey comes from these years on television.

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All eyes on Macron as hospitals chief warns of ICU saturation due to Covid-19 surge

  
France 24 - 10.15.2020 Original article ›
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The head of the hospital group that represents 39 public hospitals in the Paris region APHP, Mr. Hirsch, says that by October 24 about 800 to 1000 coronavirus cases in intensive care ICU are expected taking up 70 to 90 percent of capacity in the Paris region.This has placed added urgency to the actions of the French government and tougher measures are expected following the Macron announcement of a curfew in Paris region and eight metropolitan regions in France.

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COVID: Angela Merkel says no plans for mandatory vaccines in Germany | DW | 13.07.2021

  
DW.COM - 07.13.2021 Original article ›
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After France makes vaccination mandatory for health care workers Germany's Merkel says she has ruled out mandatory vaccination in Germany. Merkel visited the Robert Koch Institute on July 12 to urge everyone to get vaccinated. Following a slow start 43% of Germany's population is now fully vaccinated. Merkel says "I think we can gain trust by advertising vaccination and also by letting people become ambassadors for the vaccine from their own experience."

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Over-emotional England lose the plot and the Test

  
The Times - 08.17.2021 Original article ›
Mike Atherton, Chief Cricket Correspondent
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Mike Atherton looks at how England played against India in the Second Test at Lord's in 2021, starting the fifth day in a strong position but losing by 151 runs. A ninth wicket partnership between Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami for 89 runs and loss of 2 early English wickets for a duck changed everything. Atherton says one bad hour as Bumrah and Shami put off the English bowlers changed the emotional aspects of the game for England. 

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Tories will win 98 seats to Labour’s 468, says poll

  
The Times - 03.31.2024 Original article ›
Caroline Wheeler, Tim Shipman
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The huge problem of collapse facing the Tories, UK Conservative Party, as Britain goes to the polls in 2024. A 15,000 person MRP poll conducted by Survation shows 468 seats for Starmer's Labour party and 98 for Conservatives. So great is the anger in Britain with the Tories in general and how they ran the country for the last decade. Today the Tories lack any clear vision for Britain going forward into the middle of the 21st century.

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Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary | Gandhi Jayanti celebration returns to China’s Chaoyang park after two years

  
The Hindu - 10.02.2022 Original article ›
The Hindu Bureau
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The 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. October 2 is also the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second prime minister, who is admired for his simplicity and decisiveness. The Hindu also shows the return after Covid of China's Gandhi Jayanti celebration at Chaoyang park with recitation of his famous quotes by Chinese schoolchildren. Yuan Xikun, a famous Chinese sculptor completed the statue of Gandhi on the banks of a lake in serene surroundings in 2005.

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How Ajla Tomljanovic Faced Down Serena Williams and 24,000 Others

  
NYTimes.com - 09.03.2022 Original article ›
David Waldstein
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Ajla Tomljanovic takes on the challenge of beating Serena Williams in 3 sets at the US Open tennis championships.  Her father is a handball champion who plays for Croatia and wanted his daughter to take up handball. Ajla stuck to tennis and seemed oblivious to the crowds applauding her opponent's every point as she won 6-1 in the last set after a tie breaker in the second set. Ajla plays for Australia at the US Open.

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Live Updates: World Leaders Accuse Russia of Using Ukraine’s Food Supply as a Weapon

  
NYTimes.com - 05.24.2022 Original article ›
Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Matina Stevis Gridneff, Shashank Bengali
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The head of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, says Russia is trying to provoke a world food crisis by attacks on Ukraine ports and infrastructure, and preventing the export of 20 million tons of foodgrains. She said the EU was working to get these foodgrains out of the country. Mr. Scholz, the German chancellor on a visit to Africa, also pointed out that the Russian attacks were having serious effects with food shortages in many African countries.

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Where Death Rates Rose the Most During the Pandemic

  
NYTimes.com - 05.24.2022 Original article ›
Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz
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The US death rates were 15% above normal compared to other European countries at 9-12% above normal for the pandemic. The US deaths exceed 1 million in 2020 and 2021. India's death rate was about 26% above normal, Brazil's 24% above normal compared to 41% for Mexico, even though Brazil made the most headlines. Uneven vaccination in states in the northern and southern US led to the high US death rate and 1 million deaths.

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Chile’s Proposed Constitution Could Upend Its Free-Market Model

  
WSJ - 05.30.2022 Original article ›
Ryan Dube
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Chile's new Constitution draft document of 499 pages scales back mining, decentralises power and grants social rights. Rewriting the Constitution was one of the demands of protests that lasted for months leading to the election of president Boric. After decades under a constitution written by Gen. Pinochet that favored mining companies and industry Chileans protested the way pensions were organized and the way Chile was run that neglected the working class and middle class families.

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Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims

  
The Guardian - 09.17.2022 Original article ›
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Documents revealed at a US Congressional hearing show that an executive's memo to Darren Woods Exxon CEO in 2019 called for removal of a reference to "the Paris Agreement" from an announcement by a group that Exxon is part of. Shell is shown to also have internal documents that showed executive's were lacking in support of climate goals even though the company's public position was for supporting climate goals.

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How well are you aging? How to discover your ‘fitness’ age.

  
Washington Post - 01.10.2024 Original article ›
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VO2max is based on aerobic fitness.Small bursts of activity on a treadmill 4 minutes fast and 3 minutes slower, repeated 4 times for 4X4. It is used to measure one's fitness age. The Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway,  has fitness age calculator on its website. Up tempo exercize one that increases your breathing and heart rate improves your VO2max. The key is exerting yourself vigorously three or four times a week.

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At 93, he’s as fit as a 40-year-old. His body offers lessons on aging.

  
Washington Post - 01.16.2024 Original article ›
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A 93 year old from Ireland who started rowing at age 73. He shows that our body does not have to lose muscle with aging. He is the subject of this case study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, shown in The Washington Post. He is a one time baker and battery maker who does curls and lunges with small wieights and does rowing with 30% rowing of some intensity the rest at a steady pace. 

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Fed on Path for Another 0.75-Point Interest-Rate Lift After Powell’s Inflation Pledge

  
WSJ - 09.07.2022 Original article ›
Nick Timiraos
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Fed officials at the US central bank say they are looking t getting to 4% from the current 2.5% for the federal funds rate. A third increase of 0.75% in interest rates is expected for 2022 from the Fed. Fed chairman Powell intends to keep inflation in check. Higher interest rates in the US is also good for savers and provides more stable sources of income for Americans, creating a new element of stability that was missing.

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Living Planet: Living with nature – DW – 10/20/2022

  
dw.com - 10.20.2022 Original article ›
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Living Planet on DW.com takes us on a trip through the Amazon to see how the region has changed with climate change. The related changes from settlers and cattle farms, new dams and dikes, are changing the course of rivers as large as the Rhine in the Amazon region of Brazil. Some of these rivers are disappearing or changing course in these changes with the impact of hundreds of thousands of buffalo, and the impact of dams diverting the waters.

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