From 1996 to 1998, he was vice president for procurement and logistics for Rubbermaid and senior vice president for procurement at Rubbermaid from 1998 to 1999. He is on the board of directors for Global Security Management,
Lauren Sánchez
Lauren Wendy Sánchez (born December 19, 1969) is an Emmy Award-winning American news anchor, entertainment journalist, media personality, actress, producer, pilot and entrepreneur.
Sánchez is a guest host on "The View", former co-host on KTTV Fox 11's "Good Day LA" and anchor on the Fox 11 "Ten O'clock News", and anchor and special correspondent on "Extra."
Sánchez has also been a regular contributor on shows including "Larry King Live", "The Joy Behar Show" and "Showbiz Tonight".
She had an affair with billionaire Jeff Bezos.
MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott (née Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist, activist, and philanthropist. She has been the world's richest woman since September 2020.
She has been the executive director of Bystander Revolution, an anti-bullying organization she founded, since 2014.
MacKenzie was married to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, from 1993 to 2019. Their divorce made her the third-richest woman in the world and one of the richest people overall by April 2019.
In June 2020, it was revealed by Forbes magazine that she is the 22nd richest person in the world, largely thanks to her $38 billion divorce settlement.
In September 2020, she was named the world's richest woman with a net worth of over $60 billion.
Blue Origin
Blue Origin Federation, LLC is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington.
It was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is led by CEO Bob Smith. It is creating technologies to allow private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability.
The company motto is "Gradatim Ferociter", Latin for "Step by Step, Ferociously."
Araceli Herrero Figueroa
Araceli Herrero Figueroa (22 June 1948 – 10 June 2020) was a Spanish writer. Herrero Figueroa was a philologist who focused on the study of the Galician language. She was a professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Herrero Figueroa born in Lugo.
Herrero Figueroa died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain in Lugo from the virus on 10 June 2020, aged 71.
Vera Gancheva
Vera Gancheva (Bulgarian: Вера Лалева Ганчева, 23 February 1943 – 10 June 2020) was a Bulgarian translator. She would translate works from Scandinavian languages to Bulgarian. She was also a publisher and author. She studied and worked at the Sofia University. She was born in Sofia.
She was in 1990 nominating juror for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Gancheva died on 10 June 2020 in Sofia, aged 77.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Bhutan on 6 March 2020.
On 6 March 2020, Bhutan confirmed its first COVID-19 case, a 76-year-old US male who travelled to the country through India.
Around 90 people who came directly in contact with him, along with his 59-year-old partner, driver, and guide were quarantined.
Farmers reported large increases in sales, as Bhutanese buy local produce, due to facing import hurdles.
All schools have been closed countrywide, leaving almost 190,000 students to attend classes online. Printed study material were given to students that do not have access to the internet, in addition to radio broadcasts.
Bhutan Airlines suspended all flights, leaving only Druk Air to provide air transport to and from Bhutan. As of March 23, only one tourist was still remaining in the country.
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
The COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The pandemic has had a much smaller impact in Taiwan, with a total of seven deaths as of 28 November 2020. The number of active cases peaked on 6 April at 307 cases, the majority of which came from other countries.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Taiwan on 21 January 2020, from a 50-year-old woman who had been teaching in Wuhan, China.
Taiwan's handling of the outbreak has received international praise for its effectiveness in quarantining people.
As of 28 November, 248,625 tests had been conducted in Taiwan with the vast majority not confirming a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Kartvelian languages
The Kartvelian languages are a language family. They are spoken in Georgia. The main language in the family is Georgian. There are two branches of Kartvelian languages: the Karto-Zan languages and the Svan language. There are around 5.2 million speakers of Kartvelian languages.
Ariana Governorate
Ariana Governorate ( "") is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northern part of the country. It covers an area of 482 km². As of the 2014 census, 576,088 people lived there. The capital is Aryanah.
Aslan Bzhania
Aslan Georgievich Bzhania (, ; born 6 April 1963) is an Abkhaz politician. He became President of Abkhazia on 23 April 2020. He was the Head of the State Security Service, and one of the leaders of the opposition in Abkhazia.
In 2019, he was poisoned with mercury and was hospitalized for months in Moscow.
He ran in the 2020 presidential election, which preliminary reports show he won.
Karto-Zan languages
The Karto-Zan languages, also known as Georgian-Zan languages, are a branch of Kartvelian languages. They are spoken mainly in Georgia. There are two branches of the branch: Georgian and the Zan languages.
COVID-19 pandemic in Abkhazia
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Abkhazia in April 2020.
On 30 March, a case was confirmed in a person who arrived from Moscow, Russia. The test, however, was conducted in Zugdidi, Georgia, where the patient is being treated. Abkhazia itself had no confirmed cases at the time.
On 26 April, the first death from the virus was confirmed in Gudauta. The patient was the third confirmed case back on 11 April.
As of 9 June, 36 cases had been identified, eight of which had been hospitalized.
COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Sierra Leone on 31 March 2020.
The president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus disease 2019 on 31 March, a 37-year-old man who traveled from France on 16 March and had been in isolation since.
On 21 April, it was announced that President Julius Maada Bio was self isolating following a positive test for the virus by one of his body guards.
On 23 April, the first death of a 76-year-old male was reported, followed by a 69-year-old male later in the day. Both cases were in people taken to hospital and found to be infected after death. All those infected and in isolation remain in a stable condition.
On 24 April, a third death was reported of a 37-year-old male.
From 1 June, wearing of face masks became mandatory. Also on this day, frontline workers declared a strike because of unpaid salaries.
Ernest Bai Koroma
Ernest Bai Koroma (born 2 October 1953) is a Sierra Leonean politician. He was the fourth President of Sierra Leone from 17 September 2007 to 4 April 2018.
Béja Governorate
Béja Governorate ( "") is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northern part of the country. It covers an area of 3,740 km². As of the 2014 census, 303,032 people lived there. The capital is Béja.
Carmen Machi
María del Carmen Machi Arroyo, professionally known as Carmen Machi (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress. She's mostly known for her role as Aída García in "7 vidas" and "Aída".
She has also starred in "Hable con ella" (2002), "Descongélate" (2003), "Los Amantes Pasajeros" (2013), "Ocho apellidos vascos" (2014) and "Ocho apellidos catalanes" (2015).
Juliana Awada