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from Asia Times
LEAST BIASED, HIGH; News & Media Website based in Hong Kong
Berkshire’s energy gamble bolsters market confidence
When investment guru Warren Buffett makes a financial move, everybody takes notice, especially during a pandemic. The deal drought is over — in its first major purchase since the coronavirus pandemic started and the US economy devolved into recession, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said its energy unit will buy the Dominion Energy natural gas transmission and storage network for US$4 billion, CGTN.com reported. The major energy gamble totals almost US$10 billion, including the assumption of debt, according to a Reuters report.
Australia to seal off state as outbreak worsens
Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. For the first time since the pandemic began, the border between Australia’s two most populous states – Victoria and New South Wales – will be closed from midnight Tuesday, officials from both states said.
Iran negotiating 25-year accord with China
Iran has been negotiating a 25-year accord with China and the terms will be announced once a deal is struck, the foreign minister told a stormy session of parliament Sunday. “With confidence and conviction, we are negotiating a 25-year strategic accord with China,” Iran’s top trading partner, Mohammad Javad Zarif said. During the session, Zarif was heckled by lawmakers, largely over his key role in negotiating a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which the US unilaterally abandoned in 2018 as a prelude to reimposing biting sanctions.
When investment guru Warren Buffett makes a financial move, everybody takes notice, especially during a pandemic. The deal drought is over — in its first major purchase since the coronavirus pandemic started and the US economy devolved into recession, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said its energy unit will buy the Dominion Energy natural gas transmission and storage network for US$4 billion, CGTN.com reported. The major energy gamble totals almost US$10 billion, including the assumption of debt, according to a Reuters report.
Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. For the first time since the pandemic began, the border between Australia’s two most populous states – Victoria and New South Wales – will be closed from midnight Tuesday, officials from both states said.
Iran has been negotiating a 25-year accord with China and the terms will be announced once a deal is struck, the foreign minister told a stormy session of parliament Sunday. “With confidence and conviction, we are negotiating a 25-year strategic accord with China,” Iran’s top trading partner, Mohammad Javad Zarif said. During the session, Zarif was heckled by lawmakers, largely over his key role in negotiating a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which the US unilaterally abandoned in 2018 as a prelude to reimposing biting sanctions.
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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany
UK sanctions Russians, Saudis, and their 'blood money' under Magnitsky Act
The UK has slapped sanctions on dozens of individuals and organizations in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and North Korea over human rights abuses. London also threatened to seize their "ill-gotten gains." This is the first time that the UK has imposed sanctions on its own after leaving the EU. The US' top diplomat Mike Pompeo praised London for ushering in "a new era for UK sanctions policy."”
UK sanctions Russians, Saudis, and their 'blood money' under Magnitsky Act
The UK has slapped sanctions on dozens of individuals and organizations in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and North Korea over human rights abuses. London also threatened to seize their "ill-gotten gains." This is the first time that the UK has imposed sanctions on its own after leaving the EU. The US' top diplomat Mike Pompeo praised London for ushering in "a new era for UK sanctions policy."”
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from Idaho Statesman
Newspaper in Boise, Idaho
Idaho started shaking March 31. Why hasn’t it stopped? Geologists research Sawtooth fault
The shaking started March 31. That’s when the Sawtooth mountain range in central Idaho trembled with a 6.5-magnitude earthquake — the second strongest ever recorded in Idaho. From that very moment, geologists rushed to the epicenter area — 45 miles west of Challis — to start collecting valuable information that could help them understand what happened. Three months later, the rumbling still hasn’t subsided as aftershocks continue to jar the area. But now scientists have a better idea of what may have led to the major earthquake — and it’s helping them uncover some other secrets buried under Idaho’s soil.
Idaho started shaking March 31. Why hasn’t it stopped? Geologists research Sawtooth fault
The shaking started March 31. That’s when the Sawtooth mountain range in central Idaho trembled with a 6.5-magnitude earthquake — the second strongest ever recorded in Idaho. From that very moment, geologists rushed to the epicenter area — 45 miles west of Challis — to start collecting valuable information that could help them understand what happened. Three months later, the rumbling still hasn’t subsided as aftershocks continue to jar the area. But now scientists have a better idea of what may have led to the major earthquake — and it’s helping them uncover some other secrets buried under Idaho’s soil.
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from The Living Church
Magazine of The Living Church Foundation (Anglican)
John Bauerschmidt: Enmity is defined as “deep-seated unfriendliness accompanied by readiness to quarrel or fight; hostility; antagonism” (Funk & Wagnall’s Standard College Dictionary). As a state of being, it’s perched somewhere between the deadly sins of pride, envy, and anger (from the traditional list of seven), partaking of the qualities of all three. In its political manifestation, it describes the fractured place we occupy as a nation. We are “at enmity” with one another.
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from NPR (& affiliates)
Nonprofit Broadcasting & Media Production Company
Aerosols, Droplets, Fomites: What We Know About Transmission Of COVID-19
By now, it's common knowledge that the coronavirus can be spread by being in close contact with someone who's infected and then breathing in their respiratory droplets. Or by touching a contaminated surface and rubbing your eyes, nose or mouth. An open letter signed by 239 researchers addressed to the World Health Organization, published Monday in Clinical Infectious Diseases, calls for attention and guidance around a third route of transmission: tiny respiratory particles that float in the air and are called aerosols and that, the researchers state, could be responsible for infecting someone who comes along and breathes them in.
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Aerosols, Droplets, Fomites: What We Know About Transmission Of COVID-19
By now, it's common knowledge that the coronavirus can be spread by being in close contact with someone who's infected and then breathing in their respiratory droplets. Or by touching a contaminated surface and rubbing your eyes, nose or mouth. An open letter signed by 239 researchers addressed to the World Health Organization, published Monday in Clinical Infectious Diseases, calls for attention and guidance around a third route of transmission: tiny respiratory particles that float in the air and are called aerosols and that, the researchers state, could be responsible for infecting someone who comes along and breathes them in.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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Charlie Daniels, Country Music Hall of Famer known for 'Devil Went Down to Georgia,' dies at 83
Charlie Daniels, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame best known for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," died Monday morning after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 83. Daniels' death was confirmed by his publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. He is survived by his wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels, Jr.
Restaurant chain Big Boy announces mascot change
The red plaid overall laden Big Boy statue will no longer be the face of Big Boy restaurants starting Monday. Though the name will remain, the Big Boy mascot will be replaced with a girl named Dolly. It’s part of a promotional campaign announcing the release of the chain’s new fried chicken sandwich, but Big Boy Director of Training Frank Alessandrini says Big Boy could be going bye-bye.
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from USA Today
Charlie Daniels, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame best known for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," died Monday morning after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 83. Daniels' death was confirmed by his publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. He is survived by his wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels, Jr.
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from WOOD TV8
NBC-affiliated television station for Grand Rapids, Michigan.Restaurant chain Big Boy announces mascot change
The red plaid overall laden Big Boy statue will no longer be the face of Big Boy restaurants starting Monday. Though the name will remain, the Big Boy mascot will be replaced with a girl named Dolly. It’s part of a promotional campaign announcing the release of the chain’s new fried chicken sandwich, but Big Boy Director of Training Frank Alessandrini says Big Boy could be going bye-bye.
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