Новости за 09.08.2020

David N. Bernstein, Robert E. Moffit

Healthcare,

And yet, most remain clueless about the real costs because such information is simply unavailable. Transparency on price and performance would clean up this mess.

Healthcare delivery involves a financial transaction. Whether it is a total knee replacement or a well-child clinic visit, money is exchanged in return for services. This holds true whether a patient pays for everything out of pocket, is covered (in full or in part) by a private health insurance plan... Читать дальше...

Elise Amez-Droz

Health, Americas

Americans’ weird obsession with how they pay for care is making them blind to the cold hard truth: they’ve lost care themselves.

Healthcare has always been a crucial area of policy, but after coronavirus swept through America, it suddenly became paramount. Headlines everywhere lamented the number of people losing coverage after suddenly finding themselves unemployed—blaming the economic downfall resulting from the pandemic and lockdowns. Of course... Читать дальше...

During 2019-20 fiscal year, Godrej Properties achieved sales bookings of Rs 5,915 crore, highest among listed realty firms.

Nate Fox, game director at Sucker Punch for Ghost of Tsushima, talks with GamesBeat about the making of the samurai epic and the inspirations for it.

The nation's death toll stands frozen at 22, with 1,219 cases of the virus.

1. Beirut explosion: Lebanese minister announces resignation over disaster  Guardian News
2. Lebanon's environment minister quits gov't as anger grows: Live  Al Jazeera English
3. Lebanon's information minister resigns amid violent protests over Beirut blast  New York Post
4. Lebanon information minister quits in first cabinet resignation since blast  The Guardian
5. Lebanese Officials Resign as Protests Form in Wake of Blast | Time  TIME
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SPARTA, N.C. — Officials say an earthquake shook much of North Carolina early Sunday, rattling homes, buildings and residents.

States across the South and West are still fighting to contain surges that began in the early summer, while others in the Midwest are grappling with new spikes.

When the new flu season arrives in autumn 2020, our western governments and mainstream news media are preparing to go into overdrive and declare (without evidence) that the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is here. The fact is, they’re …

By Rod Nickel and Hallie Gu WINNIPEG, Manitoba/BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing, as

A BLACK HOLE more than 34 billion times the mass of the Sun has put scientists on alert in a bid to understand more as it breaks records in the cosmos.

Brad Binder scored his first victory for KTM at Brno in his third start Sunday in MotoGPs premier class. Franco Morbidelli finishes a career-best second.

CHICAGO (AP) — A retired Chicago Police Department official is returning to work to oversee the agency's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, authorities said Friday.

SPARTA, N.C. (AP) - Officials say an earthquake - the strongest in more than 100 years - shook much of North Carolina early Sunday, rattling homes, buildings and residents.

Thousands of homes were left without water after a water main burst in Birmingham.

Donald Trump's embrace of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug unproven in treating COVID-19, has directly contradicted guidance of top agencies and officials.

Cristiano Ronaldo has urged his team-mates at Juventus to learn from their shortcomings this season so they can come back stronger as a unit when they return ne

We look at why Didi Conn's iconic Grease character Frenchy vanished halfway through the underrated musical sequel Grease 2.

STEPH MCGOVERN - a former presenter on BBC Breakfast - addressed an emotional moment with her co-star who explained it was "tragic".

Fivio Foreign posted a video from a restaurant after Murda Beatz claimed the rapper had died.
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No, face masks aren't just for sick people. Yes, you should still social distance while wearing a mask.

Seat has a strong commitment to training and employment, and offers its employees the chance to take advantage of summer breaks and their free time to continue learning whatever they want. Through the Always Learning|Learn at will platform, the company offers more than 3,500 courses on topics as diverse as mind mapping, tips and shortcuts for Excel, or languages. In its first year of operation, more than 6,000 people, around 40% of the workforce, signed up voluntarily to take any of the available courses in their free time... Читать дальше...

The pandemic has seriously disrupted the education of more than 1.7 billion young people around the world. But for already disadvantaged students the loss of learning is potentially devastating.