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Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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