#Countries

Way too much analysis on Turkey is exclusively viewed thru 2 relatively short periods, (1) 1924-40 and (2) 1997-2002. Thus the idea of "Islam died in Turkey under Kemal and
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NEW: Mon 6 April update of coronavirus trajectoriesDaily new deaths:• US has averaged 1,000 deaths per day over the last week• Daily deaths in Italy & Spain peaked around 23-24
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Hello! Here's my daily thread on coronavirus stats globally.Today:- US: A new record high for cases. Can America can pull out of this?- Brazil: Bad to worse.- Spain: New cases
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i think american exceptionalism has done more damage than any other idea in this country. many people have deeply internalized the idea that this is a great country and that
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The OECD blueprints for corporate tax reform are out today, but I must confess they've been so comprehensively leaked in advance, and are so disappointing, that I'd forgotten we should
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I don’t think that @JamesGDyke piece is a great article, as it has no analysis of *power*, and has been widely cited as being anti-net zero (so isn’t a clear
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We are witnessing a fascinating case study in mass hysteria. Coronavirus is less contagious than the flu and based on South Korean data has a death rate of .6 percent
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I'm honestly shocked at seeing that @TheEconomist, a paper that is usually careful with facts, has its frontpage story on EU vaccine problems riddled with wrong information. It tells a
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I work as a community care worker. Yesterday I worked from 8am until 9pm with two half hour breaks. Working for less than minimum wage. I fit in extra uncovered
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Some great points made in this paper and mirrors data from other countries. @HSELive @DonnellyStephen @merrionstreet Second waves mostly linked to transmission in young healthy people. Hence we must
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Pastor Paul Adefarasin has to be one of the most untruthful teachers/pastors.. remove his fine English and packaging nothing come out. Telling your members to run to seme border or
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There are a lot of people retweeting reports that Sweden is not treating patients above 80 anymore -> This is wrong. This is part of the advice for the case
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In March we forecast indirect impacts of C-19 on developing countries through 3 channels: 1. global economic (eg commodity prices, capital flows); 2. containment's impact on livelihoods;3. other secondary impacts
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Ho tjhong rona re marete heh We cant even cross provinces to see our loved ones but others are by beach in a whole different country. Ho tjhong rona re
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I wrote a lot of takes about how at some point Trump would be faced with a real crisis and then we'd pay the price for his various apparent pathologies.https://twitter.com/mgiant/status/1248698098559242245
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As governors develop plans and timing for reopening, its useful to take stock of where the US is compared to other countries dealing w/ #COVID19, and to examine some key
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