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iPhone 12, 12 Pro and Pro Max with 5G, HomePod Mini and more: Apple’s October announcements

Published 13 October 2020

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Lori Grunin
Oct. 13, 2020 11:36 a.m. PT

The company also showed off the new MagSafe technology for its wireless charging system, Ceramic Shield screen protection and League of Legends: Wild Rift running on the iPhone.

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Education, International news, Local news, News, Regional News

World Teachers’ Day

Published 5 October 2020

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World Teachers’ Day

Held annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. This Recommendation sets benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers and standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning conditions. The Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel was adopted in 1997 to complement the 1966 Recommendation by covering teaching and research personnel in higher education.

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International news, News

Masked Trump surprises MAGA fans outside Walter Reeds

Published 4 October 2020

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Masked Trump surprises MAGA fans outside Walter Reed with a drive-by greeting and releases new video saying he has ‘learned a lot’ about the virus as he prepares to discharge

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Health, International news, News

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19

Published 2 October 2020

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President Donald Trump stands on stage with first lady Melania Trump after the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(CNN)President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and his wife both tested positive for the coronavirus, an extraordinary development coming months into a global pandemic and in the final stretch of his reelection campaign in which he has flouted experts’ guidance on preventing the disease’s spread.

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People over 60 have been hardest hit by COVID-19 in the Americas

Published 30 September 2020

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PAHO calls on countries to adapt health systems to better meet the needs of older adults 

Washington D.C., September 30, 2020 (PAHO) – Health systems in the Americas are not adequately responding to the needs of older adults and must be adapted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, say experts at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). For the International Day of Older Persons on October 1, the organization is calling for comprehensive, person-centered, integrated care and primary health services that are responsive to older people´s needs.

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