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AMLO, Mexico’s president, didn’t take coronavirus seriously. A health crisis may be coming.
As Mexico fast approaches what’s highly likely to be a large coronavirus outbreak, the country’s leadership — mainly its president — mostly insists that everything is fine. In speech after speech, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his nickname AMLO, tells Mexicans they shouldn’t fear Covid-19, even as hundreds of thousands of people have …
The Technology 202: President Trump unveils new supercomputing initiative to fight coronavirus
With Tonya Riley President Trump speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg) Ctrl + N President Trump announced the White House will join forces with major tech companies to pool supercomputing resources in the battle against the novel coronavirus. Trump said the initiative — which will help researchers gain access to …
Science & Technology Australia welcomes Misha Schubert as new CEO
Science & Technology Australia today welcomes Misha Schubert as she officially steps into the role of Chief Executive. Ms Schubert said she was honoured to be a passionate voice for Australian science and technology, and she would work tirelessly to raise the profile of our scientific expertise. “Building our national scientific and technology workforce is …
Vice President Mike Pence says it is ‘not necessary’ for Americans to buy masks for coronavirus
“We’re ready. And this is an all hands on deck effort,” Pence said confidently in an interview released Sunday with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” The vice president added, “This weekend, more than 15,000 testing kits have been released. Also the FDA has approved a testing regiment that state and local officials …
Vice President Pence, criticized over handling of Indiana HIV outbreak, will lead U.S. coronavirus response
The announcement has cast light on Pence’s record as a lawmaker and his handling of a major public health crisis during his time as governor of Indiana. The worst HIV outbreak in the state’s history happened on his watch in 2015, which critics blamed on Pence’s belated response and his opposition to authorizing a needle-exchange …
Marianne Williamson endorses Bernie Sanders for president
“Bernie Sanders has taken a stand, and Bernie Sanders has been taking a stand for a very long time. He has been consistent, he has been convicted, he has been committed. And now it’s time, I’m here and you’re here, because it’s time for us to take a stand with Bernie,” Williamson told the crowd …
Tom Steyer: The critics are right, President Trump won Democrats’ Nevada debate
Following the latest presidential debate in Las Vegas, billionaire 2020 Democratic hopeful Tom Steyer on Friday acknowledged that the Democrats did not perform well, leading to a political victory for President Trump. “I think the people that are saying that Donald Trump won the debate are telling the truth,” Steyer told “Fox News @ Night” late Thursday. “I think that the Democrats …
Justice Dept. to reduce sentencing recommendation for Trump associate Roger Stone, official says, after president calls it ‘unfair’
“That recommendation is not what had been briefed to the department,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive case. “The department finds the recommendation extreme and excessive and disproportionate to Stone’s offenses. The department will clarify its position later today.” The statement came hours after Trump tweeted about the …
Climate change: UK sacks its UN conference president
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mrs O’Neill had already put in a lot of work to prepare the way for Glasgow In a surprise move, the woman appointed to run the crucial UN climate summit in Glasgow in November has been sacked. Claire Perry O’Neill, a former climate minister, had been assigned the post …
Chinese President Xi Jinping faces Wuhan coronavirus test
But on Tuesday, that’s precisely what Chinese President Xi Jinping did, telling the visiting head of the World Health Organization he had “always been personally in command” and always “personally organizing deployments” in China’s effort to contain the deadly Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Since the coronavirus epidemic turned into a national crisis on January 20, when …
