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Toronto will trial automated shuttles from Local Motors in new pilot program

The city of Toronto is going to start operating autonomous shuttles on a trial basis, through an agreement with Local Motors that will see that company’s Olli 2.0 all-electric self-driving shutt

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British Library to join "Voices of COVID-19" project

A University of Manchester team of researchers and volunteers who have been documenting National Health Service (NHS) voices of COVID-19 since March, are to join force

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2020 London Marathon will only allow elite athletes; organizers

Participants race in the 2018 London Marathon. /VCG Photo The 2020 London Marathon will be an elite-only race with no spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced on Thursday.

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Chinese mother helps son with ALS pursue college dream

Yang Dalian, 48, is a villager in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Every noon, she goes to her son's classroom and takes him back for lunch in a wheelchair. Yang's

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'Golden State Killer' suspect pleads guilty to 13 murders and rapes

An elderly ex-policeman confessed on Monday to being the violent serial prowler known as the "Golden State Killer," pleading guilty to 13 murders as well as 13 counts of kidnapping in a deal with U.S

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UK teenager jailed for at least 15 years for throwing boy off museum viewing platform

An autistic teenager who threw a six-year-old boy off the Tate Modern museum's viewing platform in London last year was sentenced Friday to at least 15 years in prison. The 18-year-old Jonty Bra

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Uber pushes into on-demand public transit with its first SaaS partnership

Uber will manage an on-demand service for Marin County in the San Francisco Bay area with a software as a service product as part of ride-hailing company’s broader strategy to push into public

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Google highlights accessible locations with new Maps feature

Google has announced a new, welcome and no doubt long asked-for feature to its Maps app: wheelchair accessibility info. Businesses and points of interest featuring accessible entrances, bathrooms and

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Trump campaign ex-aide Manafort released from prison amid coronavirus

President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released on Wednesday from a federal prison in Pennsylvania to serve out the rest of his 7-1/2 year

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COVID-19 deaths in U.S. top 60,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

A total of 1,030,487 cases have been reported in the country.NEW YORK, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 60,000 on Wednesda

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Official emblem and slogan for Hangzhou 2022 Para Games unveiled

The emblem and the slogan for the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou were unveiled here on Monday. The motif of the emblem consists of a wheelchair athlete striving for

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Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for rape, sexual assault

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison following his recent rape and sexual assault conviction.The 67-year-old Hollywood mogul was accused of raping one wo

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Japan Olympic Minister: Games could be held any time in 2020

Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020.Seiko Hashimoto’s response to a question

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Tokyo Marathon to cancel entries from general public

A general view of men's athletes' start during the Marathon Grand Championships in Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2019. /VCG Photo Tokyo marathon organizers have decided to cancel entries from th

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Shared wheelchairs ease way for patients in Nanjing, China

WithChina'ssharingeconomybooming,ahospitalinNanjing,Jiangsuprovince,isprovidingsharedwheelchairsforpeopleinneed.NanjingDrumTowerHospital,oneofthemostprestigious

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Foot-pedal wheelchair helps strengthen calf muscles

A university research team and a transport equipment maker in Osaka Prefecture have jointly developed a foot pedal-driven wheelchair that can also be used as a training tool for elderly people with difficulty walking.