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Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears
February 12, 2020
Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears
Hotpot has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak after ten members of a family in Hong Kong became…
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
February 12, 2020
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to straws. The growing global crisis…
Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
February 12, 2020
Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as…
Google vs EU: a decade-long saga goes to court
February 12, 2020
Google vs EU: a decade-long saga goes to court
Google and the EU have a big day in court Wednesday as the search engine giant enters a new phase…
China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall
February 12, 2020
China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall
The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic climbed past 1,100 on Wednesday but the number of new cases fell…
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
February 11, 2020
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed…
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
February 11, 2020
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worried about the spread of coronavirus? A five-foot tall (1.5 meter) Promobot might have your answer.…
Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises
February 11, 2020
Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises
Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as “vice president…
Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists
February 11, 2020
Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists
Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be…
Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade
February 11, 2020
Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade
President Donald Trump said Monday the time has come to pursue trade negotiations with the European Union which he said…