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Trillion-dollar US economic rescue package crashes in Senate
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Trillion-dollar US economic rescue package crashes in Senate

A trillion-dollar Senate proposal to rescue the reeling US economy crashed to defeat Sunday after receiving zero support from Democrats,…
Nearly one billion people confined to homes globally to curb virus
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Nearly one billion people confined to homes globally to curb virus

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot…
California goes on virus lockdown as Italy death toll overtakes China
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California goes on virus lockdown as Italy death toll overtakes China

California was placed under lockdown in the most drastic step yet by a US state to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus…
‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges world to take virus more seriously
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‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges world to take virus more seriously

World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe…
California virus crisis as cruise ship held, funding deal struck
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California virus crisis as cruise ship held, funding deal struck

California declared a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus Wednesday as a cruise ship was held off the coast…
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
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290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over…
Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change
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Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change

His company is often criticized for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest man,…
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
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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…
Tesla suffers broken glass mishap during chaotic launch
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Tesla suffers broken glass mishap during chaotic launch

The big reveal of Tesla’s electric pick-up went embarrassingly wrong when the supposedly impact-proof windows smashed, leaving a flustered Elon…
Two killed in California school shooting, teen in custody
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Two killed in California school shooting, teen in custody

A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday on Thursday, killing two…
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