June 2020 archive

Today’s News 19th June 2020

EU Car Sales Crash 57% In May As Europe Grapples With Massive Inventory Glut EU Car Sales Crash 57% In May As Europe Grapples With Massive Inventory Glut Tyler Durden Fri, 06/19/2020 – 02:45 New car sales in the EU plunged in May, falling 57% to 623,812, as Europe grapples with the same problem that …

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Today’s News 18th June 2020

Sweden Says Herd Immunity "Surprisingly Slow" To Develop Despite Avoiding Lockdowns Sweden Says Herd Immunity “Surprisingly Slow” To Develop Despite Avoiding Lockdowns Tyler Durden Thu, 06/18/2020 – 02:45 Despite allowing its economy and schools to remain open during the coronavirus outbreak, Sweden is finding that the incidence of COVID-19 antibodies among its population is still …

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Today’s News 17th June 2020

Norway Abandons COVID-Tracking App Over Privacy Fears Norway Abandons COVID-Tracking App Over Privacy Fears Tyler Durden Wed, 06/17/2020 – 02:45 Norway’s health authorities suspended the use of its COVID-19 tracing app and deleted all location data collected amid new privacy criticism from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA), reported The Local.  The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) launched the …

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Today’s News 16th June 2020

Global Sugar Consumption Declines For First Time In Forty Years  Global Sugar Consumption Declines For First Time In Forty Years  Tyler Durden Tue, 06/16/2020 – 02:45 The pandemic has thrust the global economy into a crippling recession. It could take several years for the world to return to either its long-term linear or exponential growth trends, resulting …

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Today’s News 15th June 2020

Putin Says Russia Will Soon Be Able To Counter "Invincible" Hypersonic Weapons Putin Says Russia Will Soon Be Able To Counter “Invincible” Hypersonic Weapons Tyler Durden Mon, 06/15/2020 – 02:45 The thing about hypersonic missiles is they are supposed to be impossible to defend against. Since Russia began touting its experimental arsenal two years ago, the prospect of devastating …

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Today’s News 14th June 2020

Officer Fired, Police Chief Steps Down, Wendy's Set Ablaze After Atlanta Shooting Officer Fired, Police Chief Steps Down, Wendy’s Set Ablaze After Atlanta Shooting Tyler Durden Sun, 06/14/2020 – 02:00 Atlanta PD officer Garrett Rolfe has been fired following the deadly Friday night shooting of Rayshard Brooks, while another officer, Devin Bronsan, has been placed …

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Today’s News 13th June 2020

Removing A US President Without An Election Removing A US President Without An Election Tyler Durden Fri, 06/12/2020 – 23:45 Authored by Paul Ryder via Counterpunch.org, Five times in the last ninety years, elements of the U.S. power structure have tried to oust a sitting president without an election. The efforts were aimed at Franklin …

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Today’s News 12th June 2020

"We Need To Act Now" – UN Warns World Faces Worst Food Crisis In 50 Years “We Need To Act Now” – UN Warns World Faces Worst Food Crisis In 50 Years Tyler Durden Fri, 06/12/2020 – 02:45 The world has entered a critical period, as depression unfolds, a virus pandemic rages, socio-economic chaos will flourish …

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Today’s News 11th June 2020

UK Forecast To Suffer Worst COVID-Driven GDP Hit Of All Nations Worldwide UK Forecast To Suffer Worst COVID-Driven GDP Hit Of All Nations Worldwide Tyler Durden Thu, 06/11/2020 – 02:45 The OECD released its latest Economic Outlook earlier this week, revealing the projected impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on global GDP in 2020. When assuming there will be …

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Today’s News 10th June 2020

What No "V"? World Bank Forecasts "Subdued" Recovery In Global Economy In 2021 What No “V”? World Bank Forecasts “Subdued” Recovery In Global Economy In 2021 Tyler Durden Wed, 06/10/2020 – 02:45 The World Bank has just released its new “Global Economic Prospects” report, describing how the COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a “devastating blow” on the global economy — shredding …

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