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Sound of the pandemic: Music-box melody marks Swiss COVID-19 deaths

02:29 Using a small music box and a four-meter-long strip of paper punched with holes marking COVID-19 deaths, a Swiss data journalist tells the story of the pandemic in Switzerland th

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Should COVID-19 vaccine makers license their technology?

Countries and organizations have called on pharmaceutical companies to share their COVID-19 vaccine technology to help meet global supply. /Bruna Prado/File/AP Almost four months since develop

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What is a universal coronavirus vaccine and is it achievable?

04:33 The vaccination of the world's population against COVID-19 is well under way in many parts of the globe, and its success is providing a ray of hope for a way out of the pandemic

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European leaders call for global biodiversity action at WEF

03:58 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for a global agreement on protecting biodiversity, a call reinforced by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Franc

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Natural disasters cost $210bn in 2020, the world's joint-hottest year

Damage from global natural disasters brought on by climate change cost hundreds of billions of dollars last year. /Denis Lovrovic/AFP Financial losses caused by natural disasters worldwide las

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Global Business: Japanese car boom, airline cuts, Brexit 'disruption'

"Tesla says that their recipe will be the standard in the future, but what Toyota has is a real kitchen and a real chef ... we make real food."That was Akio Toyoda, the current president of Toyota Mo

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Global Business Daily: U.S. election drama, UK central bank stimulus

"The outlook for the economy remains unusually uncertain."On the day England begins a four-week (or more) lockdown to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Bank of England presented that far from cheer

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What are mutated strains of COVID-19 and are they important?

03:27 Scientists and researchers in Europe are discovering new mutated strains or variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and tracking their increasing spread across th

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Should, or rather can, you go trick-or-treating this year?

02:22 It's nearing that time of year again when things get spooky, carved pumpkins and cobwebs decorate front doors and people dress up in their best Halloween costumes.But with the co

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How has buying a coffee in Europe changed?

The lives of people across Europe and the world have changed, some more drastically than others since the COVID-19 outbreak began in December last year.Aspects of normal routines, such as visiting fr

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Global Business: Cineworld shuts curtains, Microsoft invests in Greece

"The spread of COVID-19 around the world has been a horror movie for the industry and the fresh wave of infections is the latest instalment in what's been a devastating story for cinema chains."Susan

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Global Business: Tokyo Stock Exchange shut down, Rolls-Royce trouble

"I think with goodwill on both sides, we can achieve resolution, and I certainly know that this government is determined to do so. But, of course, we have clear red lines that we will not cross."That

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How do dogs detect COVID-19 and which dogs do it best?

03:13 Teams of scientists and researchers around the world are training sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19 in humans.The method is certainly more friendly than the intrusive PCR test and

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Global Business Daily: Apple battle, London's success, Ford closures

"There's more work ahead – including to make sure that all businesses, including digital ones, pay their fair share of tax where it is rightfully due."That was the European Union's antitrust chief, M

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Carbon neutral goals: Where does Europe stand?

China's President Xi Jinping put forward a concrete target for the country's role in fighting climate change at the UN general assembly. /Eskinder Debebe/United Nations/AFP Chinese President X

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Global Business Daily: Bank leaks, Climate week, TikTok deal

"I hope these findings spur urgent action from policymakers to enact needed reforms."That was a strong call for action from Tim Adams, chief executive of the trade group Institute of International Fi

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Ground-breaking DNA study busts age-old myths about Vikings

02:16 The Vikings are known in the history books and shown in movies as brutal invaders, pirates and blond-haired Scandinavians who traveled the seas pillaging and raiding their way ac