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FDA introduces a new program to expedite deployment of potential coronavirus treatments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new program today that’s designed to foster close collaboration between public and private organizations in order to “bring coronav

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Color is launching a high-capacity COVID-19 testing lab and will open-source its design and protocols

Genomics health technology startup Color is doing its part to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, and has detailed the steps it’s taking to support expansion of testing efforts in a new blog p

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Facebook in talks to acquire stake in top Indian telco Reliance Jio, report says

Reliance Jio, a three-and-a-half-year-old subsidiary of India’s most valued firm Reliance Industries, may have attracted the attention of an American giant: Facebook.The social conglomerate is in tal

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Nonprofit aims to get COVID-19 field tests, N95 masks and more to healthcare workers without markups

A new Sydney-based nonprofit volunteer organization called RapidWard launched this week, with a focus on getting critical medical supplies from producers in China to healthcare professionals, doctors,

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Roundup: UN's many humanitarian roles continue amid coronavirus pandemic

From the UN chief's plea for a halt in hostilities in all conflict zones to instead fight the coronavirus, to peacekeepers in Cyprus ensuring humanitarian deliveries g

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Kenya Airways suspends all international flights over COVID-19

Kenya Airways said Monday it has suspended all international flights effective midnight on Wednesday until further notice as part of efforts to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Kenya A

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Voi, the European e-scooter rentals startup, ‘pauses’ operations in several countries

Following similar moves by Lime, Bird, Tier and others, Voi Technology, the European e-scooter rentals and so-called micro-mobility startup, says it has “paused” operations in several coun

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White House says to avoid gatherings of 10 or more, Trump suggests U.S. coronavirus pandemic could last until August

The White House held another press briefing on Monday to provide an update on its response to the continued coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. President Trump opened by identifying new guidelines in pla

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Poland declares emergency, closes borders over COVID-19

The Polish government has put the country under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Friday evening, ceasing all cross-border road, ai

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Spokesperson refutes U.S. Fox News host demanding apology from China for coronavirus outbreak

A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Thursday refuted a Fox News host demanding an apology from China for the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying the relevant remarks were preposterous and

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Google Cloud goes after the telco business with Anthos for Telecom and its Global Mobile Edge Cloud

Google Cloud today announced a new solution for its telecom customers: Anthos for Telecom. You can think of this as a specialized edition of Google’s container-based Anthos multi-cloud platform

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Facebook backs Indian education startup Unacademy

Unacademy, one of India’s fastest growing education startups, has just received the backing of a major technology giant: Facebook.The social juggernaut has participated in the four-year-old Ind

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Google closes $2.6B Looker acquisition

When Google announced that it was acquiring data analytics startup Looker for $2.6 billion, it was a big deal on a couple of levels. It was a lot of money and it represented the first large deal under

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China's civil flights won't be suspended: FM spokesperson

Staff members disinfect the cabin of an airplane after its arrival at the Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 31, 2020. (

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Shakira and J-Lo make football history

01:10 Shakira and Jennifer Lopez made football history as the first Latina duo to headline the Super Bowl.Shakira, from Barranquilla, Colombia and Jennifer Lopez, who is of Puerto Rica

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Ethiopia aims to further benefit from China-Ethiopia ties in tourism

Ethiopian Airlines celebrates the launch of its Addis Ababa to Shanghai Pudong service. /CGTN Photo The Ethiopian government has embarked on various initiatives that envisaged replicating rece

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Latin pride on display during J-Lo, Shakira Super Bowl show

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira turned the Super Bowl halftime show into a giant Latin dance party Sunday, wowing the sold-out crowd with their greatest hits.The performance, at Miami's Hard Rock Stadi