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One-third of working-age adults in France may reject COVID-19 vaccine

The novel coronavirus vaccination efforts in France might face opposition from anti-vaxxers as around 30 percent of working-age adults in the country are 'outright opposed' to getting the shots, r

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New Nationwide 'Internet Blackout' Reportedly Hits Myanmar

The Myanmar Army had earlier ordered communications operators and internet service providers to block access to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and related apps, claiming

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U.K.’s Johnson Says ‘Early Days’ in Lockdown Easing Plans

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned Britons that it’s “still early days,” when it comes to lifting the country’s strict lockdown rules.“We have rates of infect

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China to introduce new regulations on personal data collection in apps

Mobile internet applications (apps) in China won't be allowed to collect personal data without users' consent or outside the necessary scope, as per new regulations fro

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RKI: COVID-19 in Germany "more dangerous" due to spread of variants

Pedestrians wearing facial masks walk outside a COVID-19 test center in Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 20, 2021. /Xinhua The COVID-19 situation in Germany has become "more dangerous" due to the spre

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Premier Li assures European businesses of China's economic strength

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang holds high-level virtual dialogue with European business leaders in Beijing, China, February 5, 2021. /gov.cn China's macro policy formulation and implementation, ca

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Will vaccines end the pandemic?

04:00 Vaccines play an important role in safeguarding human health. As COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world, these jabs seem to be our best bet to end the global health

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U.S. calls for dialogue to resolve India's farmers' protests

Wading into a sensitive issue for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the U.S. embassy in New Delhi on Thursday urged his government to resume talks with farmers angry

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Will East Asia win the pandemic?

A traveler wearing Personal Protective Equipment sits in the departure hall of Hongqiao Railway Station ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China, January 30, 2021. /Getty Editor's no

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Human activity threatens species survival: study

Human activities such as farming and construction are threatening the survival of scores of wild species by forcing them to travel more to avoid mankind's impact, research showed Monday.According to

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Will East Asia win the pandemic?

A traveler wearing Personal Protective Equipment sits in the departure hall of Hongqiao Railway Station ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China, January 30, 2021. /Getty Editor's no

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UN mission chief vows to support Sudan's recovery

Sudanese children walk past an armoured vehicle of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in Kalma Camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, the capital of South

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'No vaccine for violence': America endures steep rise in murders

Handguns are displayed during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting and exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2018. /VCG The United Sta

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World Bank Commits $12 Billion for Vaccinations in Africa

The World Bank has committed $12 billion to African countries to support vaccination programs across a continent that hasn’t been able to keep pace with developed natio

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Data shows effect South African virus variant has on vaccine efficacy

FILE PHOTO: Cropped photo of a hand wearing a nitrile glove holding a Covid-19 vaccine vial and a syringe. /Getty Images A coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa is weakening the

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Urban-X launches its latest cohort as the world catches up to the accelerator’s climate thesis

Urban-X, the accelerator launched by the venture capital fund Urban US and BMW’s MINI subsidiary to invest in companies that primarily address sustainable and resilient living in the cities of t

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Qualtrics prices IPO at $30 per share, above its upgraded target range

Last night, Qualtrics priced its IPO at $30 per share, selling 50.4 million shares in the process.Notably, the company’s IPO price was harder to chase down than usual, with a formal press releas