Friday 31 July 2020
Mexico Overtakes U.K. to Have World's Third-Most Covid-19 Deaths
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Job-hunting: 'I apply everywhere - few firms reply'
The pandemic has created a desperate hunt for jobs in an increasingly competitive market.
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Jet2 to refund customers returning early from Spain
The airline says it will refund cancelled return flights from Spain and unused holiday dates.
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BA staff and plane fanatics hunt for 747 souvenirs
The retirement of British Airways' fleet of 747s has triggered a bout of nostalgia from its fans.
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A Better Year for Trump’s Family Business (Last Year, That Is)
In 2019, the Trump Organization showed improvement over the previous year. But the company’s minimum reported revenues still fell short of the president’s first year in office, his new financial disclosure shows.
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Catch up: Ford posts a profit, United warns pilots of furloughs and more.
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Executives are getting together in video games, to bond, brainstorm or rampage.
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European stocks are looking more attractive to investors.
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- Westpac is redeploying 1,000 overseas call center jobs back to Australia
- Starling has disbursed $849 million in Bounce Back Loan Scheme relief loans
- US neobank Dave was hit with a data breach earlier this week
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Mexican Chef's Simple Recipe for Baby Potato Crispy Rolled Tacos
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Japan Acted Like the Virus Had Gone. Now It's Spread Everywhere.
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This Week in Good News: Celebrating a Hero of American Civil Rights
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U.K. Faces Significant Redundancies as Government Support Tapers
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The world's first hybrid cruise ship has already resumed cruising — and just reported a coronavirus outbreak. Here's a look aboard.
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- Hurtigruten, a Norwegian expedition cruise company, unveiled the world's first hybrid cruise ship last year. It made its maiden voyage to Antarctica with 450 passengers aboard in November 2019.
- The ship was one of the first to resume cruising amid the coronavirus pandemic — and on Friday it reported a coronavirus outbreak, according to The Points Guy. Four crew members were admitted to the hospital and its next voyage has already been canceled.
- The vessel, MS Roald Amundsen, runs on low sulfur diesel fuel that is supported by battery packs, cutting emissions by 20%.
- The ship was designed to marry cutting edge science and technology with luxury: it is also equipped with an infinity pool, luxury suites, three restaurants, and a glass-encased sauna.
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Hurtigruten's MS Roald Amundsen made its maiden voyage in November 2019. It was designed to merge luxury and sustainability.
And the ship's Rolls Royce-built engines started running again too soon after the coronavirus pandemic brought the cruise industry to its knees.
On Friday, The Points Guy reported that four crew members had been sick onboard for several days the Norwegian expedition cruise and isolated on the ship. They were admitted to the University Hospital of North Norway after the vessel docked after a seven-night cruise and tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday. Their symptoms hadn't been consistent with COVID-19, the company said.
The ship's remaining crew, or 160 people, were placed in isolation and are being tested for the coronavirus as well. Hurtigruten is also informing the 177 passengers who deboarded the ship on Friday to inform them of the outbreak.
The ship previously made changes like reducing capacity, ending buffet-style dining options, and increased cleanings, but the outbreak proves that cruises will remain docked for some time to come.
The MS Roald Amundsen is the world's first hybrid, battery-supported cruise ship. It made its maiden voyage to Antarctica with 450 passengers aboard in November 2019, according to Robb Report.
The MS Roald Amundsen's expedition to Antarctica was fitting – it was named after the eponymous legendary Norwegian polar explorer.
The 459-foot cruise ship is equipped with battery packs that support its low sulfur, diesel-powered, Rolls Royce-built engines. That's not to say the cruise is devoid of the lavish trappings of a typical cruise ship: There's also an infinity pool, a glass-encased sauna, three restaurants, and luxurious cabins on board. Throughout the ship, there are almost 600 works of art produced by young Norwegian artists, handpicked by the queen of Norway. Cruises aboard start at $14,720 per person.
Keep reading for a look inside the cruise ship.
The MS Roald Amundsen is the world's first hybrid cruise ship.
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It runs on Rolls Royce-built engines powered by low sulfur diesel fuel and batteries, which, according to the ship's developer, lowers the ship's CO2 emissions by 20%.
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In addition to its operating systems, the ship is also committed to sustainability in other ways. There are no single-use plastics aboard and the uniforms worn by the crew are made from recycled ocean plastic.
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The cruise ship went on a full capacity, 18-day maiden voyage to Antarctica.
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The maiden voyage started in ValparaÃso, Chile, before cruising south along the coast of South America toward the Drake Passage. From there, the ship spent three days in Antarctica before returning to Punta Arenas, Chile.
Passengers could disembark in Antarctica and partake in activities including kayaking, hiking, whale-watching, and penguin-watching.
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- We visited an abandoned castle hidden on a small island in New York that’s slowly crumbling away, and it was hauntingly beautiful
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Read the pitch deck that buzzy startup Devoted Health used to reach a $1.8 billion valuation before it signed up a single customer
Devoted Health wants to change the way the U.S. takes care of its senior citizens, and it has big plans in its first five years to do just that.
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The startup, which has been gathering lots of buzz in the last year, was founded to sell private health insurance plans to U.S. seniors, a market that is growing rapidly as Baby Boomers age.
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- Moderna's coronavirus vaccine just started its phase 3 trial — the first in the US. Here's how it'll work.
- Careology is launching a digital cancer care platform
- You're going to need more than one coronavirus shot. One dose of a vaccine probably won't be enough, experts say.
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Thursday 30 July 2020
Black Lives Matter energises indigenous Australian protesters
Demonstrators step up fight against high number of deaths in prison and police custody
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He Built It But No One Came: China Chills the Next Canary Wharf
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Goldman CEO Solomon's Testimony Sought in Gender Pay-Bias Case
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Ellen DeGeneres Apologizes to Staff Members as WarnerMedia Investigates Show
The longtime host acknowledged that her talk show’s workplace was not “a place of happiness” and vowed to take a more hands-on role.
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ICYMI: Our most popular advertising stories in July
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NOW WATCH: What makes 'Parasite' so shocking is the twist that happens in a 10-minute sequence
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- MAC Cosmetics' global CMO reveals how the company is using augmented reality, e-commerce, and TikTok to revitalize sales in the pandemic
- Quibi is paying bloggers to write about its shows to drum up some needed buzz
- The new ad fraud scheme that is costing advertisers an estimated $130 million
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These are the 5 leaders in the self-driving-car race (GOOG, GOOGL, GM, F)
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Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road.
The stakes are high for everyone involved. The self-driving revolution and the prevalence of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft threatens to reduce individual car ownership, which would eat into a sizable piece of automakers' core business.
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- Ford is reportedly also making a Bronco pickup truck to challenge the Jeep Gladiator
- You may have to wait 18 months before taking delivery of your new Ford Bronco due to a plethora of preorders
- General Motors just teased an electric full-size Chevy pickup truck with 400 miles of range
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British Men See Slower Career Starts Than Women in Covid Slump
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Coronavirus: 'Chancellor must protect' jobs of those shielding
Charities are calling on the chancellor to protect the jobs of workers who have been shielding.
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The sweet smell of success: How Bulgaria took the lead in lavender
Lavender is used for cosmetics, fragrances and even, with the help of bees, to make honey.
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With Jobless Aid Set to Lapse, Senate Fails to Agree on Extension
Senate Republicans forced the chamber to begin moving forward with an extension of unemployment benefits that expire on Friday, but there was no agreement on a measure to do so.
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Google Cloud's $3 billion quarter shows strong but slowing growth, even as Google reported its first quarterly revenue decline since going public (GOOG, GOOGL)
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- Alphabet reported earnings on Thursday, disclosing that Google Cloud generated over $3 billion in revenue — up 43% from the same period of last year.
- Last quarter, Google Cloud saw a 52% year-over-year increase, showing that revenue growth in the unit is slowing down.
- On a call with investors, Google CFO Ruth Porat attributed the slowdown to price changes at G Suite, its productivity software suite.
- Google Cloud was still a bright spot on Alphabet's earnings report, which saw Google report its first quarterly revenue decline since going public.
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Google Cloud's revenue growth is showing signs of slowing down, but Google is still investing aggressively in the unit by spending big on hiring and building new data centers.
On Thursday, Alphabet announced that Google Cloud generated over $3 billion in revenue this past quarter. That's a 43% increase from the $2.1 billion it posted over the same period last year. Still, that rate of growth is down from the previous quarter, when Google Cloud saw a 52% revenue increase, year-over-year.
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An influential conservative who argued against Trump's impeachment now calls for it after the president's 'fascistic' suggestion to delay the November election
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- Steven Calabresi, a popular conservative and co-founder of the Federalist Society, has called for President Donald Trump's impeachment after he made "fascist" comments about delaying the November elections.
- Calabresi said he voted for Trump in the 2016 election and opposed Trump's impeachment in a New York Times Op-Ed.
- He called Trump's remarks "fascistic" and called on conservatives to denounce them.
- Trump does not have the authority to push back the election.
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A popular conservative has called for President Donald Trump's impeachment, saying the president made "fascistic" comments about delaying the November election.
In a New York Times Op-Ed, Steven Calabresi wrote that while he supported Trump in the 2016 election and opposed Trump's impeachment as well as Robert Mueller's investigation, the president comments on postponing the election have gone too far.
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NOW WATCH: Inside London during COVID-19 lockdown
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- Trump backs out of Yankees opening pitch he was never even invited to. An official told The New York Times the idea emerged from jealousy of Fauci.
- Sam Nunberg, the adviser who came up with the Mexico wall idea, says he still wants to see it built — and that Trump would 'kill' Biden in a debate on border issues
- Trump was furious after Defense Secretary Esper effectively barred the Confederate flag from military bases
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