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Google parent Alphabet sees growth despite pandemic; shares jump

VCG Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday outshined dim earnings expectations, showing higher revenue and profits despite a coronavirus-induced slowdown in its core digital advertising operations

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Brazil top court orders probe into accusations against Bolsonaro

A Brazilian supreme court judge on Monday ordered a probe into accusations by former justice and security minister Sergio Moro that President Jair Bolsonaro sought to "

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( April 18 - April 24 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Global coronavirus c

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Will U.S. politicians continue their blame game or conquer the virus?

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, kindergartner Eli Schweig, 6, helps his grandfather David unload outdoor products as they prepare their family owned retail store Sunnyland Outdoor Living

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India's defence ministry develops mobile lab to collect, test COVID-19 samples

The research and development wing of India's Ministry of Defence - the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has come out with a Mobile Virology Researc

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U.S. media slams claims that coronavirus originated from Wuhan lab

An independent U.S. media The Gray Zone has slammed the conspiracy theory spread by some "Trump media" that the novel coronavirus originated from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), saying

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Brazil's Bolsonaro says hopes coronavirus quarantine measures end this week

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he hoped this would be the last week of stay-at-home measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, wishi

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How did Michael Jordan become the G·O·A·T in NBA history?

Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls stands on the court in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1998. /VCG ESPN's Michael Jord

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Brazil's Bolsonaro wants borders reopened, says worth risk

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called for the reopening of the country's borders, as he pushes to restart South America's largest economy, but conceded he may be blamed if the new coron

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Why has China's medical aid drawn suspicion?

02:09 Editor's note: As China sends medical aid to a wide range of countries, doubts have arisen with regards to the motivations for China to do so. Daryl Guppy, a national board membe

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Israel's political impasse deepens amid requests to form a government

FILE PHOTO: Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, speaks at a regional council chairpersons' conference in Kiryat Anavim, Israel, February 26, 2020. /Reuters Israel's president on Sunda

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Deforestation rises in Brazil despite coronavirus

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose in March, government data showed on Friday, indicating that illegal loggers and land speculators have not stopped destroying the forest with the onset

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COVID-19 crisis threatens U.S. stability

The White House in Washington, D.C., April 8, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Joel Wendland-Liu is an associate professor of the Integrative, Religious and Intercultural Studies Department at Grand V

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Italy's Conte extends lockdown by three weeks

00:55 Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday extended a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus until May 3, though he said a few types of shops would be allowed to reo

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EU's integrity takes a test under the pandemic

A man wearing a face mask walks past the European Commission headquarters as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Brussels, Belgium, April 9, 2020. /Reuters Photo Editor's

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DARPA snags Intel to lead its machine learning security tech

Chip maker Intel has been chosen to lead a new initiative led by the U.S. military’s research wing, DARPA, aimed at improving cyber-defenses against deception attacks on machine learning model

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Spain close to the beginning of a decline in epidemic - PM

Spain is close to the beginning of a decline in the coronavirus epidemic, the country's prime minister has said.Health officials reported 5,756 new cases and 683 new de