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Australia’s spy agencies caught collecting COVID-19 app data

Australia’s intelligence agencies have been caught “incidentally” collecting data from the country’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app during the first six months of its launch, a

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Kenya's Elijah Manangoi handed two-year ban for anti-doping violation

VCG Image The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Elijah Manangoi for two years for "whereabouts failures", which is a breach of World Athletics anti-doping regulations.The 27-year-old i

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Whereabouts of Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov unknown

The whereabouts of Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov is unknown, the Interfax News Agency reported on Thursday, citing the deputy head of the country's security coun

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Could Nazi shipwreck discovery solve World War II mystery?

Polish divers say they have found the wreckage of a German World War II ship, which could solve the mystery of a missing ornate chamber. /Thomasz Stachura/Baltictech/Reuters. Polish divers say

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Coronavirus contact-tracing app launch date revealed

The launch follows months of delays and a redesign after the previous contact-tracing app project ended in failure.

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Phil Hogan resigns as EU trade chief after COVID-19 'golfgate' scandal

Phil Hogan has resigned as the EU's trade commissioner, after being accused of breaking COVID-19 guidelines at a golf dinner in Ireland.Hogan and several Irish politici

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Trials of second contact-tracing app launched

The app, which uses technology from Google and Apple, comes after government attempts to build a homegrown app ended in failure.

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Protesters call for end to Spanish monarchy after former king's exit

Protesters on Sunday called for an end to the Spanish monarchy after the sudden departure of the former king Juan Carlos from the country this week amid a corruption scandal.Juan Carlos, who abdicate

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German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation

A German arts curator who was kidnapped earlier this week was freed Friday by Iraqi security forces, security and government officials said.Hella Mewis was freed at 6:2

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U.S. sprinter Deajah Stevens banned 18 months for missed tests

Deajah Stevens of the United States during the Women's 200m Semifinals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 16, 2016. /VCG American sprinter Deajah Stevens, who reac

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Wirecard administrator eyes piece-by-piece sell-off

The headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions, is seen in Aschheim near Munich, Germany, April 25, 2019. /R

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Spain reopens its borders as state of emergency comes to an end

Passengers wearing masks and wheeling suitcases arrived at Madrid’s main airport on Sunday as Spain opened its borders to most European countries and ended a state of e

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World 400m champioan Naser suspended for violating whereabouts rules

Bahrain's women's 400-meter world champion Salwa Eid Naser was charged with whereabouts violations by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Friday and has been provisionally suspended. The 22-year-old

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38 workers killed in South Korea construction site fire: Yonhap

02:25 At least 38 workers were killed and 10 others injured in a fire that broke out at a warehouse construction site in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on Wednesday, Yonhap New

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COVID-19: UK confirms plan for its own contact tracing app

The UK has confirmed plans for an app that will warn users if they have recently been in close proximity to someone suspected to have be infected by the coronavirus./AP The UK has confirmed pl

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WADA updates COVID-19 guidelines to ensure effective doping control

WADA President Witold Banka attends a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 9, 2019. /VCG The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday updated guidelines amidst the ongoing COVID

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NBA may not return for two months, team practice banned indefinitely

Empty arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers' Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. /VCG When NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the regular season was suspended for at least 30 da