Pluto in Capricorn National Narrative

Data points showing deep energy of transformation, society, national boundaries and definition of government

By Jacqueline Lichtenberg

Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Politics
The US Wanted The G7 To Release A Statement That Called The Coronavirus “The Wuhan Virus”
BuzzFeed - Alberto Nardelli
In a draft seen by BuzzFeed News, the US also attacked the Chinese government’s response to the outbreak.
2 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
$US push to include 'Wuhan virus' language in G7 joint statement fractures alliance$
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
US push to include 'Wuhan virus' language in G7 joint statement fractures alliance
CNN - By Alex Marquardt, Jennifer Hansler
Washington (CNN) — A push by the US State Department to include the phrase "Wuhan virus" in a joint statement with other Group of Seven members following a meeting of foreign ministers on coronavirus Wednesday
2 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Two rockets fall near US embassy in Baghdad
jpost.com - By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Two Katyusha rockets were fired towards the Green Zone in Baghdad where the US embassy is located, according to Al-Arabiya news. According to Al …
2 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
World Economy
Weekly mortgage applications tank 29% as coronavirus sidelines homebuyers
CNBC - Diana Olick
An increase in interest rates, combined with a massive shutdown of the economy caused homeowners and potential homebuyers to back away from the …
3 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Exclusive: ECB's Lagarde asked euro zone ministers to consider one-off 'coronabonds' issue - officials
Reuters - By Jan Strupczewski and Francesco Canepa
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde asked euro zone finance ministers during a videoconference on Tuesday evening to seriously consider a one-off joint debt issue
3 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
India
India to Spend $1.3 Billion to Boost Pharmaceutical Production
Bloomberg - Ari Altstedter
India will set up a nearly 100-billion-rupee ($1.3 billion) fund to encourage companies to manufacture pharmaceutical ingredients domestically after …
6 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Business
Israel’s jobless rate surges to 16.5% as virus puts 500,000 out of work
timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff
The unemployment rate in Israel has skyrocketed to 16.5 percent, with over 500,000 people losing their jobs since the start of March, the Employment …
6 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
U.S. Politics
The Latest: United Arab Emirates suspends passenger flights
Associated Press - By The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 335,900 people and killed more than 14,600. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms
5 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Business
Airbus says plants to reopen at slower production rate
Reuters - by Tim Hepher
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus confirmed on Sunday it would resume only partial aircraft production when its French and Spanish factories reopen on Monday after a four-down shutdown to tackle health concerns
6 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Spat Between China Diplomats Signals Internal Split Over Trump
Bloomberg
An unusual public spat between two top Chinese diplomats points to an internal split in Beijing over how to handle rising tensions with a combative …
5 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
U.S. delays immigration hearings for migrants in Mexico amid coronavirus
Reuters - by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru
(Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Monday all court hearings for asylum-seeking migrants in Mexico will be rescheduled due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a bid to slash asylum claims, the administration
4 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Bangladesh's opposition leader Khaleda Zia to be freed from jail: minister
Reuters - Ruma Paul
FILE PHOTO: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia waves to activists as she arrives for a rally in Dhaka in this file picture taken January 20, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj/File
4 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Rome’s Homeless Don’t Have the Luxury of Staying Home
The New York Times - Elisabetta Povoledo
ROME — For more than two weeks, the Italian government has trumpeted a central message for containing the spread of the coronavirus: Stay home. But for the thousands who are homeless or living in extreme
4 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Libya’s refugees face being cut off from aid due to coronavirus
The Guardian - Sally Hayden
Fear of being left without money or food following suspension of some NGO activities adds to already desperate situation Hundreds of refugees forced to leave a UN-run centre in Libya earlier this year,
4 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Egypt declares two-week curfew to counter coronavirus
Reuters - Mahmoud Mourad
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has declared a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for two weeks from Wednesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and those who violate the measure will be punished under emergency
3 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Polish new virus constraints will not influence election: PM
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrives for the second day of the European Union leaders summit, held to discuss the EU's long-term budget for 2021-2027, in Brussels, Belgium, February
3 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
China Slowly Returning to Normal: Pictures
flipboard.com - Flipboard Photodesk
3 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Bank Indonesia
There's No Way 267 Million People Had Zero Cases
Bloomberg - Daniel Moss
Indonesia, the region’s newest Covid-19 hotspot, faces an economic crisis. It has a poor history of weathering instability. Indonesia, the region’s …
4 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
As the West Panics, Putin Is Watching
foreignpolicy.com - Elisabeth Braw
Europe is in disarray. Millions of people are under lockdown, the private sector is on its knees, governments are struggling to counter a completely …
5 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Social Distancing
Why the Coronavirus Hit Italy So Hard
WIRED - Matt Simon
With the world descending deeper and deeper into coronavirus chaos, we all face unnerving unknowns: how long we’ll have to remain in isolation, when …
March 17
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Coronavirus latest: Merkel in quarantine as Germany tightens restrictions
DW News - DW English
The German chancellor is isolating after meeting an infected doctor. The country has banned meetings of two or more people. Follow DW for the …
5 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
UK News
At least 23 killed in Colombia prison unrest
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
At least 23 people have died in one of Bogotá's largest jails after what the authorities are calling a mass breakout attempt amid rising tensions over coronavirus.
5 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Scottish government 'furious' at travellers to Highlands and Islands
The Guardian - Libby Brooks
The Scottish government has urged people to stop travelling to the Highlands and Islands in a bid to avoid coronavirus, after reports of an influx of self-isolators and people in camper vans travelling
6 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Russia
Why does Russia, population 146 million, have fewer coronavirus cases than Luxembourg?
CNN - By Mary Ilyushina, CNN
Moscow (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week his country managed to stop the mass spread of coronavirus -- and that the situation was "under control," thanks to early and aggressive to
6 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Lifestyle
This Live Stream of the Northern Lights Will Take Your Breath Away
Prevention - Isabel Garcia
As governments and local authorities continue to mandate social distancing measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, non-essential travel …
6 days ago
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
U.S. Politics
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
POLITICO - By POLITICO MAGAZINE
A crisis on this scale can reorder society in dramatic ways, for better or worse. Here are 34 big thinkers’ predictions for what’s to come. For many Americans right now, the scale of the coronavirus crisis
March 19
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing doctor dies
BBC News
Catherine Hamlin: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies No-one came to meet Catherine Hamlin the day she arrived at a tiny airport in Ethiopia in 1959. More than 60 years later, the
March 19
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
News
Germany Shuts Down Far-Right Clubs That Deny the Modern State
The New York Times - Christopher F. Schuetze
BERLIN — The German government on Thursday banned two clubs linked to an anti-Semitic movement that refuses to recognize the modern German state, with the Interior Ministry ordering raids on the homes
March 20
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
China
China uses soft power to position itself as a leader in tackling coronavirus
The Guardian - Lily Kuo in Shanghai
In the last few weeks, China has donated coronavirus testing kits to Cambodia, sent planeloads of ventilators, masks and medics to Italy and France, pledged to help the Philippines, Spain and other countries,
March 19