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Music: A little rhythm when blue – Jamaica Observer

Music: A little rhythm when blue  Jamaica Observer



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B.C. fire-related fatalities on the rise in 2020, says province

Fire officials are asking people in B.C. to test smoke alarms and take care in the kitchen as 15 people have died in the province so far this year due to fires — three times the number of deaths for the same time period in 2019.



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Rehabilitation through love and action

The church in Russia is facing a new threat-HIV/AIDS. OM Russia works in rehab-centres to show God's love and compassion.




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Seeing hearts, not the disabilities

OM Russia had a great kick-off to the STM summer season by serving in a camp for children with disabilities to hear about Christ.




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Freeing the Dalits

In 1988, it became evident to leadership that OM needed to respond to the hundreds of millions of poor and marginalised in India, specifically the Dalit-Bahujan people, or ‘untouchables’.




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Fin24.com | Political stardom beckons for virus point man, Zweli Mkhize

Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize has won such praise for his handling of the coronavirus crisis that he’s being touted as a possible successor to President Cyril Ramaphosa.




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Jo Cox's death should challenge our lazy, unthinking disdain for politicians

"Everyone hates politicians," the MSP observed. We were chatting about the EU referendum and she was explaining why the polls were showing a rise in support for a Leave vote.




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Light in a sad reality

Bringing justice for the oppressed is the mandate given to every Christian, says Natasha Shoultz, working among sex workers in Prague.




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Licht in einer traurigen Realität

Gerechtigkeit zu den Unterdrückten zu bringen ist ein Auftrag für jeden Christen, sagt Natasha Shoultz, die unter Frauen in Prostitution in Prag arbeitet.




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Civil war in the SNP: personalities, politics, battle lines ... and what it means for the independence cause

Something unintentionally funny keeps happening on the politically feverish fringes of Scottish social media.




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Little Richard Dead, Legendary Musician Dies At 87

Source: www.inquisitr.com - Saturday, May 09, 2020
Little Richard, real name Richard Wayne Penniman, has died at the age of 87, per Rolling Stone . The performer’s cause of death is unknown. Little Richard Dead, Legendary Musician Dies At 87 is an article from: The Inquisitr Click here to continue and read more...




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A distinct possibility: 'Temporary' layoffs may be permanent

More U.S. employers seem to be recognizing a growing possibility.




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Panini Pandya selected as international politics marshal

As part of Penn State’s 2020 spring commencement activities, Panini Pandya will represent international studies as its student marshal. Pandya, a Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar, will graduate with bachelor of arts degrees in international politics, Spanish and history, with a minor in geography.




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Andrew Bernstein selected as political science marshal

As part of Penn State’s 2020 spring commencement activities, Andrew Bernstein will represent the Department of Political Science in the College of the Liberal Arts as the department’s student marshal. Bernstein, a Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar, will graduate with bachelor of arts degrees in political science and Spanish, with a minor in economics.




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Clara Miller selected as women's, gender, and sexuality studies marshal

As part of Penn State’s 2020 spring commencement activities, Clara Miller will represent the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in the College of the Liberal Arts as its student marshal.




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Disability, Literacy Groups Unite On Common Reading Goal

Having all children reading on grade level by third grade must include students with disabilities such as dyslexia, say organization leaders.




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Feds Invest $10 Million Into Research for Severe Learning Disabilities

The funding will establish a center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. that will focus on instructional strategies in reading and math for students with persistent learning struggles.




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Coronavirus Pandemic: MapmyIndia Introduces New Tools To Alert About Coronavirus Impacted Localities

The app will generate real-time location-based alerts helping all employees and consumer base in being aware of the relevant localised corona safety information.




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THE DELAWARE WELCOME CENTER ON I-95 IS OPEN FOR GAS, RESTROOMS AND DRIVE THRU COFFEE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAIN TRAVEL PLAZA IS OPEN FOR RESTROOM USAGE AND LIMITED TAKE OUT FOOD SERVICES. DINE-IN FACILITIES REMAIN UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



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Google Lens gets new features including the ability to copypaste handwritten notes to your computer




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2019 Range Rover Sport (2.0 Litre) Review: Too Small, Sporty or a Compromise?

In this review, we try to find out if the new 2.0-litre petrol engine plonked under the hood of the Range Rover Sport takes downsizing a bit too far for a heavy 'SUV' and if this is worthy of carrying the 'Sport' tag.




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Maruti Suzuki Ciaz Diesel Long-Term Review: Makes You Richer, Literally!

The Maruti Suzuki Ciaz diesel has been part of the Express Drives' long term fleet for over a month now. In our first report, we share our initial experience in relation to this C-segment sedan and how its in-house developed diesel engine performed over the said duration!




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Gemopai Astrid Lite Road Test Review: Small is the new Big?

Gemopai's high-speed electric scooter Astrid Lite proved its mettle when it reached Murthal from Noida in a single full charge, covering 87 km. Here is how it performed on a day to day basis.




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3 utility stocks with potential to jump as much as 78% to help investors dodge Covid-19 power shock

With the majority of the population asked to stay indoor, power demand across the country tanked over 8% in March and was expected to fall another 32% in April.




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Uncertainty creates volatility, here’s what investors could do to dodge the crisis | Interview

As uncertainty looms large, volatility again jumped 28% on Monday as equity markets resumed trading after a long weekend.




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UP hikes petrol price by Rs 2 per litre, diesel by Rs 1 per litre to garner Rs 2,070 cr

Petrol will cost Rs 73.91 per litre while diesel will be available at Rs 63.86 per litre in the state, finance minister Suresh Khanna told reporters after the Cabinet meeting here.




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Gas Utilities – Industrial PNG, CNG volumes likely to be hit

FY21/22e EPS lowered by 22-33/9-13%; softer LNG prices a positive; GUJGA and MGL are to be preferred.




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Bhel’s Make in India push to its idle plants; invites global firms to use its manufacturing facilities

With an eye at coronavirus as an opportunity, to put its idle plants to work, state-run Bhel has offered its manufacturing facilities to be used by global manufacturing firms looking to shift base.




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Cyberattacks get a new dimension: Political and economic intentions of cybercriminals

Threat trends show political and economic intentions of cybercriminals.




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Revenue, profitability of private hospitals to be hit in short-term: Icra

The ratings agency explained that private sector is dominated by small doctor-run facilities in terms of number of facilities and number of beds.




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Coronavirus crisis: Politics of a pandemic

The Centre's fiscal management of the Covid crisis vis-a-vis availability of funds to states might result in creating a coercive, rather than a cooperative federalism.




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Breathing easy on ventilator quality

A good ventilator must be a high-precision product, a combination of top-class engineering efforts, optimum manufacturing capability, and robust financial backing.




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Lacking Leadership: Trump, Bolsonaro and others need to take their accountability seriously

The president has claimed that he was being sarcastic when he talked about injecting disinfectant and exposure to high-dose UV rays as ways to fight Covid-19.




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Taxpayer money deserves a little more respect

As for MFs, many of them are backed by strong parents—in India and overseas—and this is the time for them to support their offspring.




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Across The Aisle: Imagination is everything in war against reality

On May 3, the governments would have got 40 days time to do those things; the question is, do governments need more time?




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Covid-19 testing rates do not match mortality rates

We should continue to implement all the needed public health measures instead of projecting testing rates as the sole path to salvation




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Covid lockdown: When you can’t litigate and arbitrate

Given the many advantages it has over traditional litigation during the corona crisis, arbitration should no longer be just an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, but the primary choice for adjudicating disputes.




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Rationing Reforms: Ration card portability good, but DBT better

With wage-flow stoppered, and unable to get ration in the cities, most migrant workers have had to rely on food distribution by government and NGOs.




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Weekly poll results: Xiaomi's Mi Note 10 Lite and Redmi Note 9 Pro get a warm welcome

The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite attracted a lot of interest in last week's poll - the sentiment is positive, though some wish the price was lower. As it stands, it's quite close to the vanilla Mi Note 10 and some people are willing to pay extra to get not one but two telephoto cameras. More than half of voters are interested in the Lite model, though most of them will wait for a promotional price before pulling the trigger. Only 18% of voters think that the recently-discounted Mi Note 10 is a better buy. Whether you go with the Note 10 or Note 10 Lite, it's still a win for Xiaomi, of...




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Developing the Covid-19 Vaccine: challenges, stages and possibilities

In the age of social media, digital technology, IoT and 3D printers, it is difficult for a lot of people to understand the delays in creation of a vaccine for the new disease.




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Net Neutrality R.I.P.

A look back at our recent coverage, as net neutrality vanishes — temporarily we hope — into the dustbin of history




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Valuable Lessons From Mother Shaped My Political Life: Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan remembered his mother on Mother's Day and said that the courage and determination with which his mother faced the life, taught him valuable lessons and laid the...




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Google Lens gets new features including the ability to copypaste handwritten notes to your computer




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Record sales of fertilisers in lockdown period; govt ensures full availability before kharif sowing

The sale of fertilisers shot up by 45.1 per cent on-year in April 2020.




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GSTN develops functionality for transfer of amount available in electronic cash ledger

In a statement, GSTN said this new functionality on the GST portal is aimed at providing a major relief to taxpayers, especially at the time of the COVID-19 crisis when there is limited access to cash resources.




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Twenty states getting ready for launch of ration card portability from June 1: Ram Vilas Paswan

Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said already intra-state ration card portability is being used, but the transactions are not significant.




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E-Channel facility for Singaporeans entering Hong Kong

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore announced that Singaporeans whose age is 11 or above will be able to clear immigration at faster pace in Hong Kong.Individuals holding Singapore passports and have traveled Hong Kong for at…




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Massive dust storm hits Delhi, visibility dips; Hail storms not good sign for farmers

Delhi recorded the maximum temperature of 40.9 degrees centigrade on Saturday, the IMD said. Due to the Western Disturbance, the IMD in its weather summary and forecast bulletin predicted isolated to scattered rain over the Western Himalayan region and plains of Northwest India, with peak activity on May 10, 2020.




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Stigma Reason For High COVID-19 Mortality Rate In Ahmedabad: AIIMS Chief

Coronavirus needs to be destigmatised so that people get treatment in time which will help reduce the mortality rate, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria said...




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An Iconic Approach To Political Ad Transparency

A new DAA initiative to increase ad transparency offers instant access "to information and control over interest-based advertising"