en Heathrow to carry out temperature checks on passengers By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T16:16:47Z Airport’s boss says global standard for screening is crucial to restoring confidenceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHeathrow will start using thermal cameras to carry out temperature checks on passengers within the next fortnight, as it called for common health screening standards around the world for air travellers.The UK’s busiest airport said it would trial thermal cameras capable of monitoring the temperature of people in the immigration halls, initially in Terminal 2. Continue reading... Full Article Airline industry Heathrow airport Air transport Transport UK news Coronavirus outbreak Business Environment World news
en Uncovering the mysteries of the 'crazy beast' – Science Weekly podcast By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T09:56:53Z As the coronavirus outbreak continues to be our focus on Science Weekly, we also want to try look at other science stories. In this episode, Nicola Davis speaks to Dave Krause about the 66-million-year-old fossil of a cat-sized mammal dubbed ‘crazy beast’. A giant in its day, we hear how this now extinct branch of mammals – known as Gondwanatherians – offers new insights into what could have been Continue reading... Full Article Science Evolution Mammals Palaeontology Biology
en Ontario Premier Doug Ford briefly visited cottage after asking residents not to By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:05:25 EDT Ontario Premier Doug Ford dropped by his cottage last month, days after asking the province’s residents to stay away from theirs. His office says Ford "drove alone" and was there for less than an hour to check on construction. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
en Toronto landlord forced to refinance condo as COVID-19 stalls eviction of lawyer owing $16K in rent By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT Danish Chagani was excited when the lawyer who lived down the hall from his Toronto condo wanted to rent his unit after he bought a house for his young family. But the first-time landlord says the feeling was short-lived. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
en He cleans 'COVID rooms' in the ICU — and keeps dying patients company By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:56:58 EDT Most are doing their best to avoid other people's germs right now. But for cleaners and those who get rid of that trash, they're coming into contact with COVID-19 every shift. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
en US says Russia working with Syria to send mercenaries to Libyan war By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:23:14 -0400 The US believes Russia is working with Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, to send militia fighters and equipment to Libya, according to senior officials. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, US special envoy for Syria, Jim Jeffrey, said Libya’s increasingly shadowy battlefield could get even more complicated. “We know that, certainly, the Russians are working with Assad to transfer militia fighters, possibly third country, possibly Syrian, to Libya, as well as equipment,” he said. His comments came a day after a leaked UN report confirmed the presence of Russian and Syrian mercenaries operating in Libya in support of renegade military commander, Khalifa Haftar. The report revealed that Russian private military contractor, Wagner Group, has up to 1,200 mercenaries operating in Libya in support of General Haftar’s forces, which are already backed by the UAE, Russia and Egypt. The report, seen by Reuters, is one of the first indications of the scale of Wagner’s military operation in Libya’s messy battlefield, as well as the first time the UN has confirmed the presence of the shadowy Russian mercenaries. Since 2014, the oil-rich North African country has been split between areas controlled by the internationally recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli and the northwest, and territory held by Gen Haftar’s eastern-based forces in Benghazi. For almost six years Gen Haftar’s forces have been at war with a coalition of militias from the west of the country who support the government in Tripoli. Turkey is the only military backer of the Tripoli government that is currently trying to stave off Haftar’s year-long offensive on the capital. The UAE and Egypt have long strengthened Haftar’s forces with military equipment, including aircraft and helicopters, while Moscow provided private contractor forces. As the conflict has drawn on and involvement has increasingly become the stage for a struggle for power in the region, diplomats say both Turkey and the UAE have deployed drones and the use of mercenaries has increased, now seemingly including forces from Russia and Syria. Libya has been mired in chaos since a 2011 NATO intervention helped topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and its battlefields increasingly populated with foreign fighters in a shadow-war. Russian mercenaries were first reported fighting alongside General Haftar’s forces in Libya in 2018. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, however, insisted that those mercenaries do not represent the Russian government. Yet when General Haftar visited Moscow in 2018, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with long-standing ties to Mr Putin and suspected owner of Wagner, was seen in the footage of the meeting, sitting near the Russian defence minister. Russia, which also backs Assad’s government in Syria, has maintained a delicate balancing act in Libya, forging ties with both the UN-recognised government and with the rebel commander. But Moscow’s patience with General Haftar began to run out earlier this year when he and his entourage in January abruptly left the much-anticipated cease-fire talks in Moscow mediated by Russia and Turkey without signing the deal. Henry Wooster, deputy assistant secretary at State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs also expressed increasing concern over the ties between the Libyan commander and Syria’s president, who are both bitter enemies of Turkey and fighting Turkish-backed militant groups on their soil. “Haftar’s establishment of so-called diplomatic relations with the Assad regime...is very much a part of the piece of the question of Syrian mercenaries, at least on his side of the equation,” he said. While the leaked report also confirmed the presence of Syrian mercenaries in Libya fighting alongside Haftar’s forces, Pro-Turkish Syrians are also known to be fighting with the Tripoli government, against General Haftar. Full Article
en Smart Education And Learning Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Age, By Component, By Learning Mode, By End User, By Region And Segment Forecasts, 2020 - 2027 By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:30:00 -0400 Smart Education And Learning Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Age, By Component (Hardware, Software, Service), By Learning Mode, By End User, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2020 - 2027Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p05891723/?utm_source=PRN The global smart education and learning market size is expected to reach USD 680.1 billion by 2027. The market is anticipated to witness a CAGR of 17.9% from 2020 to 2027. Demand for smart education and learning solutions is increasing among the growing population in corporate and academic sectors, owing to benefits such as improved education quality and easy access to educational content. Increasing adoption of consumer electronics, such as smartphones, e-readers, laptops, and e-learning applications, has altered conventional education methodology and has enhanced the efficiency of an individual to learn. Additionally, there are enormous opportunities for advancements in the market, owing to improved internet accessibility.Also, the COVID - 19 outbreak has emerged an opportunity for the market with an increasing number of states and countries closing educational institutes. For instance, over 90.0% of the world's students are not attending their schools due to this pandemic, as mentioned by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization). Commonwealth of Learning (COL), an intergovernmental organization of The Commonwealth (Canada), has supported educational institutions and governments in building robust distance education solutions for quality e-learning practices. However, lack of awareness among end-users about the latest technologies and inadequate amount of resources for delivering quality education in developing regions is anticipated to hinder market growth.The simulation-based learning segment is anticipated to exhibit the highest CAGR because this mode enables corporate professional and educational institutions to create a realistic experience in a controlled environment.It also allows professionals and learners to practice, navigate, explore, and obtain more information through a virtual medium before they start working on real-life tasks.Growing awareness among people and the rising popularity of smart education are encouraging solution providers to invest in research and development for creating more reliable, better, and cost-effective solutions. Manufacturers are making substantial investments in developing new products for enhancing the user experience.Smart education and learning market report highlights:• Growing demand for smart educational practices can be accredited to factors, such as reducing expenses of online training, curbing geographic challenges in physically attending classes, and time constraints faced by aspirants• Increasing penetration of the Internet of Things (IoT), enhanced internet accessibility, and rapid adoption of mobile technology have encouraged users to adopt smart education and learning solutions• Innovative techniques, such as gamification, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), microlearning, and adaptive learning, which improve the overall educational process, are expected to drive the market over the projected period• North America accounted for the largest market share in 2019 owing to its large consumer base for e-learning methodsRead the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p05891723/?utm_source=PRN About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. __________________________ Contact Clare: clare@reportlinker.com US: (339)-368-6001 Intl: +1 339-368-6001 Full Article
en VP Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:35:06 -0400 Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was “not worried” about the virus spreading in the White House. Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller, who tested positive Friday, had been in recent contact with Pence but not with the president. Full Article
en Coronavirus in Kenya: Fearing 'money heists' amid pandemic By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:11:57 -0400 Kenyans are afraid that money set aside to tackle the virus is being misspent, writes Waihiga Mwaura. Full Article
en Exclusive: Iran-linked hackers recently targeted coronavirus drugmaker Gilead - sources By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:19:55 -0400 Hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc in recent weeks, according to publicly-available web archives reviewed by Reuters and three cybersecurity researchers, as the company races to deploy a treatment for the COVID-19 virus. In one case, a fake email login page designed to steal passwords was sent in April to a top Gilead executive involved in legal and corporate affairs, according to an archived version on a website used to scan for malicious web addresses. Ohad Zaidenberg, lead intelligence researcher at Israeli cybersecurity firm ClearSky, who closely tracks Iranian hacking activity and has investigated the attacks, said the attempt was part of an effort by an Iranian group to compromise email accounts of staff at the company using messages that impersonated journalists. Full Article
en Police drop investigation into Brexit campaigners accused of breaching spending rules By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:49:30 -0400 Police have dropped an investigation into two prominent Brexit campaigners accused of breaching spending rules during the referendum campaign. In 2018 the Electoral commission said that Alan Halsall, of Vote Leave, and Darren Grimes, founder of pro-Brexit youth group BeLeave, failed to declare a payment related to the campaign. The watchdog said that BeLeave "spent more than £675,000 with (Canadian data firm) Aggregate IQ under a common plan with Vote Leave". This spending took Vote Leave over its £7 million legal spending limit by almost £500,000. Vote Leave paid a £61,000 fine, but denied wrongdoing, while Mr Grimes won an appeal against his £20,000 fine in July. The Commission also referred the pair to the Metropolitan Police but on Friday it was revealed that the investigations had now been dropped. A spokesman for the Leave campaigners said: "The Metropolitan Police has written to Vote Leave board member Alan Halsall and BeLeave founder Darren Grimes to confirm that it will not be acting on allegations made against them by the Electoral Commission and various Remain campaigners. "This marks the end of a two-year ordeal for both individuals." Mr Grimes, 26, said the development called into question whether the Electoral Commission was "fit for purpose". He had insisted since the allegations were first made that he was "completely innocent" of making false declarations in relation to the £680,000 donation. In a statement, Mr Grimes, a former fashion student originally from County Durham, said: "The Metropolitan Police has found, after investigation and consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, that there is no case to be answered. "Once again the Electoral Commission has been found to be part of the mob, a quango out of control that isn't policing elections so much as punishing Leavers who have the temerity to win them. "My ordeal at the hands of the kangaroo court that is the Electoral Commission is now over, but questions must now be asked of whether that body is fit for purpose." Mr Halsall, the responsible person for Vote Leave, said he was "delighted to have been exonerated" and thanked the police for their "professional" investigation. "I was very disappointed that my colleagues at Vote Leave and myself were never given the opportunity of making our case in person to the Electoral Commission before being fined and reported to the police," he added. "It seems a rather unusual way of conducting an inquiry into such matters that only the so-called whistleblowers who made these allegations are interviewed by the regulator." A spokesman for the Met said an investigation into the Electoral Commission's allegations against Vote Leave and BeLeave, submitted on July 17 2018, was handed over in October to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). "On Tuesday, March 3 preliminary advice was received from the CPS," said the force spokesman. "This advice has now been duly considered and no further action will be taken." Full Article
en Virus restrictions reimposed amid patchwork re-openings By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:36:21 -0400 As coronavirus-induced economic pain grew around the world, some U.S. states moved forward Friday with plans to reopen their economies, while European countries held muted commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent. Around the U.K., residents were encouraged to stand on their doorsteps and sing together while socially distanced to commemorate the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany. Meanwhile, South Korea, seen as a model for containing COVID-19, ordered nightclubs closed for a month and considered delaying a school restart after an uptick in coronavirus cases. Full Article
en Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:19:08 -0400 Federal investigators have found “reasonable grounds” that a government whistleblower was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said. Dr. Rick Bright headed the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, a unit of Department of Health and Human Services that focuses on countermeasures to infectious diseases and bioterrorism. The OSC is an agency that investigates allegations of egregious personnel practices in government. Full Article
en Senate Fails To Override President Trump Veto Of Iran War Powers By www.newsy.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:54:00 -0400 The Senate failed to override President Trump's veto of legislation that would have prevented him from taking military action in Iran without congressional approval. On Thursday, the Senate voted 49-44 in favor of the override, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for it to be approved. Both chambers of Congress passed the bipartisan resolution earlier this year. Full Article
en Senate Fails to Override Trump's Veto of Iran War Powers By www.newsy.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:54:00 -0400 The Senate failed to override President Trump's veto of legislation that would have prevented him from taking military action in Iran without congressional approval. On Thursday, the Senate voted 49-44 in favor of the override, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for it to be approved. Both chambers of Congress passed the bipartisan resolution earlier this year. Full Article
en US blocks vote on UN's bid for global ceasefire over reference to WHO By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:07:56 -0400 Security council had spent weeks seeking resolution but Trump administration opposed mention of organizationThe US has blocked a vote on a UN security council resolution calling for a global ceasefire during the Covid-19 pandemic, because the Trump administration objected to an indirect reference to the World Health Organization.The security council has been wrangling for more than six weeks over the resolution, which was intended to demonstrate global support for the call for a ceasefire by the UN secretary general, António Guterres. The main source for the delay was the US refusal to endorse a resolution that urged support for the WHO’s operations during the coronavirus pandemic.Donald Trump has blamed the WHO for the pandemic, claiming (without any supporting evidence) that it withheld information in the early days of the outbreak.China insisted that the resolution should include mention and endorsement of the WHO.On Thursday night, French diplomats thought they had engineered a compromise in which the resolution would mention UN “specialized health agencies” (an indirect, if clear, reference to the WHO).The Russian mission signaled that it wanted a clause calling for the lifting of sanctions that affected the delivery of medical supplies, a reference to US punitive measures imposed on Iran and Venezuela. However, most security council diplomats believed Moscow would withdraw the objection or abstain in a vote rather than risk isolation as the sole veto on the ceasefire resolution.On Thursday night, it appeared that the compromise resolution had the support of the US mission, but on Friday morning, that position switched and the US “broke silence” on the resolution, raising objection to the phrase “specialist health agencies”, and blocking movement towards a vote.“We understood that there was an agreement on this thing but it seems that they changed their mind,” a western security council diplomat said.“Obviously they have changed their mind within the American system so that wording is still not good enough for them,” another diplomat close to the discussions said. “It might be that they just need a bit more time to settle it amongst themselves, or it might be that someone very high up has made a decision they don’t want it, and therefore it won’t happen. It is unclear at this moment, which one it is.”A spokesperson for the US mission at the UN suggested that if the resolution was to mention the work of the WHO, it would have to include critical language about how China and the WHO have handled the pandemic.“In our view, the council should either proceed with a resolution limited to support for a ceasefire, or a broadened resolution that fully addresses the need for renewed member state commitment to transparency and accountability in the context of Covid-19. Transparency and reliable data are essential to helping the world combat this ongoing pandemic, and the next one,” the spokesperson said.While the force of the resolution would be primarily symbolic, it would have been symbolism at a crucial moment. Since Guterres made his call for a global ceasefire, armed factions in more than a dozen countries had observed a temporary truce. The absence of a resolution from the world’s most powerful nations, however, undermines the secretary general’s clout in his efforts to maintain those fragile ceasefires.Talks will continue next week at the security council to explore whether some other way around the impasse can be found. Full Article
en Germany sees increased risk of hard Brexit if Britain refuses to extend deadline By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:00:00 -0400 Full Article
en Egypt’s president expands powers, citing virus outbreak By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:53:15 -0400 Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has approved amendments to the country's state of emergency that grant him and security agencies additional powers, which the government says are needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to “expand, not reform, Egypt’s abusive Emergency Law.” The new amendments allow the president to to take measures to contain the virus, such as suspending classes at schools and universities and quarantining those returning from abroad. Full Article
en Coronavirus takes a toll in Sweden's immigrant community By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 02:24:28 -0400 The flight from Italy was one of the last arrivals that day at the Stockholm airport. A Swedish couple in their 50s walked up and loaded their skis into Razzak Khalaf's taxi. It was early March and concerns over the coronavirus were already present, but the couple, both coughing for the entire 45-minute journey, assured Khalaf they were healthy and just suffering from a change in the weather. Full Article
en Russia, Belarus mark Victory Day in contrasting events By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:23:12 -0400 Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic. In neighboring Belarus, however, the ceremonies went ahead in full, with tens of thousands of people in the sort of proximity that has been almost unseen in the world for months. Victory Day is Russia’s most important secular holiday and this year’s observance had been expected to be especially large because it is the 75th anniversary, but the Red Square military parade and a mass procession called The Immortal Regiment were postponed as part of measures to stifle the spread of the virus. Full Article
en Lawns are the new wedding venue in the age of coronavirus By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:49:08 -0400 Couples with dashed wedding plans due to lockdown restrictions have been tying the knot on those tidy green spreads instead, including at least one loaner. Danielle Cartaxo and Ryan Cignarella were supposed to get married in West Orange, New Jersey, on April 11 at a venue with sweeping views of the New York City skyline. The two live in Wayne, Pennsylvania, about 100 miles away, but they had a marriage license issued in West Orange, where Cartaxo lived until she was 5. Full Article
en Union Garment Workers Fear 'an Opportunity to Get Rid of Us' By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:46:45 -0400 Myan Mode, a garment factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, produces men's jackets, women's blazers and coats for Western fashion companies like Mango and Zara. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, it has seen a decrease in orders from international retailers.That was why it let go almost half of its 1,274 workers in late March, the factory's managing director said in response to protesters who arrived at the factory's doors to denounce the dismissals.Three fired sewing operators, however, said the factory was taking an opportunity to punish workers engaged in union activity. In an interview, the operators -- Maung Moe, Ye Yint and Ohnmar Myint -- said that of the 571 who had been dismissed, 520 had belonged to the factory's union, one of 20 that make up the Federation of Garment Workers Myanmar. About 700 workers who did not belong to the union kept their jobs, they said.Myan Mode's South Korean-based owner did not respond to requests for comment, and did not provide details about the firings.Moe, 27, was the factory union's president and had organized several strikes. Yint, 30, was the union's secretary, while Myint, 34, had been a union member since its founding in June 2018."The bosses used COVID as an opportunity to get rid of us because they hated our union," Moe said. He said he and other union members had been in discussions with the factory managers before the firings, demanding personal protective equipment and that workers be farther apart on the factory floor. "They thought we caused them constant headaches by fighting for our rights and those of our fellow workers."Union-busting -- practices undertaken to prevent or disrupt the formation of trade unions or attempts to expand membership -- has been a serious problem across the fashion supply chain for decades. But with the global spread of COVID-19 placing fresh pressures on the industry, it is a particular issue in South Asia, where about 40 million garment workers have long grappled with poor working conditions and wages."Union-busting is not a COVID-specific issue for the garment industry -- it happens all the time," said Luke Smitham of the sustainability consultancy Kumi Consulting.Zara's parent company, Inditex, which is supplied by Myan Mode, said its code of conduct for manufacturers expressly prohibited any discrimination against worker representatives. The company said in an email that it was "actively following the situation" at Myan Mode, and would "try to achieve the best possible solution for workers."Mango, which has started to reopen its stores in Europe, said in an emailed statement that it "understood the need to ensure that the human rights of factory workers are respected." The company added that it was maintaining "a continuous" dialogue with suppliers.Roughly 2% of garment workers in Myanmar, where the minimum wage is roughly $3.50 a day, and 0.5% of garment workers in Bangladesh belong to a union, according to affiliate data estimates collected by the global trade union IndustriALL. While Cambodia's workforce is more unionized than others in the region -- around 80% -- the unions there are fragmented, meaning successful collective bargaining negotiations can be difficult.Tear gas, water cannons, police brutality and imprisonment were some of the tools used by the governments of Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Myanmar to punish striking garment workers and union members last year, according to the International Trade Union Confederation, an umbrella group for unions around the world. It noted that many workers in those countries who tried to form a union were dismissed from jobs or blacklisted by factories. And the number of countries that exclude workers from the right to establish or join a trade union increased to 107 in 2019 from 92 in 2018.Andrew Tillett-Saks, a labor organizer in Yangon, said he had seen a surge in unionizing by garment workers in Myanmar over the last 18 months -- and a reaction from factory owners. Before the pandemic, he said, some garment factories with fledgling unions were abruptly closing and firing union members, then reopening weeks later to supply the same brands under a slightly different name with a new group of nonunionized workers.Tillett-Saks said that much of the focus had been on whether brands would pay wages for workers during the pandemic, or for orders that had already been produced. But factory owners "taking this as an opportunity to break down labor movements in the supply chain could be an even bigger issue."Some brands, like H&M, have tried to facilitate union activity in supplier factories by signing ACT, an agreement brokered by IndustriALL and designed to secure fair wages for workers through collective bargaining and building guarantees of labor rights into purchasing agreements. But there are still hurdles. Before the International Labor Organization, a U.N. agency, can take action, allegations of mistreatment must be sent in writing from a national or international trade union organization and then reviewed internally by the agency -- a complicated process even before the pandemic."We have heard allegations of anti-union discrimination in recent weeks," said John Ritchotte, a specialist in social dialogue and labor administration in Asia for the International Labor Organization. "However, it is currently more difficult than usual for us to verify those allegations through our usual procedures because of travel restrictions and local lockdowns."In the weeks since the Myan Mode layoffs, around 15,000 jobs in the textile industry have been lost and about 40 factories closed across Asia, said Khaing Zar Aung, president of Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar.Moe said the fired Myan Mode workers had protested outside the factory for weeks, watching as daily wage workers entered and scores of exhausted former colleagues left at midnight after overtime shifts. Eventually, management offered severance but not re-employment to the 571 fired workers, plus 49 employees who had walked out in solidarity. All but 79 eventually took the severance pay.The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia said about 60% of its factories -- where union members have also been targeted -- had been severely affected by canceled orders of ready-made garment exports because of the pandemic.On March 31, several dozen union workers at the Superl leatherwear factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh -- which produces handbags for brands like Michael Kors, Tory Burch and Kate Spade -- were told they were being let go. One was a woman who was six months pregnant.Soy Sros, a factory shop steward and the local president of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers, wrote about the company's actions on Facebook, stating it violated a March 6 appeal from the Cambodian government saying COVID should not be used as a chance to discriminate against union members.Twenty-four hours later, Sros was forced by factory management to take down her post and make a thumbprint on a warning letter accusing her of defamation. On April 2, she was removed from the factory floor by the police and charged with posting fake information on social media. She is now in jail.Superl, which is headquartered in Hong Kong, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did Michael Kors and Tory Burch, who regularly place orders at the factory. Another customer, Tapestry, the owner of Kate Spade, declined to comment.In Myanmar, Moe, Yint and Myint all said they did not regret joining the union despite the difficulties they had faced. They said the loss of jobs was proof that worker representation was needed."I worry for the future of garment workers here without representatives," Myint said, referring to both the firings at Myan Mode and other factories across Asia. "But for now, I worry about providing for my family and getting food on the table."This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2020 The New York Times Company Full Article
en Google Play has been spreading advanced Android malware for years By arstechnica.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:15:56 +0000 Advanced hacker group seeded market with at least 8 apps likely since 2016. Full Article Biz & IT
en Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by Ars By arstechnica.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:37:22 +0000 Auto-pay compounded Comcast error, leading to a year of $50 monthly overcharges. Full Article Biz & IT Policy
en “Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP says By arstechnica.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:27:05 +0000 Firings highlight “toxicity running through the company culture,” Bray said. Full Article Biz & IT Policy Amazon labor tim bray
en CenturyLink still hasn’t met 2019 FCC deadline, now faces pandemic roadblocks By arstechnica.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:15:03 +0000 Pandemic disrupts broadband progress as cities halt construction. Full Article Biz & IT Policy centurylink FCC
en Caddy offers TLS, HTTPS, and more in one dependency-free Go Web server By arstechnica.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:56:05 +0000 We put Caddy 2.0.0 head to head against a ranking heavyweight, Apache 2.4.41. Full Article Biz & IT Tech Apache caddy Ubuntu webserver
en Comcast resists call to open home Wi-Fi hotspots, cites potential congestion By arstechnica.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:08:45 +0000 "Comcast's excuse simply does not add up," three US senators say. Full Article Biz & IT Policy Comcast Ron Wyden
en Temperature screening not always reliable to mitigate coronavirus risk, experts say By globalnews.ca Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 21:23:09 +0000 Canada's chief public health officer Theresa Tam was quick to shut down the approach during the daily ministerial update on Monday. Full Article Canada Health News Science Coronavirus Coronavirus Screening Coronavirus testing COVID-19 PHAC Public Health Agency of Canada screening for coronavirus South Korea T&T Supermarket temperature checks coronavirus temperature screening temperature screening coronavirus theresa tam
en Focus on COVID-19 has disrupted funding for regular health research, scientists fear By globalnews.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 02:47:36 +0000 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) put off its regular $275-million competition this spring to focus on delivering federal grants related to the novel coronavirus. Full Article Canada Health Science Canada Coronavirus Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR Coronavirus Coronavirus Cases Coronavirus In Canada coronavirus news coronavirus update COVID-19 covid-19 canada covid-19 news health care funding Health Funding
en Green energy surpasses coal as top power source during coronavirus lockdowns By globalnews.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:53:23 +0000 The slowing economy due to COVID-19 has allowed solar, wind and hydro power to overtake coal-fired power. Full Article Science Trending Coal Coronavirus Coronavirus Good News coronavirus in the usa coronavirus news Coronavirus Updates Coronavirus US COVID-19 Green Energy Pollution Renewable Energy
en VDI in the Age of Covid-19: Remote Work and the Challenge of the Virtualized Client By gigaom.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:47:41 +0000 These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources… Full Article Blog Cloud Edge Infrastructure Mobile
en Marketplaces Are Changing the Way We Do Enterprise IT By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:07:27 +0000 In one of my latest reports (Key Criteria for Evaluating Unstructured Data Management), one of the key criteria was the availability of… Full Article Blog CFD7 Cloud OpenShift TFDx VMware Cloud AWS
en Why Should You Bother with Value Stream Management? By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:22:47 +0000 What is Value Stream Management? Value Stream Management (VSM) is the TLA du jour among software development tools, so is it relevant… Full Article Blog devops DevOps vsm
en Here Is BC’s Plan to Reopen (in News) By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 03:20:00Z Phases beginning mid-May see businesses restart, parks open, kids return to schools and childcare. Related StoriesBC Lifts the Veil on Easing Restrictions (in News)BC Is Winning the Battle, but Tough Prevention Measures Will Remain (in News)Disabled People Fear Being Denied Care in Worst Case Pandemic Scenarios (in News) Full Article
en In Our Choir, People with Dementia Sing with Others. Now It’s Zooming (in Culture) By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:10:00Z It’s still joyous, and moving online has made it even more inclusive. Related StoriesIn Our Choir, People with Dementia Sing with Others. Now It’s Zooming (in Culture) Full Article
en At Canada’s End of the Road, a Visit with Anne Cameron (in Culture) By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:00Z The noted author on Indigenous blockades, her most controversial book, life in Tahsis, and more. Full Article
en Men Worry Less about the Virus. And More Science Info Straight from Journals (in News) By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:17:00Z The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by Hakai Magazine. Related StoriesBC’s Quick Start on COVID-19 Testing and Targeted Approach Praised (in News) Full Article
en Science news in brief: from making blue dye with red beetroot, to giant plasma bubbles By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-08T09:19:14Z And other stories from around the world. Full Article
en Apollo 13: What happened on Nasa's dramatic moon mission 50 years ago By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T11:40:00Z Mission is remembered as perhaps Nasa's finest, and most desparate, hour Full Article
en Coronavirus: Researchers 'a few weeks away' from concluding clinical trials of treatment By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T15:28:38Z Australian scientists also working to evaluate extent of immunity to virus among public Full Article
en Apollo 13: Enhanced photos show ill-fated moon mission in unprecedented detail By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T19:51:00Z Imaging specialist produces clearest pictures yet from dramatic Nasa mission Full Article
en 'A bad time to be alive': Mass extinction 444 million years ago linked to loss of oxygen in Earth's oceans By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T09:33:00Z 'By expanding our thinking of how oceans behaved in the past, we could gain some insights into oceans today,' says scientist at Stanford University Full Article
en Astronomers discover supernova 'twice as bright or energetic' as any ever recorded By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T18:07:00Z Death of massive star 4.6 billion light years away could aid search for universe's oldest stars Full Article
en Flamingos form lasting friendships and 'choose to hang out' with each other, scientists learn By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T13:19:00Z 'It seems - like humans - flamingos form social bonds for a variety of reasons,' researcher says Full Article
en Coronavirus: Stray dogs eating bat meat could have sparked pandemic, scientist claims By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T20:13:59Z Other researchers have rejected the findings and say dog owners do not need to be concerned Full Article
en Major new breakthrough could help reveal origin of the universe, scientists say By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T12:24:00Z Scientists have made a major breakthrough that could help us understand the origin of our universe, they say. Full Article
en Electricity usage suggests we're living every day like a perpetual weekend By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T12:59:35Z As people retreat to their homes, a group of analysts have seen a significant decrease in fuel consumption in the UK's largest sectors as transport reduces and offices and businesses close Full Article
en Science news in brief: From mating flies frozen in time to butterflies in captivity By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T13:55:29Z And other stories from around the world Full Article
en Nasa finds previously hidden 'Earth-like' planet that could be home to life By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T14:55:00Z 'Intriguing' world found in data from retired Kepler space telescope Full Article