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Great auk: Flightless 'penguin' hunted to extinction for its feathers

The majority of penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, but there was once a bird in the Northern Hemisphere that looked very similar to the adorable penguins we know today, with black and white

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Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh amid pandemic

Smoke billows up following an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition targeting ballistic missile and drone depots in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, February 23, 2020. /AFP Saudi air defenses interce

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American scientists refute Wuhan as the novel coronavirus' origin

00:39 The origin of the novel coronavirus has been widely discussed online since the outbreak. The conspiracy theories around it have also emerged endlessly.Previous sc

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Loopholes put stress on U.S. healthcare system

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What does recent data on industrial profits mean for China?

Factories in China are gradually accelerating the work resumption process. /Xinhua Editor's note: Chen Jiahe is the chief investment officer at Novem Arcae Technologies. The article reflects t

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Xi's pledge of COVID-19 aid, experience sharing widely applauded

Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to continue to share good practices and assist countries affected by COVID-19 has won applause from observers from cross the glob

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The FDA just okayed multiple 15-minute blood tests to screen for coronavirus, but there are caveats

On Thursday, the FDA amended their emergency policy around diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Following on a change made March 16, the agency opened the doo

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Instacart shoppers are planning a nationwide strike to demand better safety protections and pay amid COVID-19

Instacart shoppers, led by the folks over at Gig Workers Collective, are planning a nationwide strike in protest of the company’s practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice first reported. Shop

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Cyber resilience in a pandemic

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Los Angeles mayor appreciates Chinese cities' help in fighting COVID-19

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti expressed his gratitude Thursday to the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Guangzhou for helping the second largest city of the United Stat

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UK public set to clap for medical staff amid coronavirus pandemic

The British public have been called on to take part in a mass round of applause on Thursday night to show their support to the National Health Service (NHS) staff and carers amid the novel coron

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What steps can my family take to reduce the risk of getting COVID-19?

As the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) accelerates globally, many countries across the globe have suggested people need to be isolated at home as much as possible in a bid to help s

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Roundup: Arab countries benefit from China's experience in combating COVID-19: experts

China's experience in fighting against COVID-19 presents a great role model to some Arab countries which are struggling to combat the pandemic, experts said after taki

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Groupon axes CEO and COO as company looks to mount a recovery during a crisis

While plenty of tech stocks have seen their market caps dive in the past month, Groupon has taken a harder hit than most. The company’s share price has dropped over 70% in the past five weeks.Th

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Oxford Uni academics launch a tracker for COVID-19 policy interventions

Oxford University academics have launched a project to track government responses to the coronavirus pandemic.The tool, called the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), tracks 11 indic

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Healthcare delivery after COVID-19: A new boost for telemedicine

Medical experts hold online consultations at the Telemedicine Center of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in Hohhot, February 14, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Vera Lucia Raposo is an associ

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Italian expert talks about strange pneumonia cases in November

02:02 During CGTN's exclusive email interview with Dr. Giuseppe Remuzzi, director of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Milan, he revealed that:• More than 10 st