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U.S. governors slam Trump government's coronavirus response

Governors for the U.S. states of New York and Maryland slammed President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, blaming the federal government's "incompetence."Confirmed COVID-

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Trump's blame on China for COVID-19 draws backlash from Americans

In what many believe is an attempt to divert attention from a sluggish White House response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump has been relentlessly blaming China for the corona

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UN commission warns new Burundi leader needs watching

A United Nations commission of inquiry warns that it will take more than a new president to reverse the trend of repression in the East African country of Burundi.The c

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How one Spanish city is using wastewater to fight COVID-19

In the ongoing battle against COVID-19, authorities in Spain are going to extreme levels in an effort to find out more about the virus.In Valencia, the study of fecal matter in wastewater samples has

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OpenCV AI Kit aims to do for computer vision what Raspberry Pi did for hobbyist hardware

A new gadget called the OpenCV AI Kit, or OAK, looks to replicate the success of Raspberry Pi and other minimal computing solutions, but for the growing fields of computer vision and 3D perception. It

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U.S. state of Florida sets new record for daily coronavirus cases

Restaurant staff members wearing face masks work on the Cocoa Beach pier in Cocoa Beach, Florida, the United States, on May 28, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)The rec

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UK PM Boris Johnson to tell firms to order staff back to workplaces

01:21 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell employers next week to start ordering staff back into their places of work, as long as it is safe to do so, in order to stem the co

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Hong Kong youth representative voices support to national security legislation at UN session

More than 100 fishing boats parade at the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in Hong Kong, south China, July 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai) "We

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Muji's U.S. business seeks bankruptcy protection over coronavirus

Minimalist lifestyle brand Muji's U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday, joining the list of casualties from the coronavi

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Live COVID-19 updates: cases in Philippines exceed 50,000 with highest single-day increase

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - MANILA -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 50,359 afte

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Torrential rain pummels southwest, central Japan, widespread evacuation orders issued

Downpours continued to inundate wide swathes of southwest and central Japan on Wednesday leading to the weather agency here issuing its highest alert level for heavy r

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What does coronavirus found in world's sewers tell?

VCG Traces of the SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, have been found in many countries' sewage, months earlier than the officially reported first cases. And this could challenge the timeline o

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Chinese premier stresses people's well-being, advancing reform, innovation

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed the importance of ensuring people's well-being, and advancing reform and innovation to boost development. Li, also a member of the

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Facebook boycott leaders ‘disappointed’ after meeting with Zuckerberg, Sandberg

What began as a relatively small effort by activist organizations to hold Facebook accountable for perceived policy failings has snowballed into a mass corporate backlash—and a rare moment of discomfo

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London mayor welcomes financial lifeline for theaters, arts sector amid coronavirus crisis

London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday welcomed the British government's 1.57-billion-pound (1.96-billion-U.S. dollar) rescue package for the cultural and creative sector h

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Facebook and WhatsApp halts reviews of Hong Kong demands for user data

Facebook has confirmed it has suspended processing demands for user data from Hong Kong authorities following the introduction of a new Beijing-imposed national security law.A spokesperson for the so

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Canada's biggest banks join boycott of Facebook platforms

VCG Canada's biggest lenders confirmed on Friday they had joined a widespread boycott of Facebook Inc begun by U.S. civil rights groups seeking to pressure the world's largest social media pl