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U.S. lawmakers to unveil bill banning investment in firms tied to China's military: document

A group of Republican lawmakers plans to unveil legislation this week to keep Americans from investing in foreign defense companies with ties to China's military, according to a document seen by Reuters, the latest in a string of measures aimed at curbing U.S. funding for China-based firms. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2UdkVCT June 01, 2020 at 07:04AM

Asia's factory pain worsens as China's recovery fails to lift demand

Asia's factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic worsened, with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea suffering the sharpest declines in business activity in more than a decade. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2TXKpUn June 01, 2020 at 06:38AM

Asia stocks reach 3-month peaks, resilient to U.S. riots

Asian shares pushed to three-month highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washington's power struggle with Beijing. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2MesLHO June 01, 2020 at 06:25AM

Coronavirus Australia stats: Covid-19 active and new cases, numbers, map and data update

We bring together all the latest on new and active Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, data and graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreak and track the impact of government response. Coronavirus world map Coronavirus cases and deaths over time: how countries compare around the world Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of how many confirmed cases of coronavirus there are in Australia. Here, we’ve brought together all the figures in one place, along with comparisons with other countries. Continue reading... from Datablog | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3cm5Chp via IFTTT

Asia stocks prove resilient to US riots as S&P futures bounce

Asian shares pushed to three-month highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washington's power struggle with Beijing. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2zM9sCY June 01, 2020 at 05:15AM

George Floyd Reverberates Globally: Thousands Protest In Germany, U.K., Canada

The killing of George Floyd has sprung a global movement against inequality and racism; protests were seen over the weekend in the U.K., Germany and Canada. (Image credit: Matt Dunham/AP) News : NPR https://ift.tt/2Xn1Dgi June 01, 2020 at 04:54AM

Christo, Famous For His Monumental Works Of Art, Dies At 84

The artist Christo died at his home in New York City on Sunday. He's known for major outdoor art installations that often involved wrapping buildings and elements of nature in fabric. (Image credit: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images) News : NPR https://ift.tt/2XKOM6A June 01, 2020 at 03:48AM

Biden Leaves Home To Visit Delaware Protest Site

Former Vice President Joe Biden left his house for the second time in a week to visit the location of protests last night. Posting about the unannounced trip, Biden wrote "We are a nation in pain." (Image credit: OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) News : NPR https://ift.tt/3cncJpw June 01, 2020 at 02:22AM

Tanker truck drives into protesters as U.S. cities fear another night of violent protests

A tanker truck drove into a throng of protesters on a closed interstate near Minneapolis on Sunday, with the driver pulled from his rig and beaten, as major U.S. cities imposed curfews in fear of another night of demonstrations against police brutality descending into violence. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3gA86vT June 01, 2020 at 05:12AM

Truck drives into protesters on Minneapolis highway

A tanker truck drove through thousands of people marching on a Minneapolis highway to protest the death of George Floyd on Sunday before protesters dragged the driver from the cab and beat him, according to a Reuters witness and authorities. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3dmsTB2 June 01, 2020 at 05:12AM

Australia's stalled migrant boom derails golden economic run

Australia's three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources of income – immigration. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2ZUeYy9 June 01, 2020 at 05:03AM

Turkey vs. Germany: COVID-19

[This article was first published on DataGeeek , and kindly contributed to R-bloggers ]. (You can report issue about the content on this page here ) Want to share your content on R-bloggers? click here if you have a blog, or here if you don't. In Turkey, some parts of society always compare Turkey to Germany and think that we are better than Germany for a lot of issues. The same applies to COVID-19 crisis management; is that reflects to true? We will use two variables for compared parameters; the number of daily new cases and daily new deaths.First, we will compare the mean of new cases of the two countries. The dataset we’re going to use is here . #load and tidying the dataset library(readxl) deu <- read_excel("covid-data.xlsx",sheet = "deu") deu$date <- as.Date(deu$date) tur <- read_excel("covid-data.xlsx",sheet = "tur") tur$date <- as.Date(tur$date) #building the function comparing means on grid table grid_...