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Testing institution faces punishment over concealed COVID-19 results

A medical worker performs a free nucleic acid test on a resident in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, January 6, 2021. / CFPA testing institution in Longyao C

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Italy reopens museums, extends curfew nationwide

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed a new decree with fresh COVID-19 containment measures, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Friday.According to the new decree, galle

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: World prepared to overcome the pandemic

02:46 The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93 million, while the deaths have approached two million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.Worst moment of pande

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Here are some reasons to be cheerful about 2020, despite COVID-19

Cycling increased in 2020 amid lockdowns. /Kontrec/Getty Creative Let's acknowledge right from the outset that 2020 was a horrible year in very many ways.The arrival of a terrifying new plague

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Gig workers, SEIU file lawsuit alleging Prop 22 is unconstitutional

A group of rideshare drivers in California and the Service Employees International Union filed a lawsuit today alleging Proposition 22 violates California’s constitution. The goal of the suit is

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Health organizations announce establishment of Ebola vaccine stockpile

FILE PHOTO: A health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a woman, August 18, 2018. /VCG Four leading global health and humanitarian organizationson Tuesdayannounced the establishment of a glob

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Here are some reasons to be cheerful about 2020, despite COVID-19

Cycling increased in 2020 amid lockdowns. /Kontrec/Getty Creative Let's acknowledge right from the outset that 2020 was a horrible year in very many ways.The arrival of a terrifying new plague

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India readies colossal coronavirus vaccine rollout

India aims to begin vaccinating its 1.3 billion people against coronavirus from Saturday, a colossal and complex task compounded by safety worries, shaky infrastructure

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Zimbabwe bans traditional funerals to battle COVID-19 spike

A worker at a coffin making company waits for clients inside the company premises in Harare, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 202. /AFP Zimbabwe, battling a spike in new COVID-19 cases, has banned families fr

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China debunks Western media's allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang

02:22 Beijing has hit back once again at Western media's repeated allegations of forced labor in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a news co

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Hollywood halts productions amid unprecedented COVID-19 surge

Hollywood is reeling as the usual cheer of Christmas and the New Year have given way to a massive post-holiday COVID-19 spike that has brought disruption and new lockdowns to the entertainment ind

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Kanarys raises $3 million for its data-driven platform to assess diversity and inclusion efforts

Mandy Price was already a highly successful lawyer in private practice before she took the jump into entrepreneurship alongside two co-founders to launch Kanarys a little over one year ago.The Harvard

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Teamflow lands $3.9 million for a productive virtual HQ platform

After a year of video calls and Slack messages, the definition of workplace is set to shift again. In a post pandemic world, some will return to the office, many will remain remote, and regardless of

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Remembering TechCrunch Japan’s Hirohide Yoshida (1971-2020)

On New Year’s Eve, TechCrunch Japan’s Editor-in-Chief Hirohide Yoshida passed away at age 49. In addition to being a tremendously valuable member of our international team who helped build the site’s

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India's approval of homegrown vaccine criticized over lack of data

A medic administers COVAXIN, an Indian government-backed experimental COVID-19 vaccine, to a health worker during its trials, at the Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society in Ahmedabad, Ind

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Zimbabwe starts 30-day lockdown regulations as infections spike

A worker disinfects a bus in Harare, Zimbabwe on Dec. 31, 2020. /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The Zimbabwean government plans to start 30 days of lockdown regulations following an increase of c

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Zimbabwe bans the use of mercury in mining

This file photo shows a mine worker goes about his work at RioZim’s Cam and Motor gold mine in Kadoma, about 140 kilometers west of Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, on Oct. 27, 2016. /Xinhua Zimba