TARIJA, Bolivia — Antigovernment protesters in Bolivia blockaded some of the country’s main roads this past week to challenge the delay of general elections and rebuke the government’s poor response to the coronavirus pandemic. The protesters — who support Bolivia’s former president, Evo Morales — say they have set up 70 roadblocks, marooning about six […]
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Image copyright Hawksmoor Image caption Will Beckett says the government’s scheme is positive because it is getting people to step out of their homes A government scheme aimed at boosting restaurants and pubs post-lockdown has just completed its first week, but it’s still early days for the recovering hospitality industry. There was an average rise […]
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Image copyright Sammie Richardson Image caption Sammie Richardson says a so-called competition on Instagram was a scam to “get some cash out of us”. When Sammie Richardson saw an Instagram post about winning a week’s holiday to Tenerife she tagged a friend to enter and thought little more about it. Then she got an email […]
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Cadillac’s all-electric Lyriq EV looks promising, but it’s still years away from showrooms. Cadillac On Thursday, Cadillac debuted its long-awaited Lyriq SUV, an all-electric crossover that isn’t just a new model, it’s the cornerstone of the brand’s future technology play. While the new crossover promises impressive battery, chassis, automation and connectivity features, one thing it […]
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For a spiky sphere just 120 nanometers wide, the coronavirus can be a remarkably cosmopolitan traveler. Spewed from the nose or mouth, it can rocket across a room and splatter onto surfaces; it can waft into poorly ventilated spaces and linger in the air for hours. At its most intrepid, the virus can spread from […]
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Chris Monroe/CNET Mesh routers like the Eero solve the age-old problem of how to get a solid Wi-Fi signal into every nook and crevice of a large home without having to establish more than one SSID and change networks when roaming around your own home. Yesterday I told you about a $199 deal for Eero […]
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LONDON — Barely six months after Britain broke away from the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is increasingly consumed with trying to stop the breakaway of restive parts of the United Kingdom. On Friday, Mr. Johnson sent his popular Treasury chief, Rishi Sunak, to Scotland, to tamp down nationalist sentiment that has surged there […]
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Getty Images In a new piece written for Fast Company, Prince Harry is calling on social media platforms to redesign themselves in the wake of “a crisis of hate, a crisis of health, and a crisis of truth.” As a number of prominent advertisers boycotted Facebook during the month of […]
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On Nov. 21, 2013, at 11:27 a.m., a leaky ship arrived in Beirut’s port. It never left, and its volatile cargo would lead to tragedy in the city almost seven years later. The Rhosus was loaded with 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, which is believed to have blown up most of the port and damaged […]
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DC FanDome will include a teaser for director Zack Snyder’s much-buzzed-about Snyder Cut of the 2017 film Justice League. Warner Bros Comic-Con is over, but there’s another virtual fan convention coming to a computer near you. DC FanDome will run for 24 hours beginning at 10 a.m. PT on Aug. 22. The event is a […]
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