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Coronavirus: What could a socially-distanced bar look like?

How bars and restaurants could look when coronavirus restrictions are eased.




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The COVID-19 Distance Learning: Insight from Ukrainian students

Nenko, Yuliia and Кybalna, Nelia and Snisarenko, Yana The COVID-19 Distance Learning: Insight from Ukrainian students. Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo, 2020, vol. 5, pp. 1-19. [Journal article (Paginated)]




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The View From a Distance: Egypt’s Contentious New Constitution


With violent protests following the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, and calls for a new unified government amid dire comments about the stability of Egypt, the world’s attention is again on President Morsi and his country. This follows a tumultuous period last month, when Egyptians went to the polls and ratified a new constitution. The document, criticized as hurried, incomplete, and lacking in consensus is enormously contentious.

In the Saban Center’s newest Middle East Memo, The View From a Distance: Egypt’s Contentious New Constitution, nonresident fellow Mirette F. Mabrouk gives a broad overview of the new constitution, and provides context and analysis for specific sections.

Mabrouk outlines several ways in which, she argues, the document is shaky on the protection of freedoms and rights, particularly those of women, some religious minorities and minors. Mabrouk also encourages analysts to stop viewing this situation as an Islamist/ secular divide, arguing that idea is too simplistic, and lacks the context for greater understanding of Egypt’s domestic politics.

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Mexico’s COVID-19 distance education program compels a re-think of the country’s future of education

Saturday, March 14, 2020 was a historic day for education in Mexico. Through an official statement, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) informed students and their families that schools would close to reinforce the existing measures of social distancing in response to COVID-19 and in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations. Mexico began to implement…

       




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Mexico’s COVID-19 distance education program compels a re-think of the country’s future of education

Saturday, March 14, 2020 was a historic day for education in Mexico. Through an official statement, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) informed students and their families that schools would close to reinforce the existing measures of social distancing in response to COVID-19 and in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations. Mexico began to implement…

       




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Mexico’s COVID-19 distance education program compels a re-think of the country’s future of education

Saturday, March 14, 2020 was a historic day for education in Mexico. Through an official statement, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) informed students and their families that schools would close to reinforce the existing measures of social distancing in response to COVID-19 and in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations. Mexico began to implement…

       




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Nature Loo composting toilet puts some distance between the person and the poop

This simple Australian design has some interesting features and benefits.





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Friday Polynews Roundup — When this isolation ends, good long-distance sex, how to open a relationship, and more.




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Coronavirus: How do you social distance in schools?

If pupils are allowed to return to school after the lockdown, how would they keep 2m apart?




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Staging a 'socially distanced' boxing match

Inside the Nicaraguan boxing event that caught the world's attention during the pandemic.




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COVID-19: MMR wants to keep its distance from Mumbai

While the BMC has issued an order for 100 per cent attendance of its employees, municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) want its residents to stay away from the city. The corporations are working on a plan to restrict the transmission of COVID-19 through residents who regularly go to Mumbai for essential services.

The plan is still in a primary mode but the corporations are likely ask service providers to make accommodation available for its employees near their respective work areas.

MMR, which includes Thane, Thane rural, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivali, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Mira-Bhayandar, Palghar, Vasai-Virar, and Panvel Corporation, collectively has 1,159 patients, way below that in Mumbai which has close to 7,000.

"Nearly one lakh people travel to Mumbai from MMR every day for their jobs under essential services like banks, hospitals, and BMC. So if these areas maintain minimum contact with Mumbai, the transmission of COVID in MMR will be low," said a bureaucrat from the region.

"The number of positive patients in our area has gone up because of some residents who work at a private hospital in Mumbai. We are going to ask private hospitals to arrange for stay facilities for them," said a commissioner of one of these corporations. The civic body has identified 36 employees who work with the hospital.

The ideal situation is to create accommodation facilities for the employees near the work area. The chances of transmission increase due to travel. We are speaking to BMC," said a civic officer from MMR. Alternatively, he said, respective corporations could prepare Care Centres outside their residential areas for these employees who visit Mumbai daily. The administration is also thinking of a 15-day work, 15-day off policy for these employees.

While the MMR region comes under the red zone, some activities can start here if the number of patients go down. A list of migrants in each district – Thane, Palghar and Raigad — is also being prepared so they can go to their states safely.

Number of patients (as on April 30)

Mumbai – 7,061
Thane rural – 48
Thane – 412
Navi Mumbai – 174
Kalyan-Dombivali – 163
Ulhasnagar – 3
Bhiwandi-Nizampur – 17
Mira-Bhayandar – 126
Palghar – 41
Vasai-Virar – 128
Panvel – 47

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New Study Explores Link Between Distance to Transplant Center and Likelihood of Being Considered for Transplantation

In the kidney transplantation process, the distance from a patient's residence to the nearest transplant center did not appear to affect access to early steps, revealed study of Southeastern U.




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Distance learning: best apps, tools and online services

Distance learning solutions and online educational tools are rapidly growing in popularity and effectiveness with teachers, colleges and university-level programs worldwide. One recent survey estimated that...




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Is Rashmika Mandanna maintaining distance from Vijay Deverakonda? Actress shoots down rumours with a Tweet

Rashmika Mandanna has quashed the rumous of trouble in the relationship with Vijay Deverakonda with just one Tweet.




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Distance-based charging supports the shift to sustainable road transport

Distance-based charges can help sustain tax revenues and improve environmental and mobility outcomes as future vehicles rely less on fossil fuels. According to a new report, tax revenue from diesel and gasoline use in private cars is likely to decline substantially in the coming decades. This would put stress on government budgets, particularly in countries where fuel tax revenues represent a large share of total revenue.




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Business Models of Banks, Leverage and the Distance-to-Default

This study models the distance-to-default (DTD) of a large sample of banks from 2004 to 2011 and examines the results from the perspective of policy approaches that aim to reduce the riskiness of banks.




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Jemma Reekie's coach backs middle distance star to be a contender at Olympics

Jemma Reekie's coach Andy Young believes the breakthrough star of British athletics packs enough of a kick to be an Olympic contender this summer after her victory in Glasgow on Saturday.




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Weeds creator Jenji Kohan prepping a quarantine anthology series titled Social Distance for Netflix

Jenji Kohan, the creative force behind much-loved shows like Weeds and Orange Is The New Black, is working on a new concept for Netflix which is all about life in its current bizarre circumstance. 




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Golf spectators 'may be forced to watch from a distance'

The R&A, which organises the Open, said it will carefully plan viewing areas at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland to try to maximise spectator safety. after a woman was hit by a ball at the Ryder Cup.




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Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robotic dog deployed in Singapore to remind people to keep a safe distance

Spot will traverse a 4-mile swath of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park during off-peak hours while playing a recorded message that reminds park-goers 'observe safe distancing measures.'




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Couple have started a long distance relationship after they failed to get home before borders closed

An Australian couple have started a long distance relationship after the government closed the borders before the woman was able to return home to her boyfriend in Los Angeles.




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Priests keep their distance from Pope Francis amid coronavirus lockdown

The footprints mark where people should stand to avoid close contact under the one-yard rule - which Italians were taking to heart by carrying rulers into bars and shops today.




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Distance legend Kenenisa Bekele backs Mo Farah over missing London Marathon

Distance legend Kenenisa Bekele has revealed he will go head to head with Eliud Kipchoge in a fascinating clash of the titans at the London Marathon in April.




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Mark Wright gushes about isolating with wife Michelle Keegan after 'long-distance relationship'

The presenter, 33, and his actress wife, 32, spent much time apart, with Mark co-hosting entertainment news show Extra in the US and Michelle travelling the world to shoot her hit drama Our Girl.




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Lauren Goodger enjoys a socially distanced chat with her female pal in Epping Forest

The ex-TOWIE star, 33, highlighted her toned physique as she ran into a female pal during the walk in Epping Forest on Wednesday, and chatted to her while adhering to social distancing rules.




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Catherine Tyldesley transforms into her alter-ego Olga Keff for a hilarious social distance PSA

The Coronation Street star, 36, donned a brown wig and a drawn-on unibrow to remind fans to keep at least two metres away from others during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Australian Idol star Lee Harding wants to distance himself from his Wasabi days on The Voice

His hit single Wasabi spent 22 weeks in the ARIA charts after he placed who placed fourth on Australian Idol in 2005.




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De Blasio's NY social distance snitch hotline is suspended after being bombarded with prank calls

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio unveiled the controversial scheme on Saturday, urging New Yorkers to text 311 to report anyone violating the state's social distancing rules or stay-at-home orders




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Man City news: Algeria distance themselves from Riyad Mahrez medication issue

Algeria distanced themselves from suggestions that medication taken by Riyad Mahrez on their watch led to fears the Manchester City star could fall foul of doping rules.




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Taylor Swift shows cat self-quarantining as Ashley Graham plugs social distance amid COVID-19 spread

The two top stars were joined by several other celebrities including John Legend, Olivia Culpo, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban as the did their best to promote social distancing.




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Royal Mail orders workers to keep a 'safe distance' from homeowners by leaving parcels on doorsteps

Postman and father-of one Ethan Gordon, from Boston, Lincolnshire, took to Facebook to outline the instructions to customers 'for their safety and all posties alike' amid the coronavirus crisis.




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Pep Guardiola admits surprise in distance in quality from arch rivals Manchester United

Pep Guardiola has admitted he didn't expect Manchester City to be so far clear of United when he joined the club - and says recruiting the right type of player has been key to their success.




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England's cricketers to keep distance from media in Sri Lanka as part of coronavirus precautions

There has been only one recorded case on the island to date but the squad are taking a proactive approach with all players and backroom staff provided with an 'immunity pack' for the Test tour




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Gwen Stefani keeps her distance from Gavin Rossdale

Gwen, 50, was joined by her boyfriend Blake Shelton who she has been dating since splitting from her husband of 14 years, Gavin, 53, in 2015. The couple were pictured sitting in the stands.




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Benjamin Netanyahu distances Israel from US airstrike on General Soleimani

Netanyahu told ministers during a Monday meeting that Israel should 'stay out of' any conflict sparked by the killing of General Qassem Soleimani because 'it is a US event, not an Israeli event.'




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Coles slammed over a photo showing women failing to social distance while using self-serve checkout

The image, taken at a Coles in Morayfield, 44km north of Brisbane, showed two women standing at the same self-serve checkout just before 3.30pm on Tuesday.




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Shoulders hunched and keeping distance: Why Scott Morrison was awkward at G7 summit in France

Isolated and uncomfortable, his body language was remarkably different from US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who appeared at home and relaxed.




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Germany goes back to school: Pupils are shown how to social distance

Social distancing was the first lesson on the timetable in Dortmund this morning where pupils lined up at 5ft intervals in the playground.




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Is Nico Rosberg losing the plot? If he can't find a way to beat Lewis Hamilton he could find himself fading into the distance

JONATHAN McEVOY FORMULA ONE COLUMN: Could we be witnessing the mental disintegration of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg in these opening jousts of the season?




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Drinkers in Florida funnel gin to each other along a metal tape measure to keep at a safe distance

Ryan Donaldson 33, from Tampa, Florida, created the ingenious gin delivery system so he could enjoy a drink with his friends at a safe distance during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Married At First Sight's Tash Herz admits her long distance relationship has been hard

Married At First Sight's lesbian bride Tash Herz has admitted she's found it difficult  maintaining a long distance relationship with her Gold Coast-based partner.




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Margaret Court invited to the Australian Open but Tennis Australia distances itself from her views

Margaret Court (pictured) has accepted Tennis Australia's invitation to the Australian Open despite the governing body slamming her opposition to same-sex marriage. 




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Barcelona midfielder Arthur distances himself from Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus transfer rumours

Barcelona midfielder Arthur Melo (in picture) says he has no intention of leaving the club for Tottenham or Juventus. The talented Brazilian has been discussed by Spurs and the Italian champions.




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RWC 2019: Wales keep their distance from haka against All Blacks after England fined £2,000

Wales ensured they kept their distance from the haka in the build-up to their Rugby World third-place play off against New Zealand.




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Weeds creator Jenji Kohan prepping a quarantine anthology series titled Social Distance for Netflix

Jenji Kohan, the creative force behind much-loved shows like Weeds and Orange Is The New Black, is working on a new concept for Netflix which is all about life in its current bizarre circumstance. 




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Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robotic dog deployed in Singapore to remind people to keep a safe distance

Spot will traverse a 4-mile swath of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park during off-peak hours while playing a recorded message that reminds park-goers 'observe safe distancing measures.'




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Long distance call


We visited Barshi-Takli because we heard about a farmer who had killed himself there, and then we found out about another farmer suicide there. We made futile little consoling cluck-clucks with bewildered widow, then a weeping mother. Dilip D'Souza visited grief-stricken families in Vidarbha.




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Robocop-style helmets help Rome airport check passenger temperatures from a distance

Fiumicino is now the first in Europe to use ‘smart helmets’ to check the temperature of travellers - helmets equipped with portable thermoscanners that can screen people for symptoms of the new coronavirus at a safe distance of up to 7 metres.




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COVID-19 pandemic: US keeps distance while world leaders pledge $8 billion to fight coronavirus

When asked why the United States were not participating, a senior U.S. administration official refused to give an answer to it.