U.S. secures 300 million doses, almost a third, of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
https://business.financialpost.com/technology/u-s-secures-300-million-doses-of-potential-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-3
https://business.financialpost.com/technology/u-s-secures-300-million-doses-of-potential-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-3
Financial Post
U.S. secures 300 million doses, almost a third, of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The United States has secured almost a third of the first one billion doses planned for AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine by pledging up to $1.2 billion, as world powers scramble for medicines to get their economies back to work.
How urban foraging became the new way to explore a city
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/2020/05/how-urban-foraging-became-the-new-way-to-explore-a-city/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/2020/05/how-urban-foraging-became-the-new-way-to-explore-a-city/
Travel
How urban foraging became the new way to explore a city
Can’t travel far? Then travel deep to find nourishment in your everyday surroundings.
Genius Bees Force Plants to Bloom by Biting Them
https://earther.gizmodo.com/genius-bees-force-plants-to-bloom-by-biting-them-1843611907
https://earther.gizmodo.com/genius-bees-force-plants-to-bloom-by-biting-them-1843611907
Earther
Genius Bees Force Plants to Bloom by Biting Them
Bumblebees need pollen from flowers to survive. But increasingly, the creatures are waking up earlier in the year when flowers have not yet bloomed due to the climate crisis. Nature appears to be finding a way, though.
Why Iran has the world’s best-performing stockmarket
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/05/21/why-iran-has-the-worlds-best-performing-stockmarket
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/05/21/why-iran-has-the-worlds-best-performing-stockmarket
The Economist
Why Iran has the world’s best-performing stockmarket
Investors don’t seem to mind sanctions, disease or a shrinking economy
‘I Am Just Hong Kong’: A City’s Fate in China’s Hands
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/world/asia/hong-kong-china.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/world/asia/hong-kong-china.html
NY Times
‘I Am Just Hong Kong’: A City’s Fate in China’s Hands
This hybrid of East and West may have reached the limits of its middle ground.
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-keeping-an-eye-on-jupiters-storms/
https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-keeping-an-eye-on-jupiters-storms/
Wired
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
NASA's Juno orbiter, along with its Hubble and Gemini telescopes, will help scientists better understand the planet's atmosphere.
Dog camera captures German shepherd's heartwarming act to cheer himself up
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/pet-camera-films-german-shepherd-22137607
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/pet-camera-films-german-shepherd-22137607
Dailystar.co.uk
Pet camera films German shepherd taking owner’s clothes to hug while home alone
The adorable footage has been seen thousands of times since being posted to Reddit, where fellow dog owners said their own German shepherds also do the same with their clothes
Iran Frees Navy Veteran Held for Two Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/world/middleeast/Iran-prisoner-michael-white.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/world/middleeast/Iran-prisoner-michael-white.html
NY Times
Iran Frees Navy Veteran Held for Two Years
The release of Michael R. White came as an Iranian-American doctor convicted of export violations was freed in the United States, and day after an Iranian scientist held by the American authorities was returned to Iran.
Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/13/climate-worst-case-scenarios-clouds-scientists-global-heating
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/13/climate-worst-case-scenarios-clouds-scientists-global-heating
the Guardian
Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows
Modelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought
GCSE and A-level students could sit open-book exams in 2021
https://www.ft.com/content/703ec96d-7795-4463-944d-352302f73453
https://www.ft.com/content/703ec96d-7795-4463-944d-352302f73453
Ft
GCSE and A-level students could sit open-book exams in 2021
Changes are needed to account for missed classes during lockdown, say teachers
'A few bad apples': Phrase describing rotten police officers used to have different meaning
https://abcnews.go.com/US/bad-apples-phrase-describing-rotten-police-officers-meaning/story?id=71201096
https://abcnews.go.com/US/bad-apples-phrase-describing-rotten-police-officers-meaning/story?id=71201096
ABC News
'A few bad apples': Phrase describing rotten police officers used to have different meaning
'A few bad apples' used to describe bad cops didn't always mean what it means today.
IAEA chief asks Iran for 'prompt access' to blocked nuclear sites
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/iaea-chief-asks-iran-prompt-access-blocked-nuclear-sites-200615131358915.html
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/iaea-chief-asks-iran-prompt-access-blocked-nuclear-sites-200615131358915.html
Aljazeera
IAEA chief asks Iran for 'prompt access' to blocked nuclear sites
The head of the United Nations's atomic watchdog agency has said Iran must provide inspectors "prompt access" to two sites where the country is thought to have stored or used undeclared nuclear material.
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🇬🇧🇬🇧یه پیشنهاد ویژه برای کسانی که میخوان انگلیسی رو در کلاس های انلاین و گروهی یاد بگیرند 🤓😎
دوره سوم آموزش گروهی آنلاین از سوم تیر برگزار خواهد شد
جهت کسب اطلاعات بیشتر در مورد نحوه برگزاری و نمونه تدریس به کانال زیر مراجعه کنید
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😍دوره جدید در دو سطح مبتدی متوسطه برگزار خواهد شد.
درضمن منابع دو دوره پیش با ۷۰ درصد تخفیف قابل تهیه می باشند 🤓🇬🇧🇬🇧
مشاوره و ثبت نام
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دوره سوم آموزش گروهی آنلاین از سوم تیر برگزار خواهد شد
جهت کسب اطلاعات بیشتر در مورد نحوه برگزاری و نمونه تدریس به کانال زیر مراجعه کنید
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😍دوره جدید در دو سطح مبتدی متوسطه برگزار خواهد شد.
درضمن منابع دو دوره پیش با ۷۰ درصد تخفیف قابل تهیه می باشند 🤓🇬🇧🇬🇧
مشاوره و ثبت نام
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The end of tourism? | Travel
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#The_Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jun/18/end-of-tourism-coronavirus-pandemic-travel-industry
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https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jun/18/end-of-tourism-coronavirus-pandemic-travel-industry
the Guardian
The end of tourism?
The long read: The pandemic has devastated global tourism, and many will say ‘good riddance’ to overcrowded cities and rubbish-strewn natural wonders. Is there any way to reinvent an industry that does so much damage?
Jimmy Kimmel announces he's taking a break from late-night talk show
https://nypost.com/2020/06/19/jimmy-kimmel-to-take-summer-break-from-his-talk-show/
https://nypost.com/2020/06/19/jimmy-kimmel-to-take-summer-break-from-his-talk-show/
New York Post
Jimmy Kimmel announces he’s taking a break from late-night talk show
Jimmy Kimmel is taking a lengthy summer break from the late-night hosting gig he has had for nearly 18 years. Kimmel announced Thursday he will be stepping away from “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Why COVID-19 will end up harming the environment
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/06/why-covid-19-will-end-up-harming-the-environment/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/06/why-covid-19-will-end-up-harming-the-environment/
Science
Why COVID-19 will end up harming the environment
Even though the air has been cleaner as a result of the global lockdowns, a more polluted future has been brewing while we weren’t looking.
Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/climate/climate-seas-30-year-mortgage.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/climate/climate-seas-30-year-mortgage.html
NY Times
Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage
Climate change is starting to transform the classic home loan, a fixture of the American experience and financial system that dates back generations.
A Spectacular Fireball Was Just Caught in Australia. Experts Don't Know What It Was
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#Science_Alert
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-spectacular-fireball-lit-up-the-skies-in-australia-and-astronomers-aren-t-sure-what-it-was
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#Science_Alert
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-spectacular-fireball-lit-up-the-skies-in-australia-and-astronomers-aren-t-sure-what-it-was
ScienceAlert
A Spectacular Fireball Was Just Caught in Australia. Experts Don't Know What It Was
It was in the early hours of Monday morning when Denby Turton, a mechanical fitter at the Yandi mine in Western Australia, saw a curious light streaking through the sky.
Opinion | Climate Change Is too Expensive to Resist. Our Cities Have to Adapt.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/opinion/climate-change-architecture-design.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/opinion/climate-change-architecture-design.html
NY Times
Opinion | This Luxury Tower Has Everything: Pools. A Juice Bar. And Flood Resilience. (Published 2020)
Unless we learn to adapt, only the rich will be able to avoid the ravages of climate change.