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UK Urged to Cancel Participation in NATO Exercise and Divert Funds to NHS and Combating COVID-19

Large-scale NATO military exercises are among the few major events not to be cancelled due to the global Pandemic of COVID-19. Critics say this is a waste of both money

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Another seven from NBA test positive for COVID-19

The NBA just had another bad day because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven players and organization members from four teams – the Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers, the

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TikTok donates $3 million to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s charity feeding kids affected by school closures

The social media giant TikTok said that it would donate $3 million to After–School All-Stars, a charity founded by actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to feed families wh

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Roundup: Pakistan seeks internal consensus, Chinese experts' help to combat COVID-19

The Pakistani government has appealed to the nation including politicians to set aside differences and will seek help of Chinese experts to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. Pakistani President A

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Proposed UN resolution would support Sudan's peace efforts

United Nations Mission in Darfur peacekeepers stand guard in Shagra village, North Darfur, October 18, 2012. © Reuters A proposed U.N. Security Council resolution would replace the joint U.N.-

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France may extend coronavirus lockdown as face mask shortage bites

France will extend a two-week lockdown if the coronavirus threat persists, the government said Thursday, as one national police union urged officers to refuse tasks tha

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French study finds anti-malarial and antibiotic combo could reduce COVID-19 duration

A new study whose results were published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents has found early evidence that the combination of hydroxychloroquine, a popular anti-malaria drug known und

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EU chiefs hail ECB stimulus, vow 'whatever it takes'

Top European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday welcomed the European Central Bank (ECB)'s surprise 750-billion-euro (820 billion U.S. dollars) bond buying stimulus package and vowed they would do whatev

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EU's Brexit negotiator Barnier tests positive for coronavirus

Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief negotiator with the United Kingdom on the latter's withdrawal, said on Twitter on Thursday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "I am doi

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Latin American nations ramp up coronavirus response

Montserrat, one of the world's smallest self-governing territories, is among the latest countries to report its first case of COVID-19, highlighting the growing spread of the disease in Latin Amer

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Watch SpaceX launch 60 more Starlink satellites and attempt a Falcon 9 re-use record

SpaceX is launching its latest Starlink mission today, with a takeoff time of 8:16 AM EDT (5:16 AM PDT) currently scheduled to take place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch will carry 60

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Amazon stops restocking non-essential items to cope with virus demand

The company says it is temporarily prioritising items such as baby products, groceries and personal care.

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President says Senate to revise House aid bill to ‘make it fair for everybody’

In a press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump indicated that the Senate is set to revisit an aid package designed to respond to the economic and social stresses caused by the novel coronavir

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How Uber, Lyft, Seamless and more are addressing taxed gig economy workers

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is going to prove a major test of the gig economy. Already an ever-increasingly important part of our daily lives, grocery and food delivery services along with ride-hailin

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YC grad SINAI helps companies understand their emissions in a bid to fight climate change

The first step to combating climate change for businesses is for them to understand their contributions to it. That’s where the new Y Combinator graduate, SINAI Technologies, comes in.Founded b

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WHO calls for rapid escalation in global COVID-19 response, including testing and isolation

The World Health Organization (WHO) held a briefing today for media to update them on the current status of the global pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and called out worldwide efforts on what th

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China men's football team to fly back home on chartered plane amid virus concerns

The Chinese men's football team has decided to charter a plane to fly back to China after being forced to cut short its training camp in Dubai, United Arab Emirates am