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- Wisma Putra urges US to review decision barring Malaysian students enrolled in online courses from staying 09 Jul 2020 11:11 Malay Mail The Malaysian embassy warned that students with F-1 and M-1 Visa status attending schools operating entirely online will not be allowed to remain in the US. — Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged the US Immigration …
- Facebook Pressured Towards Censorship Based on Civil Rights Claims 09 Jul 2020 11:10 Sputnik News The Critical Hour 23:50 GMT 08.07.2020(updated 07:41 GMT 09.07.2020) Get short URL On this episode of the Critical Hour, host Garland Nixon talks to Margaret Kimberley about pressure Facebook is facing to censor by Civil Rights groups and others. An …
- NU-Q student responds to COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan 09 Jul 2020 10:59 Peninsula Qatar 09 Jul 2020 - 10:17 NU-Q student Adan Ali, a co-founder of Mask Banao, meets with his teammates. Doha: As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) alumni are reporting on the virus, while a NU-Q student launches a …
- Open access to air quality data critical to tackling pollution 09 Jul 2020 10:57 The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Access to reliable and standardised air quality data is critical for effective action to reduce air pollution. The report, Open Air Quality Data: The Global State of Play’ by OpenAQ, a Washington DC based international NGO, released on Thursday …
- Drivers target Black Lives Matter protesters in 'horrifying' spate of attacks 09 Jul 2020 10:32 The Guardian Sustained demonstrations across the US calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality in the wake of the May killing of George Floyd are being met with a rising trend for apparent counter-protesters using vehicles to threaten or slam into …
- First Thing: schools are the pandemic's latest political battlefield 09 Jul 2020 10:32 The Guardian Good morning, Mike Pence, the chief of the White House coronavirus taskforce, has waded into the pandemic’s latest political battlefield: schools. “It’s time for us to get our kids back to school,” the US vice-president insisted on Tuesday, as the US …
- Black Lives Matter mural to be painted in front of Trump Tower with New York mayor Bill de Blasio expected to join in 09 Jul 2020 10:29 The Independent The words “Black Lives Matter” will be painted outside Trump Tower in New York this week, in what Donald Trump described as a “hate symbol” The plan, which will see “Black Lives Matter” painted on Fifth Avenue opposite Trump Tower, will start on Thursday …
- Harvard, MIT sue to block order revoking visas for foreign students 09 Jul 2020 09:46 Jamaica Observer BOSTON, United States (AP) — Colleges and universities pushed back yesterday against the Trump Administration's decision to make international students leave the country if they plan on taking classes entirely online this fall, with Harvard University …
- Slog PM: Scream Inside Your Heart 09 Jul 2020 08:49 AltWeeklies.com Two executives at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Japan wanted to show everyone that they can ride a rollercoaster with a mask while also limiting noise, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. "Please scream inside your heart," they suggest. …
- America's leadership in decay 09 Jul 2020 08:29 Khaleej Times In a few years, or perhaps in a few decades, when we look back to this time, there will be only one question: why did America stumble so badly in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic? At the time of going to press, Dr Anthony Fauci, the face of the pandemic …
