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Philippines starts COVID-19 vaccination

Philippines on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, with the first shot going to Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, using China's Sinovac vaccine.The vaccine

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Astra awarded NASA launch contract for storm observation satellites

Astra, the Alameda-based space launch startup that recently announced its intent to go public via a SPAC merger, has secured a contract to deliver six cube satellites to space on behalf of NASA. Astra

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British vlogger imitates how Western media lie about China

04:02 Jason is a British vlogger who lives in southwest China's Guizhou Province. He imitates Western media's malicious way of reporting news about China by using a dar

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'This needs to stop': UK smartphone owners are due £480m payout, claims Which?

Which? claims millions of Britons were overcharged for their devices because chipmaker Qualcomm inflates prices to manufacturers.

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Myanmar military banned from using Facebook and Instagram platforms

Facebook said it has banned the Myanmar military from using its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram effective immediately.

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GCHQ wants AI to help UK combat crime and disinformation attacks

GCHQ says AI can be used widely in the fight against disinformation - and will commit to using it ethically.

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Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding

Additive manufacturing has been a popular buzz phrase for decades now. With a smattering of notable exceptions, however, 3D printing has largely been focused on rapid prototyping and limited-run, pers

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Hungary starts using Chinese vaccine in EU first: PM

Hungary on Wednesday became the first European Union nation to start using China's Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said."Today we begin to inoculate with the Ch

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Hi, Mom beats Avengers: Endgame at China's box office

The buzzy film stars Jia Ling as a devoted daughter, who, deeply saddened by her mother's death in an accident, finds herself transported back to 1981, where she meets her mother and attempts to i

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Egypt sees 2 pc rise in manufacturing, extractive index in Dec 2020

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has issued the primary data for manufacturing and extractive industries of production index for December 2020. /VCG The Centr

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U.S. orders extra inspection of Boeing 777s with certain engines

U.S. aviation regulators issued an emergency directive for increased inspections of Boeing 777 jets using the same type of engine involved in a Saturday incident in Denver.The regulatory moves involv

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Japan requests airlines stop using Boeing 777s with P&W4000 engines

Japan's transport ministry on Sunday evening requested domestic airlines avoid using Boeing 777 planes with Pratt Whitney 4000 engines until further notice following an accident in the United States

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U.S. FAA tracking all Boeing 737 MAX airplanes via satellite data

American Airlines flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, takes off from Miami, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2020. /Re

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Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

Ford today announced a new strategy for the European market that aims the automaker at primarily only selling electric vehicles by 2030. To do so, Ford intends to spend $1 billion to revamp a factory

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UN, AU chiefs commend Somalia for progress in stabilization efforts

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R, Front) and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (L, Front) attend a joint press conference at the UN hea

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Rio celebrates a “Vaccine Carnival”

01:46 Around this time a year ago, millions descended on Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the Carnevale festival. This year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues its impact on Brazil, the cit

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Robots in Johannesburg hotel serve customers with COVID symptoms

The robots can deliver room service, provide travel information and can drag up to 300kg of luggage from the lobby to rooms.