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WHO prioritizes 9 areas for global research on COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) prioritized nine key areas for research and development in its recently published global roadmap on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)."The roadmap will focu

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The first SpaceX Dragon capsule is taking its final flight

Last night, SpaceX launched its first generation Dragon capsule on its twentieth — and final — resupply run to the International Space Station.The launch marks the Dragon’s last miss

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China is not to blame for America's COVID-19 mistakes

Doctors check a patient's CT image at a temporary hospital in Jiangxia District in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 25, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British politi

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China forex reserves fall to $3.107 trillion in February

VCG China's foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.107 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of February, a month-on-month decrease of 8.8 billion U.S. dollars, official data showed Friday.In terms

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Premier League 'likely' to go behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Norwich City and Leicester City players shake hands prior to their Premier League clash at Carrow Road, England, February 28, 2020. /VCG The COVID-19 is likely to force Premier League clubs to

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Watch SpaceX launch the last of its original Dragon spacecraft to resupply the ISS tonight

SpaceX is launching its 20th resupply mission the International Space Station tonight, but this one has a bittersweet twist: It’s the last such mission that will use the first iteration of the

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New funding round values catering marketplace Hungry at $100M+

Hungry, a catering marketplace that connects businesses with independent chefs, announced this week that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Hungry tells me that the funding valued the comp

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Death toll from building collapse in S. Pakistan jumps to 18

The death toll from the residential building's collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has risen to 18 as rescue workers pulled out eight bodies from the rubble since Thursday night, of

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Some US politicians' motivation laid bare over comments on Jimmy Lai: commissioner's office

Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) said on Friday that some U.S. politicians' comments on the HKSAR government's legal ac

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France reports 423 cases of coronavirus infection, 7 deaths

France has confirmed 423 cases of coronavirus infection and seven patients had died of the virus, Health General Director Jerome Salomon said on Thursday evening. The cases of infection was 138 more

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Walmart Grocery is merging with Walmart’s main app and website

Walmart is looking to hook more consumers on its online grocery shopping experience by adding Walmart Grocery to its main Walmart mobile application. For years, the retailer has operated two separate

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Cobalt.io pen testing service brings wizard-like setup to platform

Cobalt.io wants to change the way companies purchase and pay for pen testing services, which test an application for vulnerabilities before it goes live. Today, the company announced a number of enhan

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Does warmer weather spell the end for coronavirus?

Even as the world tries desperately to contain the coronavirus, it has been suggested that Mother Nature may play the decisive role and that the onset of warmer weather will curtail its spread. Ho

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5G inquiry to examine 2025 deadline promise

The government has pledged to bring gigabit-speed broadband to the whole of the UK in the next five years.

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Italy to close schools and universities amid COVID-19 outbreak

University students are seen at La Sapienza University's campus in Rome, Italy, March 4, 2020. /Getty Images Italy has decided to close all schools and universities and take other emergency me

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WHO chief says COVID-19 epidemic increasingly complex, calling for actions

The epidemic of COVID-19 is becoming increasingly complex, said the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) here on Wednesday, calling for early and aggressive measures to break the chains of trans

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(Infographic) China's battle against COVID-19 spurs innovation and transformation

The COVID-19 epidemic has greatly reduced outdoor activities in China yet has never braked efforts for adaptation, innovation and transformation. In fact, the whole co