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Covid-19 deaths: Which governments have failed? 20 June

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The latest worldwide average death rate is 59 per one million people, up from 55 one week ago. Figures are from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control situation report to Saturday 20th June. Here’s the updated list of countries with death rates more than twice that average: Territory/Area Country Deaths per million Europe San Marino 1238 Europe Belgium 837 Europe Andorra 673 Europe United Kingdom 625 Europe Spain 606 Europe Italy 572 Europe Sweden 500 Europe France 454 Americas United States 360 Europe Netherlands 355 Americas Sint Maarten…read more

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Covid-19 deaths: Which governments have failed? 13 June

Posted by in Economics, Health, Politics

The latest worldwide average death rate is 55 per one million people, up from 51 one week ago. Figures are from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control situation report to Saturday 13th June. Here’s the updated list of countries with death rates more than twice that average: Territory/Area Country Deaths per million Europe San Marino 1238 Europe Belgium 832 Europe Andorra 660 Europe United Kingdom 611 Europe Spain 580 Europe Italy 566 Europe Sweden 481 Europe France 450 Europe Netherlands 353 Americas Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 350 Americas…read more

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Covid-19 deaths: Which governments have failed? 6 June

Posted by in Economics, Health, Politics

The latest worldwide average death rate is 51 per one million people, up from 47 one week ago. Figures are from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control situation report to Saturday 6th June. Here’s the updated list of countries with death rates more than twice that average: Territory/Area Country Deaths per million Europe San Marino 1238 Europe Belgium 825 Europe Andorra 660 Europe United Kingdom 593 Europe Spain 580 Europe Italy 559 Europe Sweden 459 Europe France 446 Europe Netherlands 350 Americas Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 350 Europe…read more

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Covid-19 deaths: Which governments have failed?

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The latest worldwide average death rate is 47 per one million people, up from 43 one week ago. Figures are from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control situation report to Saturday 30th May. Here’s the updated list of countries with death rates more than twice that average: Territory/Area Country Deaths per million Europe San Marino 1238 Europe Belgium 815 Europe Andorra 660 Europe Spain 580 Europe United Kingdom 562 Europe Italy 550 Europe France 440 Europe Sweden 431 Americas Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 350 Europe Netherlands 346 Europe…read more

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My enemy’s a white collar criminal…

Posted by in Culture, Feminism, Humour, Politics

“In The Neighbourhood”, by Sisters Underground Click link nzonscreen Lyrics It’s a cruel June morning on the edge of the city It’s so damned hot and my neck is feeling gritty I gotta find something to do Because if I don’t pretty soon I think I’ll go lulu Everyday seems like the same old thing Listen to the brothers talk about their mac 10 I gotta roll because I got a feeling I gotta keep the sound of the underground reeling And I’m out like bell-bottom trousers Pretty funky chunky…read more

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US religious right paid $500,000 for high-profile plaintiff to change sides

Posted by in Activism, Feminism, Health, History, Politics

The woman plaintiff in the landmark 1973 ruling legalising abortion in the US admitted that her change of heart on the issue in 1995 was “all an act”. Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe in the US Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v Wade, shocked the country when she came out against abortion. What we couldn’t know was she was paid by antiabortion groups including Operation Rescue. The case had gone all the way to the highest court in the land where, by a vote of seven to two, the…read more

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