Art
Giorgio Armani’s Best Quotes | British Vogue
“Fame is not what pushed me towards this path. It wasn’t money either — it can’t buy elegance. Making things: that’s what has always motivated me” Full story
Education
Covid-19 Reveals Global Need to Improve Education Systems | Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An empty classroom in Senegal. Over the past several days, governments and global policy makers have been meeting online to discuss progress towards the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). Unsurprisingly, Covid-19 is at the center of their agenda. They should also acknowledge the pandemic’s impact on education. Unlike conflicts or natural disasters, the Covid-19 pandemic did not destroy schools, but it ... Full story
Los Angeles public schools to offer classes online only amid surge of coronavirus cases
Economics
UK economy shrinks by one-fifth under lockdown
The UK's economy shrank by 19.1% in the three months to May, as the full impact of lockdown was felt, the Office for National Statistics has said. The economy actually grew by 1.8% in May, but this was not enough to make up for the fall of 6.9% in March and the record 20.4% decline in April. Manufacturing and house building showed signs of recovery in May as some businesses saw staff return to work. Despite this, most of the economy was "in the ... Full story
Volkswagen-SAIC JV to revamp Shanghai plants to make Audi sedans: government document
EU budget plan falls far short on climate goals, researchers say
Indonesia central bank may cut rates for fourth time after bond-buying pledge: Reuters poll
Singapore and Malaysia to reopen business travel next month
BOK seen holding rates as property risks leave policymakers walking tight rope: Reuters poll
Entertainment
Florida woman takes dishwashing job so she can visit husband with Alzheimer's during pandemic
Until mid-March, Mary Daniel visited her husband, Steve, every day at his assisted living facility outside Jacksonville, Florida. The daily trek had to stop once visitations were no longer allowed due to COVID-19. It came at a time when every moment counts for the couple. "I'd rather have these days where it matters most -- right now, today -- than a year from now, because I don't know what that year from now is going to be like," Daniel said. ... Full story
Health
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 232 to 198,963: RKI
FILE PHOTO: People, some wearing face masks, are seen at a public transport bus stop, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo. BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 232 to 198,963, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported death toll rose by two to 9,064, the ... Full story
Law
US Supreme Court allows federal executions
The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for the first executions of federal prisoners to be held in 17 years. Several executions were delayed after a judge ruled on Monday that there were still unresolved legal challenges against the justice department. Triple murderer Daniel Lewis Lee is among those facing the death penalty. The condemned prisoners have argued that lethal injections constitute "cruel and unusual punishments ". Why ... Full story
US Supreme Court allows federal executions
Supreme Court clears way for resumption of federal executions
Coronavirus: Face coverings in England's shops to be compulsory from 24 July
Tory Lanez Arrested on Gun Charge, Megan Thee Stallion in Car
Nearly 1,000 U.S. immigration detention center employees test positive for coronavirus
Living
Australia tightens restrictions amid fresh COVID-19 outbreaks
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian states on Tuesday tightened restrictions on movement as authorities struggle to contain a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in the country’s southeast that is starting to spill into other areas. FILE PHOTO: A sign hangs on the door of a closed restaurant after a lockdown restrictions were implemented in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra ... Full story
Politics
A young man protesting police brutality in Oregon was shot in the head and severely injured over the weekend by federal law enforcement employing “less-than-lethal” munitions — prompting a new round of calls from Democrats for more accountability into the federal use of force in response to protests. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. But these events also remind us that a broader question remains unanswered: Why does President Trump keep ... Full story
Sport
Record floods raise questions about China's Three Gorges Dam
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. FILE PHOTO: A view from the Three Gorges dam over the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record, the ... Full story
Technology
U.S. Navy battles for second day to save burning warship in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters battled through a second day from the air, land and water on Monday to save a U.S. war vessel swept by flames while moored at a San Diego shipyard, as the number of sailors and civilians injured in the blaze rose to nearly 60. A U.S. Navy helicopter continues fighting a fire on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego, in San Diego, California, U.S. July 13, 2020. ... Full story
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