Arun Sam Amirtham

Energy is far more a fundamental to human life and prosperity than wealth. And the sun is an abundant source of it.

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In a world of global reach and global change, we need to instil together a sense of Geborgenheit that embraces humankind across the lines that seek to divide us, to march forward beyond plagues and crises, to realise our humanity, and to thrive.

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"South Asians are definitely more likely to die from Covid-19 in hospital, but we don't see a strong effect in the black group," Prof Ewen Harrison, from the University of Edinburgh, told the BBC.

South Asian people most likely to die in hospital
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The coin has the phrase “after darkness, I hope for light” written around its edge in Latin. It features a shaft of light illuminating the year 2020 and spelling out SOS, the international distress signal, in shadow.

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They should have three layers: an inner layer that absorbs, a middle layer that acts as a filter, and an outer layer made from a non-absorbent material like polyester.

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In a statement the Mayor of Bristol Martin Rees said it was "important to listen to those who found the statue to represent an affront to humanity".

BBC News - George Floyd death: Protesters tear down slave trader statue
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Major Dev says "every RWA thinks they have to put in place procedures that are more stringent than what's been prescribed by the government".

BBC News - Coronavirus: The 'tin pot' RWA dictators running life in India's cities...

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"The bottom line is this: if we want to bring about real change, then the choice isn’t between protest and politics. We have to do both. We have to mobilize to raise awareness, and we have to cast ballots to elect candidates who will act on reform.”

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I believe that humanity will beat this pandemic, but only when most of the population is vaccinated. Until then, life will not return to normal. Even if govts lift lockdown orders, humans have a natural aversion to exposing themselves to disease.

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“We think it will take probably until sometime in the second half of 2021, depending on economic growth, to work off all this excess inventory we have globally,” Kaplan told Reuters in an interview. “And if we grow more slowly, it will take into 2022.”

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Given the lack of conversation about periods, according to one study, 71% of adolescent girls in India are unaware of menstruation until they get it themselves.

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The 40-year-old woman, who used to lay bricks for Rs 300 per day, said, “Honestly, I don’t think there will be any work before one year. We have lost too much. We have suffered too much. We just want to go home.”

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The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr Mike Ryan said, noting that while cases are declining in many countries they are still increasing in Central and South America, South Asia and Africa.

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“We must not be lulled into complacency as our health systems are fragile and are less able to cope with a sudden increase in cases.”

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“It’s a violation of loving your neighbor as yourself to do something that you know could put your neighbor in harm’s way,” Barber told HuffPost on Friday. “That’s a fundamental violation.”

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"It is a great sign and it brings joy in Ramadan and joy amid this crisis," the mosque's imam told Reuters news agency. "This pandemic has made us a community. Crises bring people get together."

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Professor Roubini also said any recovery will be in the shape of what economists call a "U", or even "something closer to an L" - what he calls a "Greater Depression."

BBC News - Coronavirus: Leading economist warns of 10 years of depression and debt

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Hard-right populist leaders are using the crisis to further unshackle themselves from the constraints of democratic accountability.

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People are pulled into conspiracies during periods of uncertainty. By connecting dots, conspiracy theories take the unknown out of the equation and give people a sense of control. Even if untrue, having some sort of explanation can be incredibly soothing.

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Analysis of publicly available data suggests that these imperfect numbers at best, offer an underestimate of the coronavirus’s spread, and at worse, form the basis for misleading conclusions to support arbitrary policy decisions.

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