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How MI5 is adapting to fight coronavirus →

April 22, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

As he prepares to step down after seven years of leading MI5, Andrew Parker speaks to the BBC about coronavirus, counter-terrorism and how the Security Service has changed since he joined in 1983. BBC NEWS

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April 22, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
MI5, UK, coronavirus, covid-19
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Pandemic could end shareholder supremacy for good →

April 22, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The coronavirus crisis appears to be transforming how corporate America treats its workers, customers and communities. Can it last? BLOOMBERG

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April 22, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, covid-19, shareholder supremacy, business reform
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How the Covid-19 pandemic may reshape US hospital design →

April 22, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Modified hospital designs have become necessary as the first wave of the pandemic tears through U.S. communities. UNDARK

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April 22, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
covid-19, coronavirus, US, hospitals, design
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Digital solutions to revolutionise community empowerment →

April 21, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

With communities challenged by Covid-19, it’s time to embrace digital transformation and provide local people with the tools to optimise grassroots mobilisation. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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April 21, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, covid-19, community, technology
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Coronavirus: Plasma treatment to be trialled →

April 21, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The UK is gearing up to use the blood of coronavirus survivors to treat hospital patients ill with the disease. BBC NEWS

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April 21, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, plasma, treatment, UK, covid-19
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'A chance to do something meaningful': the refugee chefs feeding health workers →

April 21, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Despite facing personal hardship, a team of refugees has been delivering food to hospital staff in Malaysia’s capital during the coronavirus outbreak. THE GUARDIAN

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April 21, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
refugees, chefs, malaysia, coronavirus
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Hotel scheme 'will cut rough sleeping after virus' →

April 20, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Giving rough sleepers rooms in hotels should lead to a significant long-term reduction in rough sleeping after the coronavirus outbreak, says a charity for homeless people. BBC NEWS

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April 20, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
hotels, coronavirus, covid-19, homelessness, UK
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The news is making people anxious. You’ll never believe what they’re reading instead. →

April 20, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The coronavirus pandemic has driven interest in uplifting headlines way, way up. THE NEW YORK TIMES

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April 20, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
covid-19, coronavirus, positive news
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The superhero firms helping out in the coronavirus crisis →

April 20, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

When we asked for examples of firms being generous with time and resources, we were flooded. THE GUARDIAN

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April 20, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, covid-19, companies
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Covid-19 shows where America’s safety net is broken. Maybe now we can fix it. →

April 20, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

We need a permanent solution that allows more workers to receive benefits—especially for gig and non-traditional workers. QUARTZ

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April 20, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
covid-19, coronavirus, US, unemployment, welfare state
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Coronavirus: Hospital to trial 'glimmer of hope' blood treatment →

April 17, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

A potential new treatment for coronavirus being trialled at a hospital in Wales offers patients a "glimmer of hope", specialists say. BBC NEWS

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April 17, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, treatment, covid-19, plasma
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How smartphone apps can help 'contact trace' the new coronavirus →

April 17, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Companies and governments around the world are racing to create apps to help track the spread of the coronavirus. REUTERS

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April 17, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
smartphone, apps, contact tracing, coronavirus, covid-19
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This is what it will take to get us back outside →

April 17, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

How to safely ease social distancing while we wait for a covid-19 drug or vaccine. MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

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April 17, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
covid-19, coronavirus, social distancing, lockdown
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The US city that has flattened the coronavirus curve →

April 16, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Mayor London Breed’s early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic. THE ATLANTIC

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April 16, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
US, san francisco, coronavirus, curve
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Utah has perfected social-distance voting →

April 16, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Americans may find themselves following the state’s stay-at-home playbook in this year’s presidential election. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

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April 16, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
utah, voting, social distancing, US, coronavirus
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Global creditors agree on debt relief for poor countries hit by pandemic →

April 15, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Major international creditors will relieve the world’s poorest countries of debt payments this year to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic that has sparked the steepest downturn in the global economy since the 1930s, France announced on Tuesday. REUTERS

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April 15, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
creditors, debt relief, developing countries, coronavirus, covid-19
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Chile charts path to greener, fairer future after coronavirus →

April 15, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

As Chile fights COVID-19 against a backdrop of unresolved social tensions, the government hopes its strengthened plan to tackle climate change will help ease inequality while getting a green boost from economic recovery after the coronavirus outbreak. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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April 15, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
chile, coronavirus, covid-19, climate change, inequality, policy
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Coronavirus: Austria and Italy reopen some shops as lockdown eased →

April 15, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Thousands of shops have reopened in Austria, as it seeks to ease restrictions brought in to stem the spread of the coronavirus. BBC NEWS

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April 15, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, austria, italy, shops, lockdown
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Coronavirus: UK confirms plan for its own contact tracing app →

April 14, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The UK has confirmed plans for an app that will warn users if they have recently been in close proximity to someone suspected to be infected with the coronavirus. BBC NEWS

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April 14, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, UK, virus tracking, app, technology
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Massive effort to get Los Angeles homeless into hotels →

April 14, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

To curb the coronavirus spread, Los Angeles has embarked on a massive effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect them and others from infection. AP

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April 14, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
los angeles, homeless, hotels, coronavirus
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