Australia to seal off 6.6 million people in virus-hit state as outbreak worsens
Australia to seal off 6.6 million people in virus-hit state as outbreak worsens Source link
Warren Buffett is Back in the Game
There are many scenarios for the fate of the local news group, the country’s second-largest. McClatchy’s biggest creditor, the hedge fund Chatham Asset Management, has submitted an offer worth around $300 million, setting a floor for bids. Interest from other prospective buyers for the company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in February, reportedly waned as … Read more
Australia to seal off 6.6 million people in virus-hit state as outbreak worsens
The border between Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) — Australia’s two most-populous states — will be closed for the first time since the pandemic began, Victorian State Premier Daniel Andrews announced Monday. Victoria has struggled to contain a second wave of coronavirus cases, leading to fears that the infection rate could soon rise across … Read more
What it’s like to visit a country that doesn’t officially exist
(CNN) — They have their own governments, passports, citizens and even currency in some cases. But for various complicated reasons, a number of countries around the world do not officially exist — some are even left off maps. That didn’t stop Guilherme Canever trying to visit them. The Brazilian author traveled to 16 unrecognized nations … Read more
What explains the dramatic rally in Chinese markets? Andrew Freris explains
Hong Kong market is doing incredibly well but their economy is doing dreadfully and it is going to do insignificantly worse, says the CEO, Ecognosis Advisory. What explains this kind of a staggering move across the Chinese markets? Just when the world is turning away from Beijing when it comes to the manufacturing hub, one … Read more
Man in court accused of murdering sisters in park
Image copyright Met Police Image caption Nicole Smallman (left) and Bibaa Henry had been celebrating Ms Henry’s birthday before they were reported missing An 18-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering two sisters who were stabbed to death in a park. The bodies of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were found … Read more
Deleted something you badly need? Windows 10 has an incredibly helpful tool for you – Video | ZDNet
Microsoft’s new command-line app can help advanced Windows users recover deleted files and photos. Source link
COVID-19 contact tracing: Maybe analog trumps APIs and high tech approaches | ZDNet
Amid Apple and Google APIs, privacy concerns and an increasing need for contact tracing amid COVID-19 it’s becoming clear that an analog approach may work better. Rhode Island, a state with residents that comply with mask wearing and a few inconveniences that seem to balance life and business fairly well, has its own app for … Read more
Best gaming laptops for 2020
A gamer knows that there’s more to a gaming laptop besides raw speed. You can pack it with the best graphics card processor (GPU), tons of fast SSD storage to hold your games, a gazillion-core processor, a rock-solid hard drive for secondary storage and the fastest, most colorful display around — and it can still … Read more
Aakash Chopra uses numbers to hit back at Shahid Afridi over ‘Pakistan thrashed India so much’ comments
Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has used statistics and numbers to prove Shahid Afridi wrong over his comments on India-Pakistan head-to-head records. Afridi, speaking on a YouTube show, said Pakistan thrashed India so much so that the 2-time World Cup winners used to ‘ask forgiveness’ after losing matches. “Unhe to theek-thaak mara hai humne. Itna … Read more