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French nature reserve braces for influx of visitors after lockdown

02:39 For almost two months, the Ardeche Gorge Nature Reserve in France has been without people as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown.The noise of humans has been replaced by the sounds

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Should we worry about deflation in China?

02:17 China's latest consumer price and factory price indicators showed mixed signals to global investors. The consumer price inflation for April eased from peaks earlier in the pandem

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Where top VCs are investing in healthcare B2B and infrastructure

Rising healthcare costs, an aging population, stifling regulations and the complexity of present-day technological offerings make the trillion-dollar healthcare industry ripe for disruption.Not only a

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Organ transplants plummet amid coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus pandemic is having a dramatic effect on the number of organ transplants, according to a study published on Monday.In the U.S. and France, transplantation surgeries have declined by

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Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal calls for NBA season scrapped

Shaquille O'Neal performs on day four of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 2019. /VCG The NBA is still exploring ways to restart the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, b

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S.Korea's club-linked COVID-19 cluster infections rise to 86

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the cluster infection from clubs and bars at a multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon in the South Korean capital Seoul

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S.Korea to delay offline school classes for 1 more week on worry about cluster infection

South Korea decided Monday to delay offline school classes for one more week on rising worry about a cluster infection from clubs at a multicultural neighborhood of It

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UK’s Johnson to unveil road map for exiting virus lockdown

The British government has replaced its “stay at home” coronavirus slogan with a new “stay alert” message, a move that has met with widespread criticism ahead of a spee

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Now not the time to restart Brazilian football: Luxemburgo

Former Real Madrid and Brazil boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo has called on Brazilian authorities to delay football's return as the South American country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. Inter

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US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%

The coronavirus crisis has sent U.S. unemployment surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roo

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Russia cases soar, Denmark reopening, VE Day quiet: COVID-19 bulletin

MAIN HEADLINES• Europe is marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day with scaled-down celebrations, as countries remain wary of public gatherings. Governments including the UK have also pleaded for peopl

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Air Force gives a rare look at the research going to orbit in its X-37B spaceplane

The X-37B spaceplane sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, and its mysterious past is equally evocative. What does the military put in this long-term orbital vehicle? Turns out it’s exact

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Locatee raises $4M Series A for its workplace analytics platform

Locatee, a Swiss startup that uses existing sensors and IT infrastructures to provide employers and commercial real estate owners with detailed data about how their spaces are utilized, today announce

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Can Trump force the global supply chain to flee China?

Donald Trump speaks before signing "phase one" of a US China trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House. With the President from left are Vice President

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Malaysians wary of opening up economy just yet

02:04 Some would think Malaysians would have been overjoyed at the easing of lockdown curbs, but that is not the case.After almost seven weeks during which going grocery shopping was l

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Confluent introduces scale on demand for Apache Kafka cloud customers

We find ourselves in a time when certain businesses are being asked to scale to levels they never imagined. Sometimes that increased usage comes in bursts, which means you don’t want to pay for

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Poland's uncertain presidential elections: What you need to know

Andrzej Duda is the favorite to win Poland's upcoming presidential elections, but doubt surrounds whether they will go ahead. /Czarek Sokolowski/AP Confusion, uncertainty and mistrust reign in