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Most elderly COVID-19 victims would not have died otherwise, major study finds

Coronavirus is "proving a much more complex disease than we initially thought", scientists behind research say.

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Profile: The last female hunter hits target of shaking off poverty

Wearing sparkling earrings and high heels, 29-year-old Na Si is bottle feeding her one-year-old son. Few would connect the modern mom with a very primitive skill -- hunting. "I was able to hit a

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Auschwitz survivor Henri Kichka dies of coronavirus

Henri Kichka, one of Belgium's last Nazi Holocaust survivors and autobiographical author, died of COVID-19 on Saturday in Brussels at the age of 94, according to Belgian media.Kichka was born into

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The great equalizer isn't so equal

Editor's note:James Rae is a professor from California State University Sacramento. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at Beijing Foreign Studies University from 2017 to 2018. The article reflects th

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TikTok launches Donation Stickers, allowing creators to fundraise for coronavirus relief efforts

TikTok is making it easier for creators and their fans to donate to favorite charities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company today announced the launch of a new, interactive feature, Donation Sti

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Acclaimed Swedish author Per Olov Enquist dies aged 85

Per Olov Enquist, one of Sweden's most acclaimed authors who wrote "The Visit of the Royal Physician," has died aged 85, his family told Swedish media on Sunday.The pat

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Pentagon focusing on most vital personnel for virus testing

With limited supplies of coronavirus tests available, the Pentagon is focusing first on testing those performing duties deemed most vital to national security. Atop the

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Jamaican poems published in China for first time

Poems from Jamaica, the first ever Jamaican poetry translated and published in China, was released in March 2020.The poems were written by Paulette A. Ramsay, a poet and professor at University of the

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Scientists estimate COVID-19 fatality rate in NYC can be no less than 0.5 pct

Extrapolating from the Italian data, University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory data scientists estimated that the COVID-19 fatality rate in New York City can be

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Europe sees more positive signs, global partners back WHO's plan

Europe saw more encouraging signs on Friday as several countries, including the worst-affected, reported falling new COVID-19 infections and deaths. The initial wave of COVID-19 infections appears

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Biden's glimmer of hope

Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury, specializing in Russian history and international p

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Biden’s ties to Obama could hamper appeal to Latino voters

Joe Biden’s tenure as Barack Obama’s vice president is complicating his efforts to deepen ties with Latinos who could be critical to winning the White House.For many La

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Merkel says ‘things will remain hard for a very long time’ as pandemic is still at the beginning

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the end of the coronavirus pandemic is not yet in sight and that we will have to live with the virus “for a long time.”Speaking to

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They try to stop Michael Jordan, but fail – individuals

L-R: Sidney Moncrief of the Milwaukee Bucks, Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs and Gerald Wilkins of the Cleveland Cavaliers. /VCG Michael Jordan has achieved simply too many accomplish

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CNN star Cuomo speculates coronavirus in U.S. since October

CNN host Chris Cuomo listens during the Power of our Pride Town Hall in Los Angeles, U.S., October 10, 2019. /AP Chris Cuomo, the host of CNN's Cuomo Primetime, has speculated that there may h

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: Global South faces a health trade-off

A child is given a measles vaccination during an emergency campaign in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, March 3, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: This is the 45th article in the COVID-19 G

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Human Capital is an engineering talent agency and a VC fund all in one

Michael Ovitz didn’t invent the idea of a talent agency, but one might argue that he perfected it. He founded the CAA in 1975, and grew it into the world’s leading talent agency, serving a