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Lebanon’s Leaders Warned in July About Explosives at Port
Lebanese soldiers and rescue teams survey the site of this week's massive explosion in the port of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020
2020-08-11, Hamodia
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port posed a security risk and...
Spain Overtakes Britain for Most COVID-19 Cases in Europe
Nurse attending a patient during the coronavirus pandemic at Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
2020-08-11, Voa News
More than 20 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide as of Monday night, and Spain has overtaken Britain for the highest number of cases in Western...
Hiroshima and the Glorification of American Militarism
Picture shows an allied correspondent standing in the rubble in front of the shell of a building that once was a movie theater in Hiroshima, Japan
2020-08-10, GlobalResearch
This article was originally published in 2012, on the 67th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. August 6, 9, 2012 was the 67th anniversary of the...
Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
An aerial view of oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, atellite image provided by 2020 Maxar Technologies
2020-08-08, Stars and Stripes
JOHANNESBURG — The IndianOcean island of Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days...
Contracts For Aug. 11, 20202020-08-11
Public Technologies: NAVY ContinentalTideDefense SystemsInc. (Tide),* Reading, Pennsylvania (N64498-20-D-4030); Gibbs & Cox Inc. (G&C), New York, New York (N64498-20-D-4031); McKean DefenseGroupLLC (McKean), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (N64498-20-D-4032); NDIEngineering Co....
KCS Declares Dividends on Four Percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock and Common Stock2020-08-11
Public Technologies: August 11, 2020 Kansas City, Mo., August 11, 2020. Kansas City Southern's (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors on August 11, 2020 declared a regular dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable on...
Bancolombia 2Q20 Earnings Results2020-08-11
Public Technologies: 2Q20 EARNINGS RESULTS Investor Relations - 2Q20 Results • • • • • • • • • 2 3 4 .Bancolombia Calculations -ASOBANCARIA DANE, Finance, of Superintendency Colombian Source: .IFRS Under .2020 March of As .mortgages securitized Includes * .leasing housing and...
State Nurses Association honors NSU faculty member for community work2020-08-11
Natchitoches Times: SHREVEPORT – Northwestern State UniversitySeniorDirector of Nursing Dr. Pamela B. Simmons has received the NightingaleAward for Outstanding Community Achievement from the Louisiana StateNursesAssociation. The criteria for the award required the...
2Q20 Financial Statements2020-08-11
Public Technologies: CONDENSED CONSOLITATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION 30 June 2020 INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS: ri@wilsonsons.com.br 55 21 2126-4271 Engage with us: wilsonsons.com.br Intagram.com/WilsonSons Twitter.com/WIlsonSonsBR YouTube.com/WilsonSonsIR Condensed...
US couple, stranded by coronavirus in Gaza, returning to 'scary' Florida2020-08-11
Middle East Monitor: Adria and Ayman Arafat are finally heading home to Florida after being stranded for months in the Gaza Strip by coronavirus-related restrictions but fear they will now face a much greater health risk. Gaza has seen only 81 cases of COVID-19 and just one death...
Situation report - 2042020-08-11
Public Technologies: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) SituationReport - 204 Data as received by WHO from national authorities by 10:00 CEST, 11 August 2020 HighlightsNearly 20 million cases of COVID-19 have now been recorded. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros stressed that behind...
The Race to Replace Joe Kennedy in Congress is Heating Up2020-08-11
The Intercept: A crowded primary for Joe Kennedy’s congressional seat in Massachusetts is presenting Democratic primary voters with one of their final opportunities of the cycle to decide which direction to take the party. The nine-person race includes just about every...
Holland America Line Extends Its Pause of Cruise Operations to All Departures Through Dec. 15, 20202020-08-11
Sunnyside Daily Sun: SEATTLE, Aug. 11, 2020 /CNW/ -- With the continuation of travel and port restrictions due to global health concerns, Holland America Line is extending its pause of cruise operations and cancelling departures on all ships through Dec. 15, 2020. The pause...
Statement by the International Contact Group on Venezuela: Argentina joining the Group2020-08-11
Public Technologies: The Members of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Venezuela are pleased to inform that Argentina has joined the ICG. They welcome Argentina's commitment to contribute...
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say2020-08-11
AM New York: Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront, one thing is clear — no one has ever...
Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how ...2020-08-11
The Conversation: MV Wakashio, a Japanese owned Panama-flagged bulk carrier ship leaks oil after drifting ashore over coral reefs. Etat-major des Armees/EPAhandout On the evening of Saturday July 25, the MV (Merchant Vessel) Wakashio grounded on coral reefs in the south-east of...
New shrimp species discovered in Panama's Coiba National Park2020-08-11
PhysOrg: John Steinbeck wrote Log From the Sea of Cortez in 1951, his chronicle of an...
Pan American Health Organization in intensive care2020-08-11
Open Democracy: Will the continent's highest health authority suspend its operations? Or will it be forced to reduce them drastically? PAHO's future will be decided very soon. Miguel González Palacios 11 August 2020 Headquarters of the Pan AmericanHealth...