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Facebook to tackle coronavirus vaccine misinformation

The campaign, launched jointly with independent fact-checkers Full Fact, aims to educate people about misinformation online.

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California residents push back against anti-Asian hate crimes

02:59 In the wake of a spike of violent attacks against Asian and Asian-American residents, many of them elderly, outraged citizens from all different backgrounds in U.S. cities Oaklan

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House ejects Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees over extremist remarks

The House voted largely along party lines Thursday to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committee assignments, a precedent-shattering move by Democrats to

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Video: TechCrunch editors choose their top stories of 2020

As the year draws to a close, a few members of our edit staff shared stories that defined the last 12 months for their beat.Devin Coldewey: Technology played a pivotal role in the coverage of protests

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Bond fire continues to threaten canyon communities in California

01:44 California is going through one of its most extended fire seasons on record. Firefighters have been battling flames all across the state since early August. And the latest wildfi

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Climate change 'wreaking' havoc on world natural heritage sites: UN

Climate change has become a leading threat to United Nations Natural World Heritage sites, with the Great Barrier Reef in Australia entering the "critical" category for the first time, according t

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Fire victims face critical housing shortage

02:50 The process of rebuilding in the aftermath of California wildfires has been relatively slow for hundreds of families waiting for insurance payments. But it's been a far more ardu

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Do couples really look more alike over time? AI study tests the theory

02:25 Do couples really look more like each other the longer they stay together?It has been a popular theory among laymen and academics for decades, but a new report from Stanford Univ

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Seraphim Capital’s SpaceTech accelerator releases details of its newest SpaceCamp cohort

The UK’s Seraphim Capital, the country’s only SpaceTech accelerator, has released details of its newest cohort as part of its SpaceCamp programme, timed with the end of World Space Week la

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Russia evacuates villages after munition depot explosion

Russia has evacuated more than 1,000 people from nearby villages after a wildfire set off explosions at a munitions depot in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow, officials said. /AFP Russia

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Amazon reports over 19,000 U.S. frontline employees had COVID-19

Amazon workers perform their jobs inside an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2019. /Reuters Amazon.com, Inc. on Thursday said more than 19,000 of its U.

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California wildfire smoke blankets parts of Canada

The LNU Lightning Complex Fire engulfs a ridge line near Aetna Springs, California, U.S. August 23, 2020. /Reuters Smoke from California and Oregon wildfires has cloaked Canada's third-largest

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Brazil battling wetland fires amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:44 Wide areas of Brazil's Pantanal wetlands are on fire, amid a record-setting wildfire season.More than 15,000 fires have been recorded this year - triple the number recorded durin

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Wildfire smoke increases the risk of COVID-19, experts warn

A man stops on his bike along the Willamette River as smoke from wildfires partially obscures the Tilikum Crossing Bridge in Portland, Oregon. /AP As deadly blazes burned along the U.S.' West

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San Francisco as you have never seen it before

00:29 The sky in the Bay Area turned red as ask and smoke from thousands of burning acres filled the sky in San Francisco. Thick wildfire smoke in Northern Califor

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Sleeper train revival: Passengers are waking up to the benefits

Sleeper trains are making a revival as people look to safety and a greener option. /CGTN Sleeper trains are back in fashion as the European Union pushes rail transport as a safer and more envi

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Over 3,000 evacuate from Spain's Andalusia after wildfire breaks out

A screenshot of a helicopter deployed to fight the fire in Almonaster la Real, Spain. An out-of-control wildfire is raging in Spain's southern region of Andalusia, forcing more than 3,100 peo