Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma in Siberia after falling ill from a suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman says. Navalny is the most prominent opposition member challenging President Vladimir Putin's leadership. https://t.co/LJoVv2NdAs— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) August 20, 2020
VIDEO: 🇨🇳 A pool party attended by thousands in the central Chinese city of #Wuhan -- the initial epicentre of the #coronavirus pandemic -- shows how well China has dealt with disease, authorities say, despite images from the event prompting outrage around the world pic.twitter.com/5TH7CGVmIH— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 20, 2020
Estimated cost of recent epidemics/pandemics:— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) August 19, 2020
SARS (2003) - $40 billion
H5N1 (2006) - $40 billion
H1N1 (2009) - $45 billion
Ebola (2014) - $55 billion
COVID-19 (2020) - $8.8 TRILLION
Investing in public health preparedness is FAR cheaper than the economic impact of a pandemic.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is facing a new challenge to his rule. Hundreds of state television employees have gone on strike amid a rising tide of protests, shaking the government's control of the media. https://t.co/Bqokb8irrM— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) August 20, 2020
A colonel in Mali’s army, Assimi Goita, says he’s now in charge of the West African country, declaring himself chairman of the junta that forced the democratically elected but unpopular president to resign. https://t.co/r0mVkSRcjO— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) August 20, 2020
Beirut explosions: mapping the huge extent of damage by the August 4 blasts, using UNOCHA data@AFP pic.twitter.com/ScXLXBdcbq— AFPgraphics (@AFPgraphics) August 20, 2020
Poor kid. pic.twitter.com/mm1BHoHLEG— Mike (@Doranimated) August 19, 2020
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