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By Natasha Frost
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Good morning.
We see the ongoing dispute between the UK and the EU, reports of Russian and Chinese interference in the US election, and the growing number of coronavirus deaths.
Brussels has demanded the swift withdrawal of the Brexit bill that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has admitted to violating foreign law. Johnson and his government temporarily rejected the ultimatum.
This is the greatest serious crisis that has not yet begun negotiations on an industrial agreement when Britain leaves the industrial sphere of the European Union. The talks have not progressed significantly, but they have remained active. The proposed law would update some facets of a historic retreat. agreement on the border between Northern Ireland, which is part of Great Britain, and Ireland, a member of the European Union.
In hard wording that underlined the growing tension, the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, warned that it was in a position to take legal action against the British government, accusing it of threatening Northern Ireland’s fragile peace agreement.
Russian spies hacked U. S. crusade officials running for Republicans and Democrats, while China focused on penetrating Joe Biden’s crusade, according to an evaluation by Microsoft.
The new tricks are more stealthy and competitive than those of 4 years ago and are aimed at crusader staff, experts and expert groups related to either party, at least two hundred organizations.
A U. S. assessment last month said China supported Biden in the race, but Microsoft discovered that Chinese hackers had attacked Campaign staff email accounts.
Background: The assessment is much more detailed than anyone that has been made public through US intelligence agencies. And it comes a day after a government whistleblower claimed that management officials had deleted data on Russian interference.
The global number of coronavirus deaths has exceeded 900,000, according to a New York Times database, with at least 27. 9 million known cases worldwide. Seven months after the onset of the pandemic, the virus was detected in almost all countries.
The true death toll is likely to be higher; The Times found underestimations in official death figures in the United States and more than a dozen other countries. The United States has the maximum instances, followed by India, which reported more than 95,000 new instances through Thursday, and Brazil. In terms of deaths, the United States is also the first, the time of Brazil and India the third.
The pandemic is declining in some countries that were severely affected at first, however, the number of new cases is developing faster than ever in the world, with more than 200,000 reported each day on average. The United States and Israel. In Brazil, cases are superior, but they appear to be declining.
Here are the updates and maps of the pandemic.
Wuhan, China, will resume flights abroad this month. Carriers request permission to restart direct flights to cities such as Bangkok; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hanoi, Vietnam; Singapore; And Tokyo, according to state media.
A $1 billion blank U. S. stimulus package failed to gain Senate support, reducing the chances of Congress passing an economic recovery measure before the November election.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in the United States, which began in London this week, was stopped because a member of the prosecution’s team may have been exposed to coronavirus.
Spain’s return to school so far has been “very positive,” the country’s education minister said Thursday, praising school leadership and efforts.
A new generation of activists has led an opposite rate to Christophe Girard, the former Paris mayor’s lieutenant accused of sexual abuse and criticized by his paedophile editor Gabriel Matzneff, in a country where the #MeToo movement has been slow to take off. The case has become emblematic of a hole between the oldest feminists in the status quo and their younger, more radical peers. Upstairs, a demonstration at paris City Hall.
One critic said young feminists were too quick to stand up to tough men. Young feminists say it is imperative to focus on violence against women. “We are asked to re-confirm that we are not angry, ” said Alice Coffin, councillor. and activist of the new wave of feminism. ” But I’m very angry. “
Beirut Harbor Chimney Place: The site of a giant chimney exploded in the harbor on Thursday, terrorizing citizens still recovering from a horrific explosion that devastated entire neighborhoods last month. The chimney site appears to be in a warehouse owned by a company that imported kitchen oil.
Charlie Hebdo trial: Witnesses and survivors of the January 2015 bloodbath in the newspaper rose to the level in a Paris court this week, days after the trial began, which is expected to last until November. a lot of blood that may simply not unlock your phone for help.
Wall Street: Citigroup, the third largest bank in the United States, announced that Jane Fraser would be its CEO in February and would be the first woman to lead a primary monetary establishment in the United States.
Instant: The UK’s populated offices upstairs have put the economy in a quandary: no passengers, dry cleaners, cafes, restaurants and clothing stores serving office-filled spaces are at a disadvantage to their customers.
Lives have lived: Gary Peacock, a skilled bassist whose tedious but open-minded taste led him to a varied career in jazz, culminating in a three-decade career with pianist Keith Jarrett’s Trio of Standards, died last Friday at his Olivebridge home. , NY Is 85 years old.
What we’re seeing: This TikTok video of a giant tortoise living in Los Angeles. “I envy the life of Tiptoe, the 175-pound tortoise whose big outing was this walk down the street, motivated through her ‘walking snacks,'” writes Shira Ovide of On Tech.
Cooking: A vegetarian twist with kofta curry, a tasty dish of lightly spiced meatballs. Based on a recipe from culinary publisher Tejal Rao’s grandfather, his meat replaces meat with black bean puree connected to breadcrumbs and seasoned with ginger. herbs.
Related: “The Discomfort of the Night,” winner of this year’s International Book Prize and written through Dutch novelist Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, is about ranchers who are members of a strict Protestant sect and mourn the death of a son.
Offer: Exercise is only smart for your body, it also helps build resilience when life disturbs you.
There are many more concepts about what to read, cook, watch and do while you’re at home in our Home section.
Our survey of 1,500 U. S. schools But it’s not the first time It has revealed at least 51,000 cases of coronavirus and 60 deaths since the onset of the pandemic. Natasha Singer, our reporter for the generation of education and fitness, wrote about a university quarantine of academics with coronavirus. newsletter on how academics used social media to spread the mismanagement of the crisis by their universities.
Tell me how academics use social media to dishonor their schools.
Natasha: Many other people have noticed online videos of academics trapped in quarantine or isolation documenting unhealthy or non-existent foods provided through college, but what I discovered went further: in poor health, academics made videos about how they thought colleges had abandoned them once. had tested positive and moved into Covid’s special dormitories.
And there is an organization of academics who expressed their surprise online that academics inflamed with the virus or others waiting for the tests were assigned the percentage of a room, bathroom or bedroom, situations that said they can simply announce an infection. took a step forward for the quarantined scholars.
College academics are also humiliated on social media for their behavior.
Yes, some young people feast or move to bars in large numbers without a mask, but epidemiologists said some schools have also exacerbated the dangers by not making systematic adjustments to lessen the virus. Some schools have decreased the capacity of dormitories, and that’s what they do.
Sending inflamed schoolchildren home is harmful, as it would possibly spread the coronavirus to their families and communities. What do schools do?
The most productive practice would be to take care of the intellectual fitness and physical protection of students who are quarantined, and not let them manage on their own. or for an 18-year-old who is in poor physical condition and feels isolated.
Thank you for joining me at today’s presentation. I’ll see you in the week.
– Natasha
Thanks to Melissa Clark for the recipe and Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the rest of the break. You can sign up for the team in briefing@nytimes. com.
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