We feel the paradox keenly at the Guardian as well. So I will do you a deal: if you will consider putting something in the tipbox this week that roughly equates to what you feel this newsletter is worth, we will give you more Upside news than we’ve ever given you before. … [Read more...] about Covid-19: a good time to dig out good news
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Covid-19: a good time to look for good news
Evening is cooking and TV with my husband like any regular evening, but maybe now we’ll play some card games to shake it up. Making sure I get up early and go to bed at a reasonable time like I would for work is really important, I am trying really hard not to fall into the bad habits of late sleeping and hours of TV like I’ve done in the past during periods of unemployment. Finding happiness in the benefits that this time at home is offering as well. Myself and my husband are very much enjoying not commuting, and I hope all your commuting readers are too. … [Read more...] about Covid-19: a good time to look for good news
World Bank approves 45 million euro loan for Georgia, others pledge support
“We are focussed on the immediate response to the crisis, and ways Georgia can position itself to rebound relatively quickly once the global pandemic recedes,” Rosenthal said, adding that the timing and schedule for disbursement would be defined in individual programmes and projects. … [Read more...] about World Bank approves 45 million euro loan for Georgia, others pledge support
Coronavirus cases exceed 1 million, wreaking world havoc
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro further played down the pandemic, saying it is “not all it’s being made out to be” and denying that any hospital had reached full capacity. But with his closest aides refusing to support his plan to relax coronavirus rules to keep the economy going, according to sources with knowledge of the dispute, Bolsonaro was looking increasingly isolated. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus cases exceed 1 million, wreaking world havoc
Solzhenitsyn breaks last taboo of the revolution
In one remark which infuriated Russian Jews, he wrote: "If I would care to generalise, and to say that the life of the Jews in the camps was especially hard, I could, and would not face reproach for an unjust national generalisation. But in the camps where I was kept, it was different. The Jews whose experience I saw - their life was softer than that of others." … [Read more...] about Solzhenitsyn breaks last taboo of the revolution
