May 2020 archive

Montenegro Advertises Itself As "Corona-Free" Vacation Destination Montenegro Advertises Itself As “Corona-Free” Vacation Destination Popular European tourist vacations like Cinque Terre in Italy and the French Riviera in southeastern France are about to have some serious competition on their hands. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> While the global travel and leisure industry takes a massive …

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Ehret: For Victory Day, It's Time To Think About Finally Winning WWII Ehret: For Victory Day, It’s Time To Think About Finally Winning WWII Authored by Matthew Ehret via The Strategic Culture Foundation, 75 years ago Germany surrendered to allied forces finally ending the ravages of the Second World War. Today, as the world celebrates …

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Authoritarianism In The Age Of Pseudoscience Authoritarianism In The Age Of Pseudoscience Authored by Colin Todhunter via Off-Guardian.org, Following the court decision in the US to award in favour of Dewayne Johnson (exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient, glyphosate, caused Johnson to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma), attorney Robert Kennedy Jr said at the post-trial …

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COVID-19 Wreaks Economic Havoc Across Europe COVID-19 Wreaks Economic Havoc Across Europe The European Commission has released its Spring 2020 Economic Forecast which shows that COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on Europe’s economy. The collective GDP of the EU-27 was expected to grow 1.2 percent this year but it is now forecast contract 7.4 percent due to the pandemic. By …

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20 Years Of Putin 20 Years Of Putin Today, May 7, 2020, marks twenty years since Vladimir Putin first assumed office as President of Russia and, as this infographic shows, he will have served 24.7 years in power by the end of his current stint in 2024. You will find more infographics at Statista As …

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Ferrari Touts "Strong Order Book", Expects To Outperform In 2H 2020 Despite Auto Industry Implosion Ferrari Touts “Strong Order Book”, Expects To Outperform In 2H 2020 Despite Auto Industry Implosion If there’s one topic we have covered widely since the coronavirus pandemic started, it has been the collapse of the auto industry. Over the last …

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Mayor Of Nice Demands "Health Passports" To Enter/Leave France Mayor Of Nice Demands “Health Passports” To Enter/Leave France The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new antibody test from diagnostics giant Roche Holding AG on Sunday, who is expected to flood the Western world with more than 100 million tests by the end of 2020, will …

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Greek Brothels To Reopen But Hookers And Clients Required To Wear Masks And Gloves Greek Brothels To Reopen But Hookers And Clients Required To Wear Masks And Gloves In Greece the discussion about “essential businesses” appears to have gone in a different direction than in the United States. While Americans are bickering over when to …

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China's Exploiting The COVID-19 Pandemic To Expand In Asia China’s Exploiting The COVID-19 Pandemic To Expand In Asia Authored by Con Coughlin via The Gatestone Institute, While the rest of the world is preoccupied with tackling the coronavirus pandemic, China is intensifying its efforts to extend its influence in the South China Sea by intimidating …

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Why Didn't The Constitution Stop This? Why Didn't The Constitution Stop This? Authored by Robert Wright via The American Institute for Economic Research, The genius of the U.S. Constitution is that the Framers, especially James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, saw it as a constraint on bad policymaking. Given the number of really bad policies that …

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