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Alcohol sales up in U.S. amid COVID 19 pandemic

01:08 Beer and wine sales have rocketed in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Heightened anxiety is driving some to find relief in alcohol and that worries addiction experts.

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Trump suspends U.S. immigration to protect jobs amid COVID-19

A city worker sprays disinfectant inside a bus as a measure to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Workers

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Software companies give back ground after an impressive rebound

Software as a service companies, modern software firms often referred to by the acronym ‘SaaS,’ had a tough day in the public markets. The basket of companies, as tracked by Bessemer̵

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Apple’s new Fraggle Rock series was shot on iPhones in its creators’ homes

There are few more messages more timely than the opening line, “Dance your cares away, worry’s for another day” (or is it “worries?”). Today the familiar Fraggle Rock bass line returns, along with the

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Spotlight: U.S. COVID-19 cases top 750,000 as states weigh risk of reopening economy

Confirmed infections of COVID-19 in the United States exceeded 750,000 with over 40,000 deaths recorded as of Sunday while federal and state leaders are making an incr

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Decrypted: Post-coronavirus, Auth0’s close call, North Korea warning, Awake’s Series C

Welcome to a look back at the past week in security and what it means for you. Each week we’ll look at the big news of the week and why it matters.What will the world look like after the coronav

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U.S. banks seek term changes as Fed finalizes lending program

Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., March 19, 2019. /Reuters U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a lending

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What is contract tracing?

One of the best tools we have to slow the spread of the coronavirus is, as you have no doubt heard by now, contact tracing. But what exactly is contact tracing, who does it and how, and do you need to

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Indian farmer struggles to survive amid lockdown

05:10 Jagadeesh lives with his father and uncle in Bengaluru, India. They are a family of farmers whose sole income comes from agriculture and planting guava, tomatoes, and beans, for

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U.S. small business lending program in coronavirus relief package exhausted

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) said on Thursday that its lending program for small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic has run out of money. "The SB

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South Koreans vote in national elections amid virus fears

South Korean voters wore masks and moved slowly between lines of tape at polling stations on Wednesday to elect lawmakers in the shadows of the spreading coronavirus.Th

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A year after blaze, Notre Dame restoration halted by virus

The Cathedral of Notre Dame stands crippled and alone, locked in a dangerous web of twisted scaffolding one year after a cataclysmic fire gutted its interior, toppled i

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Uganda bolsters measures to fight second wave of desert locusts

FAO is confident Uganda is well prepared to deal with the second wave of locusts. /VCG Uganda is bolstering measures to contain a second wave of desert locusts amid the fight against COVID-19.

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ASEAN leaders prioritize COVID-19 pandemic control

At the virtual Special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on the COVID-19 on Tuesday morning, leaders of the 10 ASEAN member states affirmed that th

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ASEAN holds special summit on response to COVID-19 pandemic

Photo taken in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi on April 14, 2020 shows ASEAN leaders attending the Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19. (Xinhua/VNA)ASEAN holds specia

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How to better cope with COVID-19 outbreak mentally? |Guidelines

In order to relieve people's mental pressure, increase their psychological immunity, and boost their confidence in prevailing over the epidemic, Chinese Association for Mental Health organized exp

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How are healthcare workers coping with fighting COVID-19?

02:03 Medical staff around the world are on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19, putting their own lives at risk to save patients every day.Faced with unprecedented challenges,