The Information World
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Statue of King Louis XVI, the man who helped American revolutionaries, has been vandalized by rioters
King Louis XVI was the monarch of France who helped American revolutionaries the most to free themselves from the rule of Great Britain. The incident occurred in Louisville, itself named after the king. The statue itself had been gifted to Louisville by the French city of Montpellier about 60 years ago. The tweet above shows…
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China have over 640,000 coronavirus cases instead of 82,941, leaked data shows
China has intentionally refused to acknowledge hundreds of thousands more cases of coronavirus, new data leaked from China’s military-run university suggests. Officially, the country has reported only 82,941 cases of the virus and there has been widespread criticism over credibility of figure amid a lack of transparency from the government. A database leaked from the National University of…
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Biden rejects assault allegations, says “Not True; It Never Never Happened”
Former American Vice President and current Democratic nominee for 2020 US president elections Joe Biden has rejected assault allegations from former Senate aide Tara Reade.
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U.S. investigating if coronavirus came from Wuhan lab, says Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US government is attempting to figure out if the coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “needs to come clean” regarding what they know. The source of the virus remains is still disputed. General Mark Milley, chairman…
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Hyundai to offer COVID 19 tests and ‘drive through’ testing support in U.S.
Hyundai Motor’s North American unit will extend its support for “drive through” testing for the coronavirus and donate 65,000 tests to healthcare centers in the United States, the South Korean automaker stated on Tuesday. The company declared $4 million in grants and stated it would support “drive through” testing at 22 hospitals. Hyundai stated it…
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Trump removes inspector general overseeing $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief, says report
US President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general who was named to supervise implementation of the $2.3 trillion coronavirus economic relief, Politico has reported. The president also removed Glenn Fine, the acting inspector general for the Pentagon who was named previous week to chair a committee acting as a sort of uber-watchdog regarding the…
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Google News versus Apple News on iOS
Google just introduced a new Google News app with totally updated interface and a series of new features that put it on par with Apple’s own News app.The Google News app is rethinking and attempting to renovate the existing Google Newsstand Play app that was previously available through the iOS App Store. It’s been totally overhauled though, with…
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North Korea Accused Of Hacking Bitcoin Exchange Youbit
Previously this week, one of the most well known South Korean Bitcoin exchange Youbit had hard time suffering a large-scale security violation that resulted in the theft of one fifth of user funds. Right after the hacking attack, Yapian, the owner of Youbit, filed for bankruptcy. In a formal statement, the Youbit team said its…
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BSNL And Micromax Diwali Offer
There is much for Indian customers to rejoice this Diwali season as Micromax has paired up with BSNL to provide a 4G compatible phone that is priced at Rs 2200. This is targeted to compete with what Jio is offering. The effective price of the BSNL powered phone is Micromax Bharat 1 at Rs 5692…
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