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Breast cancer screening from the age of 40 could save hundreds of lives

At present, the NHS screening programme is offered to women aged 50-70 every three years.

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Spanish actor Banderas says tested positive for COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: Actor Antonio Banderas poses on the red carpet at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards ceremony in Malaga, Spain, January 25, 2020. /Reuters Spanish actor Antonio Banderas on Mon

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Chinese mission says no foreign entities justified to interfere in China's local elections

The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) said on Monday that no foreign government, organization or individual has any right or reason to interfere in Hong Kong'

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WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir trial for COVID-19 treatment

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday that it was discontinuing hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms for its Solidarity Trial, citing little or no reduction in the mor

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China-Europe freight trains help stabilize trade, production

After completing a 9,000-km journey over more than 20 days, freight train X8031 loaded with 123 Volvo cars finally reached Ghent, Belgium, on June 19. "This is the 19th

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Canva design platform partners with FedEx Office as it pushes further into the U.S.

Canva, the design platform for non-designers, has recently inked a partnership with FedEx Office to help businesses reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic with a design-to-print integration.Canva declin

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Two of S. Africa’s airlines look to restart operations

Airlink has started taking bookings on its website for flights from June 8, while Safair is taking bookings for flights resuming on June 15. /Social Media Two of South Africa’s biggest private

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Egyptian hotels reopened with reduced occupancy are nearly full

Exotic beach at the Red Sea,Naama Bay,Sharm El Sheikh,Egypt. /Getty Images Egyptian hotels operating with a new reduced occupancy rate of 25% to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus hav

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Dozens quarantined over coronavirus exposure after school reopening in Finland

A citizen stops at the famous city sculpture "Three Smiths" which has been put on facial masks, in Helsinki, Finland, March 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Haochen)In response to the news, Finnish Minister of E

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U.S. consumer prices post biggest decrease since 2008

U.S. consumer prices dropped by the most since the Great Recession in April, weighed down by a plunge in demand for gasoline and services including airline travel as people stayed home during the cor

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The 13-inch MacBook Pro gets Apple’s much-improved keyboard

Following in the footsteps of the MacBook Air and 16-inch Pro, Apple’s 13-inch Pro model is finally getting the company’s much improved keyboard. It’s probably not enough reason for recent MacBook buy

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Switzerland reports 22 pct more deaths than usual years under shadow of COVID-19

Affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the mortality number in Switzerland has increased 22 percent compared with the previous years over the four weeks between mid-March and mid-April, according t

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Queen Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday without fanfare

Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence Tuesday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringi

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Apple said to be planning fall iPhone refresh with iPad Pro-like design

Apple is readying a new iPhone for fall to replace the iPhone 11 Pro this fall, Bloomberg reports, as well as follow-ups to the iPhone 11, a new smaller HomePod, and a locator tag accessory. The top-

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Putin's health remains "excellent": spokesman

Russian President Vladimir Putin remains in "excellent" health amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday. This can be proven by the president's tight schedule and

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Fed releases $2.3 trillion to bolster 'Main Street,' local government

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a broad, 2.3-trillion-U.S.-dollar effort to bolster local governments and small and mid-sized businesses in its latest move to keep the U.S. economy in

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China publishes typical cases on criminal acts relevant to protective items

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Thursday published eight criminal cases involving illegal acts relevant to protective items such as face masks amid the battle