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Health leaders grapple with prospect of reversing course on masks

02:38 Public workers around the U.S are being given an ultimatum: get vaccinated or face regular COVID-19 testing.The new directives have been issued as the seven-day average of new cas

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Fauci says US headed in ‘wrong direction’ on coronavirus

The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infecti

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Protests in Brazil call to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro

02:02 Thousands of people returned to the streets on Saturday to stage a fourth round of protests calling the impeachment of Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.Demands for Bols

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Putin says Russian navy 'unpreventable' during military parade

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 25, 2021. /Reuters The Russian navy can detect any enemy and la

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Are gender-neutral greetings a step toward gender equality?

From now on, when you board a Lufthansa flight, you will no longer hear greetings starting with "ladies and gentlemen." Instead, the German carrier is using gender-neutral alternatives like "dear

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'Pingdemic': What is it and why is it threatening the UK food supply?

02:41 Across the UK, businesses face a staff shortage as hundreds of thousands of people are self-isolating after being contacted by an official health app telling them

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Kaseya acquires decryption key 'from trusted third party' after ransomware attack

The software company says it is working with more than 1,000 businesses who were impacted by the incident to get their systems unlocked.

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'Eye of Sauron' image reveals disc forming around alien planet

The striking image offers astronomers the opportunity to observe a system featuring both newly-forming planets and moons at the same time.

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China Zhifei's COVID-19 shot 'largely effective' against Delta variant

Vaccines developed by Zhifei Biological Products on display at an exhibition in Beijing, May 26, 2021. /CFPA COVID-19 vaccine developed by a unit of China's Chongqing Z

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Visa acquires Currencycloud, which makes APIs for remittances and currency transfers, in a $963M deal

A year and a half after Currencycloud raised $80 million in a round that included Visa, the London-based developer of APIs that powered remittance and currency exchange services is getting even closer

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Pandemic behind rise in fraud and computer misuse crimes

Estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales showed that there were 4.6 million fraud offences in the year ending March 2021, a 24% increase compared with the year before.

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Bitcoin rallies after Elon Musk says Tesla is 'most likely' to resume accepting it

The entrepreneur's comments, after Tesla said earlier this year that it would stop accepting the cryptocurrency for payment, lifted Bitcoin's value after it had fallen below $30,000 earlier in the week.

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Rand Paul says Fauci will be subject of criminal referral letter to Justice Department

Sen. Rand Paul said he plans to send a letter to the Justice Department regarding a criminal referral focused on Dr. Anthony Fauci.The Kentucky Republican insists Fauci

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Lethal chimpanzee attacks on gorillas observed for first time

Researchers are unsure whether the attacks came as a result of competition for food or for other reasons, and are continuing to investigate.

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How does enclave economy model benefit villages in Zhejiang?

Picturesque landscapes aren't the attraction for investment in the six villages of Dayun Town, part of Zhejiang's Jiashan County.Financed by a village collective and op

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Elon Musk: Tesla to open up global charging network to other EVs later this year

Tesla will allow other electric vehicles to access its global network of chargers later this year, CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday. The comment follows years of chatter by Musk that signaled the company

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First Olympic online gaming event held ahead of Tokyo Games

A view of virtual baseball. /Mayu Yoshida E-sports, or competitive video gaming, may be inching closer to becoming an official Olympic sport after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hos