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South Korea spy agency says no signs that Kim Jong Un received heart surgery – report

  
Analysis, Politics
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Yonhap reports on the matter

At this point, it is pretty much believe what you will. Kim mysteriously disappeared for three weeks – with reports surfacing initially that he had a botched heart surgery – before reappearing on Saturday as local media released some images of him:

Kim
Perhaps he just had the case of COVID-19. Who knows really?

Goldman Sachs: Lockdown measures have reduced global GDP by an estimated 16%

  
Analysis, Economy
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Will countries even consider lockdown measures a second time?

Lockdownh/t @ tracyalloway

One of the most heated debates across the world still is whether or not the cure is more damaging than the disease itself. The cure of course being lockdown measures implemented by governments to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
You have to wonder, if we are on the cusp of a secondary outbreak in some major economies, can governments so easily make a decision to go into lockdown again?
As much as it is a health concern, the political pressures from an economic perspective could be a major consequence for a lot of governments if we do see such a scenario happen.
Just some food for thought. But yes, as warranted as the lockdown measures are to contain the spread and to not overburden medical capacity, it does come with a heavy cost.

China says that US has no evidence that coronavirus originated in a lab

  
  Analysis

Comments by China foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying

Virus
  • Rejects presumption of guilt made out by some figures in the US
  • Open to working with WHO to find the cause of the coronavirus
Just be reminded that while there are many headlines doing the rounds on the reopening of economies, US-China relations are still in a precarious spot amid trade tensions and the coronavirus blame game in recent weeks.
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