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Italians stuck at home are measuring light pollution for ‘science on the balcony’

The fact that so many people are stuck at home makes for strange opportunities. Italy’s confined populace has taken to singing from the balconies — and now researchers are asking them to use tho

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Q&A: Apple and Google discuss their coronavirus tracing efforts

Last week, Apple and Google announced a partnership that will soon let users opt-in to a decentralized tracing tool, designed to help determine if a person has come into contact with someone who test

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Indonesian president declares COVID-19 national disaster

Indonesian President Joko Widodo here on Monday officially declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 a national disaster as the number of the death due to the disease in t

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Wuhan ramps up COVID-19 testing as city slowly returns to normal

Testing for the coronavirus in Wuhan is no longer just the medical diagnosis to confirm an infection as the process has become a pass for any individual looking to get back to work, travel and mor

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Fauci says ‘rolling reentry’ of US economy possible in May

New cases of the coronavirus are certain to arise when restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the virus are eased, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disea

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U.S. consumer prices post largest drop in five years amid coronavirus disruptions

U.S. consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goo

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Caution against rushing to connect dots on coronavirus

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on

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U.S. consumer prices post largest drop in 5 years amid coronavirus

U.S. consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services, offsetting pri

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Walmart Grocery app sees record downloads amid COVID-19, surpasses Amazon by 20%

Record demand for online grocery shopping amid the COVID-19 pandemic has sent the apps for grocery pickup and delivery services up the charts. Walmart Grocery, as a result, has now hit an all-time hig

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Boris Johnson 'continues to improve' in intensive care

The prime minister "continues to improve" in intensive care and had a "good night" in hospital, Downing Street has said.Boris Johnson is spending his fourth full day in

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Testing pooled samples helps track early viral spread: study

Pooling patient samples for COVID-19 testing helped Stanford researchers track the early spread of the coronavirus in the Bay Area. The prevalence of the virus that ca

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Trump takes break from COVID-19 crisis to sign order to mine the moon

As the US virus death toll hits 13,000, the president turns his focus to what Russia says may be "an attempt to privatise space".

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Severe tropical cyclone Harold slams Fiji

Severe tropical cyclone Harold has been striking most parts of Fiji since Tuesday night, causing extensive damage and flooding across the island nation. In Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, destructi

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Warwick University hiding data security risks from students

Security systems at the university were so bad that they could neither prevent nor even detect if hackers had broken in.

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Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching: scientists

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday in a dire warning about the threat posed byclimate change to the world's largest

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Quibi had a launch day outage

Looks like things haven’t gone completely smoothly with Quibi‘s launch.The issue appears to have been resolved, but the Quibi customer support account tweeted this afternoon that “s

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Amid heated debate over mask, Portuguese president admits wearing mask when shopping

Amid heated debate over whether to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa admitted Saturday that he wears a face mask when shopping, Lusa News Agenc