GPA Project Headlines July 27-31, 2020

TOP HEADLINE 

U.S. economy suffers titanic 32.9% plunge in 2nd quarter and points to drawn-out recovery

GLOBAL

A Lost Year – Where Do You Go From Here?

Unfortunately, America is falling apart

Chaos in the Blue Cities

What’s in a Name? Nothing, if the Woke don’t like it

The fear of COVID-19 will kill you

Fake news and reality: when lying is convenient for the powerful

Russia and the Next Presidential Election in the US

Crash the Economy, Burn the Cities, Infect the People: the Evil Plan to Remake America

The Coming Decline of Globalism

What’s Going on in Portland

Russia to have anti-COVID vaccine enough for mass vaccination in early 2021

Duterte seeks Chinese coronavirus vaccine, rules out US bases in Philippines

Moderna, Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccines Begin Final-Stage Testing

Moderna board member resigns to prevent perception of conflict of interest in vaccine trial

A big obstacle: Where can CanSino test its vaccine abroad?

Possible Price Tag for US COVID-19 Vaccine Revealed

EU Signs Deal With Gilead to Secure Access to Remdesivir

Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Facebook Cancels Gatherings With 50 or More People Through June 2021

‘It will be painful for colleges and also painful for students’: Plans to bring back students get derailed by COVID-19 surge

Hong Kong third wave: FedEx pilots want US company to suspend flights to city, say Covid-19 measures present ‘unacceptable risk’

Portland Police say Molotov cocktails & rifle magazines found in bag as city reels from violent protests

Deputy chief of Russian Security Council dismisses G8 as ‘obsolete platform’

Germany’s statement on impossibility of restoring G8 format stem from strains with US — MP

What is hidden behind 'no Russia in G7' rhetoric

Tencent steals Facebook’s social media crown with rally that adds US$207 billion to market value this year 

China’s Vision in a Post-COVID World

ECONOMIC

Mnuchin: Virus aid package soon, $1,200 checks by August

Has the coronavirus pandemic weakened the U.S. dollar status as the international reserve currency?

U.S. second-quarter GDP falls at steepest rate since Great Depression

Rival Companies Tussle to Buy Los Angeles Hospital Out of Bankruptcy

Men’s Wearhouse Parent Prepares for Bankruptcy

JPMorgan to Take Over Bankrupt Real Estate Investor IMH

Bitcoin Is a Form of Money in DC, Federal Court Rules

Fedcoin: A New Scheme for Tyranny and Poverty

Philippines central bank explores digital currency

Euro zone economy not yet out of danger from coronavirus: ECB's Panetta

Ukraine’s Digital Ministry to Trace Suspicious Crypto Using Crystal Blockchain Software

SBI combines Corda blockchain, Ripple tech for S Coin local currency

The case for digitizing bond issuance using blockchain

Chinese Central Bank Onboards Over 20 Firms to Test Digital Yuan

China loses chances to make yuan reserve currency

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reports US$13 billion gain in second quarter, but outlook remains uncertain

ENERGY

US intensifies pressure on European contractors of Nord Stream 2, says paper

No seasonal restrictions to impede completion of Nord Stream 2, says project operator

Denmark denies reports about halting Nord Stream 2 construction due to cod spawning

US ignores its allies’ interests attempting to stop Nord Stream 2, says Bundestag official