| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: U.S. jobless claims soar, China denies hiding its outbreak, and astronomers spot a "missing link" black hole. Virus cases top 1 million globally Coronavirus has now infected more than 1 million people worldwide, four months after it emerged in Wuhan. More than 52,000 people have died and some 210,000 have recovered in the pandemic that's forced nearly a third of the world's population into lockdown and sent shockwaves through the global economy. Covid-19 has spread to some 171 countries, with roughly a quarter of the world's cases in the U.S. At nearly 14,000, Italy has the highest death toll, followed by Spain, which has recorded more than 10,300 fatalities. As Europe and the U.S. struggle to slow the virus's spread, amid a critical shortage of protective medial gear, Asian cities that contained the outbreak have begun seeing new cases, sparking concern the virus will return in waves and evade control for months to come. $ignificant figures 6.65 million. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits doubled last week to a record-high, a level unimaginable a month ago. Mnuchin said virus relief payments would start arriving in two weeks. August 17. The Democratic National Committee postponed its national convention in Milwaukee by about a month, a week before the one the Republican Party has planned in Charlotte, North Carolina. 30%. How much burials have increased at Vila Formosa, Latin America's largest cemetery in Sao Paulo, where dozens of graves have already been dug to prepare for an influx of dead bodies from Brazil's outbreak. Highly quotable "Open and transparent." China rejected U.S. intelligence officials' report that Beijing hid the extent of the coronavirus epidemic, accusing the U.S. of seeking to "shift the blame" for its own handling of the outbreak. "Shoot them dead." Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered police and military to kill citizens who defy the country's strict lockdown and threatened to stop cash and food aid if people resort to riots. "Zoom-bombing." The FBI warned that reports of video-conference hijacking are on the rise, with online meetings and classes being disrupted by pornography and hate speech, as Americans transition to remote work. This is not normal Secret cost. Google is building more energy-efficient data centers across the U.S. to power online activity, with one big catch: They use billions of gallons of public water, sometimes in water-scarce communities. The future is now Cosmic killer. Astronomers found a "missing link" mid-sized black hole 50,000 times the mass of our sun that revealed itself by tearing a star apart, the best evidence yet that more are lurking undetected in the dark. What's good Armchair trip. Virtual viewings of the Northern Lights could be a surprise boon for Alaska tourism after locals set up an array of aurora livestreams that may actually offer a more vivid glimpse—without the freezing temps. Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week. Follow QuickTake on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Thanks for reading! -Andrew Mach |
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