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Facebook rushes to delete misinformation about COVID-19

Aug 15, 2020

Facebook deleted about 7 million posts in the second quarter that were deemed to contain misinformation about the novel coronavirus, the social media company said. Content considered to contain fals...
[Graphic News] Pandemic workday is 48 minutes longer and has more meetings

Aug 12, 2020

Employees are logging longer hours, attending more meetings with more people and sending more emails. From New York City to Tel Aviv, the telecommuting revolution has meant a lot more work, accord...
Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law

Aug 10, 2020

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong authorities broadened their enforcement of a new national security law on Monday, arresting media tycoon Jimmy Lai, searching the headquarters of his Next Digital group an...
WHO sees hope despite looming 750,000 virus death toll

Aug 10, 2020

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization insisted Monday there was still hope of conquering the coronavirus pandemic despite the pain and suffering behind the looming 750,000 death toll and 20 million...
Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe

Aug 2, 2020

MADRID (AP) -- Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime, author...
Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears

Aug 2, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's getting late early. US President Donald Trump is privately reassuring Republicans anxious about his deficits to Democrat Joe Biden, noting there are three months until Electi...
Debate begins for who's first in line for COVID-19 vaccine

Aug 2, 2020

Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? US health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it's a vexing decision. "Not everyb...
Vietnam reports 1st ever virus death after renewed outbreak

Jul 31, 2020

HANOI (AP) -- Vietnam on Friday reported its first-ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days with no local cases. The Health Ministry said a 7...
Trump floats election 'delay' amid claims of voting fraud

Jul 30, 2020

President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a "delay" to November's presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. The d...
NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

Jul 30, 2020

The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built -- a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers -- blasted off Thursday as part of an ambitious, long-range project ...
Trump says US pulling out troops from Germany because he doesn't want to be 'sucker'

Jul 30, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he decided to cut American troops in Germany because the country is not paying enough for protection, stressing the United States will no longer...
Chinese hackers targeted vaccine research: US

Jul 22, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the United States and abroad, including defense contra...
Ukraine hostage situation ends peacefully without casualties

Jul 22, 2020

LUTSK (AP) -- An “unstable” armed man who seized more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine’s western city of Lutsk was detained late Tuesday after a standoff that lasted for over 1...
Masks spark political, legal battles in US as virus cases soar

Jul 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States' COVID-19 virus case load is soaring at an explosive rate, even as leaders of some of the worst-hit states resist mandatory mask measures to stem the spread. He...
India passes 1 million virus cases as global crisis worsens

Jul 17, 2020

NEW DELHI (AFP) -- India on Friday became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States where infections also continued to surge. The...