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The impact of Australia's bushfires on wildlife

Scientists believe more than one billion animals have been killed by bushfires across Australia so far this season."Native mammal, birds and reptiles. That figure is really highly conservative becaus

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Why is an Ebola vaccine not enough?

A World Health Organization worker prepares to administer a vaccination during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an Ebola outbreak in the port city of Mbandaka, the Democratic Republic of

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Is Instacart’s wider rollout of Pickup an attempt to sidestep labor laws?

Earlier today, Instacart more widely rolled out its Pickup product, which enables customers to retrieve groceries directly from stores. The move comes just a day after Instacart shoppers unveiled thei

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Hong Kong volunteers praised for contributions

Volunteer medical workers gather up supplies inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, November 19, 2019. /AP PhotoMore than 2,100 volunteer workers and 200 v

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U.S. job growth slows in 2019 as labor market tightens

U.S. job gains, along with wage growth, slowed down in 2019, with job growth expected to further decelerate in the year ahead as the labor market continues to tighten. In 2019, payroll employment ro

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Spain's Sanchez wins parliament vote to return as PM

Spain's caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez applauds during a parliamentary debate at the Spanish parliament in Madrid Tuesday, January 7, 2020./AP Photo Spanish Socialist Worker's Party (P

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French police deployed to clear unions' blockade of refineries, says PM

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday said he had ordered the deployment of security forces to clear the access to the country's refineries and fuel depots, calling unions' move to block

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Musk flaunts striptease moves in front of Tesla workers in China

The 48-year-old danced on stage and threw off his clothes before an audience of applauding Tesla employees.

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U.S. tariffs significantly dampened export growth: study

New U.S. import tariffs in 2018 and 2019 significantly damaged U.S. export growth, said a study released Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research. "More exposed products experienced 2 perc

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France enters crucial week of talks with unions on pensions

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to launch a crucial week of negotiations with labor unions amid nationwide protests and transport strikes against the gove

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Spain's Sanchez pledges to resolve Catalan dispute as he seeks backing as PM

Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez, seeking parliament’s backing to form a government, set out his priorities on Saturday and tried to lower temperatures in th

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Ghosn used Turkish jets to escape illegally, after surveillance ended

Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used two of its planes to illegally escape from Japan, with an employee falsifying lease records to exclude his name from the documents.Ghosn left his Tokyo residence afte

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Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn

Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant on Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, while Turkey launched an investigation into his daring escape from Japa

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The overlooked human laborers behind autonomous AI

In suburbs, towns and villages of remote provinces in China, groups of young men and women are laying the groundwork for fueling China's AI boom. Artificial intelligence (AI), despite all the hype ab

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Suicide bombers kill 15 in NE Nigeria

Atleast15peoplewerekilledand43othersinjuredonMondaywhentwosuicidebombersstruckciviliansreceivingaidinnortheastNigeria,AFPsaid,citingarescueworkerandamemberofthe

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Around 650 Aust'n hospital patients potentially exposed to hepatitis B

​Around 650 patients at an Australian hospital could have been infected by hepatitis B after being treated by a staff member with the disease.

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Grass-roots worker elected to top trade union leadership

​Ju Xiaolin, a technical migrant worker, was voted in as vice chair of China's trade union federation on Sunday.