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In sickness and in health! Firu the #dog waits for its #coronavirus-infected owner outside #Lima hospital #Peru https://t.co/NUX0Ocjywd

150 years ago the Franco-Prussian war broke out: Reupping powerpoint of the War in Germany lecture series and some… https://t.co/1VsUl81n4j

The fateful Franco-Prussian war began 150 years ago today. https://t.co/RtrrwzVS0W

Lagarde intervening in the ongoing EU debates. https://t.co/BUXbiUhUZ3

Mask bubble popped: prices for the ubiquitous face mask have fallen by up to 90% from a high of 1.6 yuan ($0.22) in… https://t.co/HOiNiP1AG7

‘Denounce the Confucian Middle Way, Persevere with the Philosophy of Constant Struggle!’ Propaganda poster from the… https://t.co/me9r1FPyte

You haven’t thought about me for a long time.’ The Prince of Han greeted me flashing a reproachful smile. ‘I knew y… https://t.co/YTgKi3Byz2

"ExxonMobil, an American behemoth that remains bullish on future fossil-fuel demand, has declined to write down its… https://t.co/zPUkjD6PAN

1.2 billion kids out of school in June: The impact of COVID lockdowns on education of most vulnerable and least-wel… https://t.co/S8R8Li0h2c

World bank estimates that the impact of five months of school-closure on future earnings will cost pupils worldwide… https://t.co/GriKD9IN9e

To address its software development issues, VW and has spent €7bn ($8bn) on a shiny new “digital unit”. With that k… https://t.co/v27i9JEwjk

“Industry rule of thumb is that, depending on how carefully they work, programmers make btw 0.5 and 50 errors in ev… https://t.co/sMQ8P6M6d7

Hot chips: There have been nigh on $200bn worth of acquisitions of chip-makers worldwide since 2015.… https://t.co/UA45LqrCfW

The oil majors slashed costs to be able to operate profitably at around $50/barrel. Much lower than that and their… https://t.co/0n4zSWuS5E

Hun Sen, Cambodia’s dictatorial, kleptocratic leader has a worldview "born under the thunder of American B-52s and… https://t.co/C6tc4P0zWt

And the whole thing could be powered by the sun and the wind. https://t.co/kXAMRiklfJ

Raw wine for a summer weekend: Casa di Baal natural (and I mean natural) Frizzante from the slopes of Salerno. Ano… https://t.co/qebQ9aye6v

"In the age of Xi, China pundits have been asked to become overnight experts on ideology. But which definition of i… https://t.co/KANdS5EF0s

The last recorded case of smallpox was in Somalia in October 1977. The WHO declared the disease eradicated in May 1… https://t.co/PBw9IwsPqh

By 2030, on present trends the water cost crisis in Austin will be serious. In real dollar terms, this means a pers… https://t.co/OScvRjKQ5l

Coming water crisis: Between 2010 and 2018, water bills in 12 US cities rose between 27% (Santa Fe) and 154% (Austi… https://t.co/93CzbYMY4I

Next time your book post is delayed, spare a thought for early 20th century Russian revolutionaries. Here’s Nikol… https://t.co/Sd4vtk1fGR

Even though I was arrested, I smiled bc I was on the right side of history. Find a way to get in the way #goodtrouble

JP Morgan maps the global bond market. After the stagnation 2009-2015 the surge 2015-2020 stands out. @jpmorgan vi… https://t.co/Uf8qm90ckn

Chesapeake accounts for c. 1/3 of debt defaulted on by oil and gas producers in US in first half of 2020.… https://t.co/3M54nwI5WO

Corporate funding binge: btw jan 1 and July 15 2020, companies worldwide issued a record >$2trn in bonds. But the s… https://t.co/ydOFJvMjFg

2020 has turned from a moment of crisis that threatened to cut off financing for big corporates. Instead, it is pro… https://t.co/u1TfOlF4ph

Pago Pago American Samoa is one of hubs of Pacific tuna-industrial complex: $200m in fish landed annually. Chicken… https://t.co/aWSQfNy0RB

Wild wine for the weekend: Amongst the @dryfarmwines discoveries of recent weeks, Christoph Hoch’s BONKERS Zweigel… https://t.co/OgZE9HOLxP

How does tuna get from the fishing grounds in the Pacific to the supermarket shelf? Often canning is done in indust… https://t.co/3jnB7h8hXQ

COVID hoarding drove a surge in price of tuna, in canned form it is one of the cheapest sources of protein availabl… https://t.co/4IqPjUiE2f

One of the discoveries of the lockdown has been @dryfarmwines wine club. If you are into interesting organic, “raw”… https://t.co/AIS8DD1e92

Striking that @jpmorgan is pessimistic about the growth of the Indonesian middle class. By 2030 set to be c. 300 m… https://t.co/wcpQ9e2F4J