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At least 49 dead in Philippine floods, landslides

Death toll from Philippine floods, landslides has climbed to 49, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council revealed on Sunday.Sixteen people were inju

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Bach says COVID-19 infection rate is low within Tokyo Olympics

A total of 15 people among 15,000 were tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Tokyo for the Olympics Games between July 1 to 16, which is a low rate, and all positive cases were immediately i

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Armed in America: A brief history of the 2nd Amendment

02:36 U.S President Joe Biden’s recent executive orders on gun control were met by familiar objections from opponents.They claim theirSecondAmendmentrights are at risk. Even so, plentyo

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Ex-IMF deputy: China has to carefully manage U.S.'s boom-bust cycle

02:01 Zhu Min, former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warns that Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package could lead to inflation, affecting global markets. G

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Lack of medications for Venezuelans with Parkinson's cause hardship

01:47 The coronavirus pandemic has put vulnerable people at higher risk all around the world- including patients with Parkinson's disease. In Venezuela, the prolonged shortage of medic

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AstraZeneca says vaccine 79% effective, no blood clot risk

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is 79% effective at preventing the disease and does not increase the risk of blood clots, the biotech firm said Monday, following its U.S. phase III efficiency trials.T

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Rise in anti-Asian violence puts added strain on business owners

01:57 A Korean American restaurant in Alaska has been hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak, now the owner is facing an additional obstacle: racism.Kim, the owner worries about her employees c

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Indonesia approves emergency use of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech, with vaccinations of high-risk gro

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"More people may die if we don’t coordinate."

01:13 Presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden warns that more American lives are at risk if the Trump administration does not start sharing info about its COVID-19 vaccine deployment pla

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COVID-19 turns Peru's capital into bicycle paradise

01:34 Two months of coronavirus lockdown have emptied the streets of the Peruvian capital Lima.Authorities have encouraged using bicycles to get around to avoid contact with other peop

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San Francisco residents flout restrictions aimed at curbing COVID-19

02:27 The San Francisco Bay Area became the first region in the U.S. to issue a shelter-in-place order, hoping to curb the spread of coronavirus. But there's some confusion over exactl

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Mexico-U.S. border tightens as outbreak worsens

02:45 New restrictions are in place along the U.S. borders with both Canada and Mexico. No longer allowed: Casual crossings for tourist or recreational purposes. CGTN's Alasdair Bavers

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WHO raises COVID-19 risk to "very high" at global level

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday raised the risk assessment of COVID-19 from high to very high at global level. "Our epidemiologists have been monitoring these developments continuously,

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Just one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, study says

Havingaslittleasonealcoholicdrinkadaycouldshortenyourlife,accordingtoamajornewstudy.Ananalysisof600,000drinkersfoundthatdrinkingfiveto10alcoholicdrinksaweekwasl

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Sexual extravagance can be deadly: study

Theextravagantlengthsthatmaleswillgototobedamemberoftheoppositesexcancomeattheriskofextinctionforsomespecies,researcherssaidWednesday.Sexualselection,howanimals

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Head injury boosts dementia risk: study

Sufferingatraumaticbraininjuryfromablowtotheheadboosteddementiariskby24percentinaDanishstudygroupofnearlythreemillionpeople,researcherssaidWednesday.Thesurveyof

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Brain structure potentially lined with person's risk-taking tendency

Inthefuture,youreligibilityforaspecificinvestmentportfoliomightbedecidedbyabrainscantest.AstudypublishedThursdayinthejournalNeuronhassuggestedthataperson'sabili