by eCommunicator China’s decision to close the US mission came after the US shut China’s consulate in Houston. The move is seen as a retaliation for China’s removal from its consulate in Houston, Texas. American diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu, after a 72-hour […]
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Coronavirus is crushing safari tourism and cutting off a lifeline for wildlife
by eCommunicator A major migration has disappeared from the savanna: the horde of tourists driving a billion-dollar tourism industry that employs millions and is essential to wildlife conservation in many African countries. One has traversed it for millennia: Millions of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles follow billowing rain clouds in search […]
Read MoreJournals Opening up to Science Expertise from South
by eCommunicator Global travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak are accelerating a trend towards research publications focussed on the global South, publishers say. It means the days of fly-in-fly-out field work may be winding back for researchers from developed countries. While the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted some […]
Read MoreConservativism Now? Market Economies and the Liberal Anti-Culture
by Erik Lindberg | Not only are the liberal beliefs, expectations, and
Read MoreAs the pandemic worsens, major retailers, grocery stores, and city and state leaders are making the tough decisions that the President has shirked
by eCommunicator President Donald Trump isn’t leading America much as its pandemic worsens. But that’s not stopping Walmart — along with Kroger, Kohl’s, and city and state leaders and officials — from making the tough decisions that the President has shirked. Source: Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Given Trump’s approach, […]
Read MoreU.S. Schools, U.K. Jobs, Hagia Sophia: Your Thursday Briefing
by eCommunicator GOOD MORNING. WE’RE COVERING THE DISPUTE OVER REOPENING U.S. SCHOOLS, A $38 BILLION PLAN TO SAVE BRITISH JOBS AND A CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTERS IN SERBIA. Schools become a flash point in U.S. reopening debate President Trump is at odds with his own public health experts over how to […]
Read MoreBuilding Back Greener in Africa
by Umberto Labate African leaders highlight the opportunity for a triple dividend: reduced risk, increased resilience and strengthened recovery. COVID-19 continues to race across the African continent. People are dying, and even more are being pushed into hunger and poverty, in many cases risking to overturn years of development gains. […]
Read MoreWill God Make Me Prosperous and Wealthy?
by Christian Bible Reference | Jesus denied that wealth is a sign of God’s favor or that poverty is God’s punish-
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