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Microsoft to join White House-led consortium to fight COVID-19

March 24, 2020

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the launch of the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium to provide COVID-19 researchers worldwide with access to the world's most powerful resources that can significantly advance the pace of scientific discovery in the fight to stop the virus. As part of Microsoft's AI for Health program, the company will provide grants to ensure additional access for researchers to our Azure cloud and high-performance computing capabilities.

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What to do with Romania’s Georgescu?

Romanian far-right presidential election candidate Calin Georgescu delivers a press statement at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, on Dec. 19, 2024.

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Last November, a Romanian election generated shock headlines across Europe when an obscure pro-Russia, anti-vaccine populist named Călin Georgescu finished first in the initial round of voting. The Romanian government annulled the election result, blaming Russian influence but failing to prove there was interference. On Wednesday, police detained Georgescu as part of an investigation into possible violations of an anti-extremism law. What lies ahead for Romanian democracy?

White House seizes control of press pool: Should President Trump be allowed to handpick his press?

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The White House said Tuesday that it will take control of choosing the journalists allowed to participate in the White House press pool – a rotating group of journalists given access to briefings and the ability to ask the president questions — tightening the administration’s control over the press.

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Hard Numbers/Good News Edition: Spanish city honors migrants, Saudi prisoners walk free, India puts its chips on green, Asteroid will swing and miss, Planets on parade

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2: In July 2021, a homophobic mob beat a gay man to death outside a nightclub in A Coruña, a port city in Spain’s northwest, as passersby refused to intervene while some filmed the attack on their phones.

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