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Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is 66% effective

  
The Times - 01.29.2021 Original article ›
Tom Whipple, Science Editor | Kat Lay, Health Editor
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Johnson and Johnson vaccine is 66% effective in a single shot, a 44,000 trial study has shown. Remarkably it is 85% effective in serious illness and prevents all deaths 28 days after it is given. It is also shown to be as effective in serious illness and deaths in South Africa and 57% effective overall. The South African variant was a cause for concern in the second wave in 2021.

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I’d have found a way to play Axar Patel, but Ravichandran Ashwin? I’m not so sure

  
The Times - 02.28.2021 Original article ›
Alastair Cook
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England's batsman Alastair Cook talks about the pitch in the Third Test at Ahmedabad. He says he would have had considerable difficulty facing the spin bowlers on that pitch in Ahmedabad. With a spinner in his groove, and men all around the bat, Cook says its hard to even get off the mark, with the noise from the stadium and constant scrutiny of the batsman's technique.

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WSJ News Exclusive | U.A.E. Pushes to Produce More Crude, Creating OPEC Deadlock

  
WSJ - 07.07.2021 Original article ›
Benoit Faucon, Summer Said, Stephen Kalin
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are planning to increase oil supplies, to sell as much crude oil as possible now, so that it can invest in diversification away from oil, says this WSJ report. This shows how even Mideast states with large oil production see a future away from oil with the growth of alternative renewable energy, and the effects of climate change that are accelerating the shift away from oil.

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What’s Happening in Afghanistan?

  
WSJ - 08.17.2021 Original article ›
James Hookway, Saeed Shah
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The WSJ looks at a mistaken conflict that did little for ordinary Americans, and wasted trillions of dollars while impoverishing large sections of  America's working class and middle class by ignoring domestic priorities for infrastructure, services, education and healthcare. Mr. Biden distances himself from past administrations responsible for the mistaken conflict and summons the courage to make the right decision for American families and working class Americans.

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Europe Hits Covid-19 Milestone With 70% of Adults Vaccinated

  
WSJ - 08.31.2021 Original article ›
Jason Douglas
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The European Commission says that 70% of adults in the European Union have now been vaccinated with 2 doses, about 256 million people in 27 countries. In the US this figure is 63% for persons 18 and over, in UK 77% are fully vaccinated for 16 and over. There is a wide variation between countries in Europe- with Portugal at the high end and Bulgaria at the low end for vaccination.

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What is the Covid winter plan to keep us out of lockdown?

  
The Times - 09.15.2021 Original article ›
Steven Swinford, Political Editor | Oliver Wright, Policy Editor
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Vaccine passports requirements for restaurants, music venues, and football stadiums will be kept as Plan B and introduced with just 1 weeks notice to deal with a surge in coronavirus. Opposition from Tory MP's who say this will create a two tier society and infringe on civil liberties, is the reason Boris Johnson is not following France, other countries in Europe, and the US, in introducing a vaccine mandate. 

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Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab Chief Minister amid turmoil in Congress

  
The Hindu - 09.19.2021 Original article ›
Vikas Vasudeva
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Reports in The Hindu, Indian Express, show a sharp contrast between the lack of improvement in setting up the rule of law in Punjab and the situation of major improvements in Uttar Pradesh. That the rule of law precedes industrial development is seen in Britain, Germany, France and the US. Young people need to be able to look to a future with hope for development in their state.

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Modi government engages Taiwan to solve domestic chip shortage

  
mint - 09.27.2021 Original article ›
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The Biden administration and Taiwan are accelerating the development of supply chain in India to tackle a chip shortage worldwide. Taiwan seeks to come up with an early agreement with India on tariff reductions for semiconductor components. The $7.5 billion plant investment would provide 5G electronics chips as well as automobile chips. India is studying various plant locations and 50% financial support after 2023 is planned with tax breaks and financial incentives.

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Are Uber and millennials behind India auto slump?

  
BBC News - 09.12.2019 Original article ›
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India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the decline in the auto sector sales includes as one of the factors the shift by millenials to ride sharing app services such as Uber, Lyft and Ola. A bigger factor is the lack of financing as less credit is available with bad loans hitting the banking industry. The current economic slowdown in India includes a drop in sales of automobiles.

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Drug Giants Close In on a $50 Billion Settlement of Opioid Cases

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NYTimes.com - 10.16.2019 Original article ›
Jan Hoffman
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The numbers are shocking. In 2019 alone the costs of the Opioid epidemic in the U.S. was $188 billion including healthcare, child and family assistance programs, criminal activities, and lost wages, according to the Society of Actuaries. Now 3 large pharmaceutical distributors and some pharmaceutical manufacturers are hoping to settle the lawsuits by paying $50 billion. The costs to the nation are enormous in human toll and in lost economic activity.

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Germany and Canada sign hydrogen deal | DW | 23.08.2022

  
DW.COM - 08.23.2022 Original article ›
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German chancellor Scholz and Canadian prime minister Trudeau sign an agreement in Newfoundland for exporting Canadian green hydrogen energy to Germany in just 3 years. Canada is seen as a major supplier to Germany for energy in the medium term including LNG. Newfoundland is the base for a green hydrogen plant. Windy areas which are not densely populated are considered ideal for production of green hydrogen, which is why Newfoundland was chosen.

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How Nevada Is Pushing to Generate Jobs Beyond the Casinos

  
NYTimes.com - 02.05.2024 Original article ›
Peter S. Goodman
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Manufacturing and building plants related to Green energy is a better path for Nevada to meet the needs of the people of the state. Dependence on casinos and the hospitality industry has hurt Nevada. The Redwood Materials plant near Reno, Nevada, is an example of this effort. It is a sprawling 300 acre facility that recycles old smartphones and other discarded items into materials for electric cars and other products.

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Sweden’s Divisive Election Is Too Close to Call, Officials Say

  
NYTimes.com - 09.12.2022 Original article ›
Christina Anderson, Isabella Kwai
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Sweden's elections show that the problems of crime, immigration, and healthcare affect the northern European countries. Sweden's Social Democrats are still the largest party. Sweden Democrats anti-immigration party gets about 20% of the vote,. The Moderate Party becomes the third largest party with its leader choosing to form a government of the centre right parties if these parties get a slight majority in the final results.

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A Soap Maker Cracks the Code to ‘Made in America’

  
WSJ - 07.25.2023 Original article ›
Austen Hufford / Photographs By Maddie Mc Garvey For The Wall Street Journal
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It never made sense to make soap 13,000 miles away in China and ship it to the US, and reflected everything that had gone wrong in a once thriving America and how business had lost common sense. Bath and Body Works is correcting that, as shown here in the WSJ. Yet this is 2023, and so many opportunities for doing this were missed already. It took the pandemic to bring some common sense.

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Cut Your Tax Bill: What to Do Before Jan. 1

  
WSJ - 12.20.2017 Original article ›
Laura Saunders
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A big change in the new Tax Law is the doubling of the Standard Tax deduction to $12,000 per person and $24,000 for a married couple filing jointly, if itemized deductions are not used. State and local income tax deduction is limited to $10,000. This will shift 20 million more people to not use itemized deductions. There will no longer be value in charitable deductions if one is using the standard deduction.

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Robert Mueller digs into the president’s Russia affairs

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The Economist - 11.30.2018 Original article ›
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The investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller now looks into president Trump's business interests and efforts made to secure financing and permits to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. This comes from information provided by Mr. Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen. The timing of these contacts show this to be taking place about the time of the presidential campaign and earlier statements to be misleading.

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U.K.’s Theresa May Calls Early Election, Seeking Brexit Leverage

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WSJ - 04.18.2017 Original article ›
Jenny Gross, Jason Douglas
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British prime minister Theresa May calls a surprise general election for June 8, 2017, with the hope of winning a new mandate for Brexit negotiations larger than the slim 17 vote majority in the House of Commons. Experts say the disarray in the Labor Party improves chances of Ms. May winning a large parliamentary majority. A YouGov PLC poll shows Conservatives at 44% support, Labor at only 23% and Liberals at 12%.

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It’s Springtime for Investing in Europe

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WSJ - 05.03.2017 Original article ›
Richard Barley
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Eurozone data shows the GDP growth far outpaced the U.S.. In the first quarter GDP growth was 0.5% from the prior year, the annualized rate at 1.8% compared to 0.7% for the U.S.. European stocks are benefiting from the recovery in the eurozone. A global recovery in inflation is also helping, with political risk fading. Recovery is also taking place in parts of southern Europe, with 3% growth in Spain.

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Opinion | The Real Problem With the Health Care Bill

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The New York Times - 05.04.2017 Original article ›
Theresa Brown
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A health care practitioner says the real problem is the high cost of medical care in the U.S. when compared to other countries. She points out that the Obama bill in 2008 did not take effective steps to bring down the cost of health care before enacting legislation to cover the uninsured, leading to higher premiums for the middle class. The link between healthcare and profits is seen as the main problem. 

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As U.S. and Chinese Teams Meet on Trade, One Side Has an Edge in Expertise

  
- 05.03.2018 Original article ›
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The Chinese negotiating team after the changes in the organization at the senior ranks of the government under Jinping lacks the experience in trade matters of the U.S. team led by Robert Lighthizer. Liu He who leads China's negotiating team is an economist who has the confidence of president Xi Jinping. Lighthizer is a veteran of trade negotiations going back to negotiations he held with the Japanese under the Reagan administration.

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Why aren’t successful, middle-aged fathers happy?

  
The Times - 12.12.2018 Original article ›
Matt Rudd
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Matt Rudd gives this excellent story on what it is like for dads in today's hectic ever busy work and business environment that takes little account of the needs of family and children. As work consumes most of dad's time, work-life balance is seriously affected, leading to stress and inability to cope with family, wife and children. Rudd gives examples and a quiz as food for thought.

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House Votes for Public Release of Mueller Report

  
WSJ - 03.14.2019 Original article ›
Siobhan Hughes
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The U.S. House of Representatives votes 420-0 calling for public release of the Mueller report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The probe by Special Counsel Mueller looked into whether anyone in the Trump circle aided Russian meddling in the election. The unanimous vote is a result of the public support for releasing the report. Mostly all Democrats and 80% of Republicans support its public release.

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Theresa May Offers to Resign as Lawmakers Fail to Break Brexit Impasse

  
WSJ - 03.27.2019 Original article ›
Max Colchester, Jason Douglas
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In a meeting charged with emotion Theresa May says she will not run again as a way to get support from a pro-Brexit MP's faction in her party that includes Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees Moog. Some members of this faction support exiting the EU even if it means no-deal is reached on future relations between the EU and Britain including agreement on membership in the customs union.

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Israel Edges Toward Snap Elections as Netanyahu Struggles to Form Government

  
WSJ - 05.28.2019 Original article ›
Felicia Schwartz
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Prime minister Netanyahu of Israel says he will call snap elections if secular and religious parties in his centre right alliance do not come together to form a new government. Likud lacks the 61 seats for a majority in parliament resulting in negotiations with other religious and secular parties that back Netanyahu. Mr. Lieberman one of the secular party leaders says the ultra orthodox must serve in the military with other Israelis.

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Angela Merkel fears economic crisis is being underestimated in EU

  
The Guardian - 06.19.2020 Original article ›
Daniel Boffey
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Germany's chancellor gives her support to French president Macron's call for agreement before the summer holidays on a 750 billion euro rescue package. Merkel told 27 leaders of EU countries Europe faces "very, very difficult times" and even said that she was not sure the gravity of the situation was truly understood. The value of the economies of some states could drop by 10% in 2020.

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