Burning Man festival has been canceled for the first time in its three-decade history because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers announced Friday evening that the arts festival, which is not scheduled to start until August 30, will not take place in the Nevada desert in 2020. The news came as the US recorded its deadliest day, becoming the first country to mark more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours and its number of infections topped half a million. 'After much listening, discussion, and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision not to build Black Rock City in 2020. Given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes, we believe this is the right thing to do. Yes, we are heartbroken. We know you are too,' a statement on the Burning Man Journal read.

Migrants: “Can we please come to your country, ours is a shit hole”

Migrants: “You’re racist, were taking over and will make your country shit like ours”

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A new communications satellite attempted to make its way into for Indonesia called Nusantara Dua via a China Great Wall Industry Corporation launch using a Long March-3B/G2 (Chang Zheng-3B/G2) rocket. The launch took place at 11:46 UTC from the LC2 pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, but reportedly failed during third stage flight. The satellite is understood to have already reentered and has thus been destroyed. The satellite, based on the Chinese DFH-4 platform, was to be used by PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) in cooperation with telecommunication service provider PT Indosat Ooredoo and PT Pintar Nusantara Sejahtera (PNS), to provide broadband internet access and high-quality broadcasting services. Reports from China noting an issue with the Long March’s third stage has resulted in the mission being classed as a failure.