June 2020
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An Oregon aluminum extrusion manufacturer has agreed to pay $46 million to NASA, the Department of Defense, and others to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a 19-year fraud scheme that included falsifying thousands of certifications for aluminum extrusions provided to hundreds of customers. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice…
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Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organised in Serbia and Croatia. The World No 1 ranked Serb is the fourth player to test positive for the virus after first playing in Belgrade and then again last weekend in Zadar. His wife also tested…
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Unemployment across Europe has risen due to the coronavirus pandemic with airline companies and the automobile sector making some of the biggest job cuts. About 397,000 people in the European Union lost their jobs in April, according to data from the EU’s stats agency, released in June. The EU’s jobless rate rose to 6.6% in…
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Futuris explores how researchers are using tools from the field of physics and other scientific disciplines to help better understand COVID-19. In Hamburg scientists are studying the elusive protein structures that enable coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, to take hold. They are trying to find out how they are able to replicate so rapidly inside human cells.…
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In times of crisis, some communities resort to barter. Now Spanish football teams might too. La Liga President Javier Tebas says he expects the country’s clubs to consider more direct swaps of players instead of big transfer payments, as they try to cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. “The transfer market will…
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Security today announced the results of its annual study examining the financial impact of data breaches on organizations. According to the report, the cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years1 and now costs $3.92 million on average. These rising expenses are representative of the multiyear financial impact of breaches, increased regulation and…
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ABSTRACT The importance of organizational process management and corporate culture is best understood in volatile business environments where some companies strive to maintain a level of competitiveness and ensure its survival—notwithstanding the legality of their approaches. To maintain competitive advantage in the fiercely contested confectionary and food beverages manufacturing sector, there is need for managers…
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In his weekly column, Barcelona legend Rivaldo says Quique Setien needs more time before being judged and it’s unfair to compare Antoine Griezmann with Philippe Coutinho. Here’s what the Brazilian had to say: “Barcelona beat Leganes 2-0 last night but they didn’t produce a great performance and many are still skeptical about Quique Setien’s new system.…
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Residents of Clayton County, Georgia are calling for the firing of a police officer who was filmed pulling a gun on five teenagers, leading to a tense confrontation with neighbors. In a video shared on Instagram, the officer can be seen pointing the gun at the Jonesboro teens as neighbors urge him not to shoot. “There…
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UEFA confirmed on Wednesday the new format for this season’s Champions League: the quarterfinals, semifinals and final will all be played in Lisbon in August over one game. The four quarterfinals will be played on separate days, spread out between August 12th and August 15th, with the semifinals due to take place on August 18…
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More than 50 politically left-of-centre groups in the United States have signed a letter to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, warning he could lose Black voters’ support unless he commits to more transformative policing reforms. Biden’s criminal justice agenda has drawn renewed attention following weeks of nationwide protests since George Floyd, an unarmed Black man,…
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Calling for unity as legislators in Washington, DC debate police reform and cities across the country struggle to address anti-police protests, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday that he said, “encourages police departments to adopt the highest professional standards”. Trump’s order establishes financial incentives for police departments to adopt national best practices…
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Lewis Hamilton is set to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by ‘taking a knee’ when the 2020 F1 season kicks off in Austria next month. The F1 star has championed anti-racism and civil rights action across the globe in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota. Hamilton has used his standing as one of the world’s…
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Under President Xi Jinping, China has looked to take up a role as the leading power in the world. While Beijing has begun its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Europe has been crippled. With the EU failing to quickly support member states from the coronavirus pandemic, China has used a “divide and rule” approach to gain influence on the…
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At least 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a violent face-off with Chinese forces on the disputed border, the Indian army has said, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff in the western Himalayas. In a statement, the army said on Tuesday that 17 “critically injured” Indian troops succumbed to their wounds, in…
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A combination of 40 FIFA Legends and current professional footballers, each sporting a black jersey, have taken their message of #StopRacism, #StopViolence and #StopDiscrimination to social media during the past week, a spontaneous plea that has to date reached over 44 million fans worldwide. “It’s reassuring to see that every day a growing number of FIFA Legends…
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