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Interview: Expert warns of 2nd wave of infections as U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 150,000

Pedestrians walk past a social distancing notice on Times Square in New York, the United States, July 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying) A leading U.S. immunologist warned a "second wave of infections" mig

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China: gold consumption plunges in first half

VCG China's gold consumption fell by 38 percent year on year in the first half of 2020, hurt by the coronavirus and a slowing economy, although demand started to recover in the second quarter,

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Feature: England's tourist region struggles amid knock-on effect of COVID-19

Earlier this month, the Eden Project, one of Britain's most famous environmental attractions in southwest England, announced that around 40 percent of its staff would l

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SAP decision to spin out Qualtrics 20 months after spending $8B surprises industry watchers

When SAP announced it was spinning out Qualtrics on Sunday, a company it bought less than two years ago for an eye-popping $8 billion, it was enough to make your head spin. At the time, then CEO Bill

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Twitter restricts Donald Trump Jr.’s account for sharing COVID-19 misinformation

Twitter has temporarily frozen Donald Trump Jr.’s account after the president’s son shared a video making false and potentially life-threatening claims about the coronavirus pandemic.The

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UN chief Guterres names youth advisors to assist him on climate change

Young people take part in a "Fridays for Future" protest rally in Aachen, Germany, June 21, 2019. /AP Young people, who spent last year marching to raise awareness about the climate crisis, wi

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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine is put to its biggest test in the U.S.

The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as par

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Y Combinator’s Vitable Health is bringing basic healthcare to underserved populations

Joseph Kitonga, the 23-year-old entrepreneur behind Vitable Health, first saw the need for a new kind of healthcare service growing up in Philadelphia and seeing the experience of the home healthcare

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Young adults face high risk of COVID-19 infections in Canada

Young adults are driving the new cases of COVID-19 higher in Canada, health authorities said Sunday, warning of serious health consequences and suggesting strict preve

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China's leading automaker posts sales growth

Visitors view a Hongqi H5 sedan at the 17th China Changchun International Automobile Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Yan Lin

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Notes from a Pandemic: When work stops working

17:02 For manyaround the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a level of economic uncertainty not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In the UK, half of the labor force i

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Children jump from high-rise block into onlookers' arms to escape fire

00:32 Two young brothers managed to escape from an apartment fire in the southeastern French city of Grenoble on Tuesday, when they dropped 10 meters from a window into the arms of onl

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Daybreak Health launches online mental health therapy for teens amid the pandemic’s mental health crisis

Working with a team of ten trained mental health clinicians, the Y Combinator -backed startup Daybreak Health is working with Bay Area high schools to provide mental health support for teens. Alex Alv

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Arrive Outdoors, the gear rental platform for outdoor adventures, raises $4.75 million

Camping has been on the rise, especially among younger people, for the past couple years. Even during a pandemic, camping represents a relatively safe way to get back on the road again.Arrive Outdoors

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Washington D.C. requires residents to wear masks outside

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday issued an executive order that requires residents to wear masks outside their homes. "Basically what it says is, if yo

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Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests

After a night of intense protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, dozens of Israeli demonstrators chained themselves together and briefly

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Dear Sophie: How should I prepare for a green card interview?

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge t