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Smithsonian Museums Are Latest to Shutter as Virus Surges

As coronavirus cases increase across the country, the Smithsonian will once again temporarily close eight of its Washington-area institutions on Monday. “The Institution’s top priority is to protect the health and safety of its visitors and staff,” the Smithsonian said in a statement. “We will use this time to reassess, …

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Grand Theft Auto V hits 135 million sold as spending surges during pandemic

GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Take-Two announced today during its latest earnings report that Grand Theft Auto V has now sold over 135 million copies. That number was at 130 million when Take-Two reported it in May during the previous earnings report. …

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‘It’s Too Late’: In Sprawling Indonesia, Coronavirus Surges

The 1,340 Maluku Islands are a long way from anywhere. So remote are these Indonesian isles that the country’s most famous novelist was imprisoned there in a gulag that was actually an archipelago. But the coronavirus is stalking the farthest reaches of the planet. The first case of the virus …

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Sheng Siong Joins Billionaire Club: Family Fortune Surges To S$1.57B Amid COVID-19

Following the Covid-19 outbreak, many Singaporeans have been flocking to the supermarkets to stockpile on groceries and household essentials with the fear that supplies will soon run out. Minister Chan Chun Sing has assured that Singapore has in place a “contingency scenario” which it has planned out for “many years.” …

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