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Sports
Test series loss to India at home a ‘massive wake-up call’ – Langer
Australia head coach Justin Langer reflected on his team’s Test series defeat to India on home soil in 2019, calling…
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Articles
Lockdown lessons from the history of solitude
When the poet John Donne was struck down by a sudden infection in 1623 he immediately found himself alone –…
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Business
Coronavirus-driven debt crisis threatens poor countries already at risk, says UN report
As governments struggle to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of people living in countries teetering on the brink of…
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Politics
Democratic governors are quicker in responding to the coronavirus than Republicans
This story is first appeared in the theconversation.com While the coronavirus pandemic is a national and international concern, state and…
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Politics
Boris Johnson is in intensive care, so who is in charge in the UK?
The fact that Boris Johnson is in intensive care following his COVID-19 diagnosis reminds us that the UK is unusual…
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Local Governments / SDG's
Ensuring everyone can stay at Home through the provision of public services
Nairobi, Barcelona, 2 April 2020 – The Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis, and UN Habitat, that began last…
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Politics
There’s a name for Trump playing down the threat and failing to take action against the virus: Institutional betrayal
U.S. intel agencies issued dire, classified warnings to President Trump in January and February about the dangers posed by the…
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Politics
Will coronavirus damage Trump in the US general election? And Morrison’s ratings improve in Newspoll
Four states hold Democratic primaries on Wednesday in Australia: Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Arizona. These states will award 14.5% of all pledged…
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Politics
Lack of confidence in US leadership adds to coronavirus panic
When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to the bone this week, this represented the most decisive action taken so far to…
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Politics
Experts agree that Trump’s coronavirus response was poor, but the US was ill-prepared in the first place
As the coronavirus pandemic exerts a tighter grip on the nation, critics of the Trump administration have repeatedly highlighted the…
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