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Human rights vs. public health: Cynicism of blame-games

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk in front of a closed store in Paris, France, March 15, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Djoomart Otorbaev is the former Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Repub

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Valencia announce 35% of squad members test positive for COVID-19

Valencia's Goncalo Guedes in action during the Champions League clash with Atalanta at the San Siro Stadium, Milan, February 19, 2020. /VCG Valencia have announced that about 35 percent of the

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States strategize to protect voters as COVID-19 changes some primary plans

This week brings another batch of Democratic primaries, this time in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. But a lot has changed since Super Tuesday. Lately, a lot changes every hour.In a joint stateme

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Roundup: UN teams work with national authorities in combating COVID-19

UN teams around the world are working with national authorities to meet health priorities in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak and address broader social and

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Study on monkeys suggest a COVID-19 antibody protects from reinfection

Longitudinally tracking in histopathology and chest X-ray. /Figure screenshot from study Researchers discovered that monkeys infected with SARS-CoV-2, known as the new coronavirus, are relativ

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San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order does not apply to gig workers

Earlier today, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a shelter-in-place order in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. The order legally requires people to stay home as much as possible unle

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Staff angered as Charter prohibits working from home

An engineer from Charter, one of the largest phone and internet providers in the U.S., sent an email blast to a senior vice president and hundreds of engineers on Friday.In the email, Nick Wheeler, a

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GitHub nabs JavaScript packaging vendor npm

GitHub, the developer repository owned by Microsoft, made a little deal of its own this morning when it bought JavaScript packaging vendor npm for an undisclosed amount.As GitHub CEO Nat Friedman wro

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Final episode of Wang Yuan's fantasy series 'The Great Ruler' released online

Pop idol Wang Yuan's new fantasy series The Great Ruler released the finale episode on this weekend, making a splash on China's social media platforms.Adapted from novelist Tiancan Dudou's

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Israeli president begins party talks to pick next PM

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began on Sunday a series of consultations with all parties elected in the parliamentary election before tasking someone with forming th

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Pets capable of reducing suicide rate among elderly: study

Researchers from the University of South Australia have found that elderly people who have pets are less likely to take their own lives. In a study published on Monday, researchers surveyed Australi

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Spotlight: U.S. Fed cuts rates to near zero amid coronavirus fallout

In a surprise announcement, the U.S. Federal Reserve on Sunday cut its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to near zero and pledged to boost its bond ho

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Germany tries to halt U.S. interest in firm working on virus vaccine

An employee of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the COVID-19 disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. /Reuters Be

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APD | Apple closes all outlets outside mainland China

By APD writer AliceThe US tech giant Apple has shut down all of its retail stores worldwide, exept those in mainland China until March 27 to prevent the spread of the c

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U.S. airport crowding stirs coronavirus fears

02:03 U.S. airports have been beset with long lines of people rushing to return home from Europe.In Chicago, more than 3,000 people were stuck for hours inside O'Hare airport Saturday.

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Diary in Rome: From quarantine to lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak

Editor's note: The decree of the Italian government putting the country under lockdown went into effect on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent the ongoing coronavirus epidemic from spreading. Below is a

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Y Combinator may go fully remote for its next cohort

Y Combinator said that it may make its Summer 2020 accelerator program entirely virtual, proving that even the world’s premiere accelerator isn’t immune to having its business reshaped by