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Katherine Johnson, legendary NASA mathematician and ‘hidden figure,’ dies at 101

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who defied prejudice in the ’50s and ’60s to help NASA send the first men to the moon, has died at the age of 101. Only recently famous after the film &#

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Facebook’s Creator Studio gains a mobile companion

Facebook’s Creator Studio has added a mobile companion. The insights dashboard for creators and publishers, which debuted globally in August 2018, is now available as a mobile app for both iOS a

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Karius raises $165 million for its liquid biopsy technology identifying diseases with a blood draw

“What Karius is good at is identifying those novel microbes before they become an outbreak like coronavirus,” says Mickey Kertesz, a chief executive whose life sciences startup just hauled

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Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq report coronavirus cases linked to Iran

Iraq announced its first case, an Iranian theology student in the holy city of Najaf, who had entered the country before the government banned the entry of non-Iraqis c

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Romanian top court rules PM nomination unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled on Monday that there is a legal conflict between the president and the parliament regarding the nomination of Liberal leader Ludovic Orban, also the outgoing

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Real star Hazard faces lengthy spell out after suffering broken ankle

Eden Hazard's season could be at risk after Real Madrid announced on Sunday that he fractured his right ankle during his team's 1-0 La Liga defeat at Levante.Belgium forward Hazard, whose first se

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Italy cancels Venice carnival in bid to halt spread of virus

RIYADH, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Sunday the foiling of a "terrorist attack" in the Red Sea. The spokesperson of the coalition, Turki Al-Maliki,

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China rolls out measures to care for medical workers

Chinese authorities have released a document listing measures to strengthen protection and care for medical workers, as part of efforts to fight against the novel coro

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NBA highlights on Feb. 21: Anthony Davis leads Lakers past Grizzlies

Anthony Davis and LeBron James high-five during game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, February 21, 2020. /VCG The Los Angeles Lakers hadn't even been

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NBA highlights on Feb. 21: Anthony Davis leads Lakers past Grizzlies

Anthony Davis and LeBron James high-five during game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, February 21, 2020. /VCG The Los Angeles Lakers hadn't even been

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APD | Pakistan forbids South Korean company to import material from India

By APD writer Muhammad SohailThe government of Pakistan has refused to allow a South Korean company to import raw material from India amid its tense bilateral relations

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Shanghai rolls out guideline for tourist attractions to control epidemic

Shanghai on Friday rolled out a guideline for the municipality's A-grade tourist attractions to combat the novel coronavirus epidemic. The municipal administration of

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Agricultural Bank of China increases financial support for small firms

The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), one of China's biggest state-owned commercial lenders, has rolled out a string of measures to facilitate production resumption of

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German government under fire after far-right mass shooting incident

Thousands of people took part in vigils across Germany on Thursday after a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the c

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Commentary: China, ASEAN stand firm together in fight against novel coronavirus

As the fight against the epidemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) remains fierce, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived Wednesday in the Lao cap

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The debut of electric pickups signals a new EV era

Several companies rolled out electric pickups in 2019. Tesla’s Cybertruck got most of the attention, but don’t sleep on General Motors and Ford — bringing electric pickups to market is cri

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US defense agency says personal data ‘compromised’ in 2019 data breach

A U.S. defense agency charged with providing information technology and communications support to the U.S. government, including the president and other senior officials, says its network may have bee