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Some 50 world leaders call for post-pandemic cooperation
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
About 50 leaders took part in the event on development financing, with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte saying in a recorded message that the goal must be ...
Heat, water woes and coronavirus: India's perfect storm
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
The 44-year-old widow and her family of eight are among tens of millions of people facing months of torrid weather while stuck at home, in lockdown, without reg...
Chinese in Canada a target of increased hate during pandemic
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
"I was feeling a mixture of shock, disgust and sadness that it happened to me," Ling said in an interview with AFP near the scene. "But I knew I'm not the only ...
Observations of robotic swarm behavior can help workers safely navigate disaster sites
May 27, 2020 (SPX)
According to Megan Emmons from Colorado State University, USA, this is an important study to establish the feasibility of using local observations of a swarm's ...
China's mask boom takes fabric away for nappy makers
May 26, 2020 (AFP)
Manufacturers say textiles such as nonwoven fabric have been in short supply from being diverted to the more lucrative mask business, leaving producers of hygie...
Pandemic gives Dubai chance to put tech to the test
May 24, 2020 (AFP)
A key part of the glitzy Gulf emirate's fight is its COVID-19 Command and Control Centre, set up to coordinate the efforts of Dubai's doctors, epidemiologists a...
What coronavirus? Brazil cabinet video triggers outcry
May 24, 2020 (AFP)
Indeed, one of the few mentions of COVID-19 in the video -- released Friday as part of a probe into whether the far-right president obstructed justice by firing...
Malta must free 'captive' migrants now: Human Rights Watch
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
Over 160 migrants rescued between April 30 and May 7 are being held just outside territorial waters on ferry boats owned by Captain Morgan cruises, while Malta ...
When lives depend on lines of communication, satellite delivers
May 22, 2020 (SPX)
Flooding, seismic activity, fire, high winds, downed trees - even recovery construction - all damage terrestrial communications infrastructure like wires, fiber...
A world redrawn: Israeli director calls for ecological rethink
May 21, 2020 (AFP)
"At a time of crisis, it's a good thing to seize the moment to try to find some perspective," he told AFP. "Maybe the overlying message of this virus to humanit...
Social distancing ditched as Cyclone Amphal batters India, Bangladesh
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
The shelter, west of Kolkata in Midnapore district, opened just before the strongest storm in decades collided into the nearby coast packing winds of up to 190 ...
Malta 'gave migrants fuel to get to Italy', says crisis hotline
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
Some 101 migrants who had set off from Libya on April 8 in a rubber boat were intercepted three days later by a Maltese patrol when the island country was in si...
Virus pushes science and its controversies centre stage
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
Having escaped the confines of the laboratory, these and other once-obscure terms are fast becoming part of household parlance. But familiarity with the termino...
Federal Resources Supply Co. awarded $134M for nursing homes' PPE
May 14, 2020 (UPI)
The contract was awarded by the Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Medicare a...
Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
Now the retiree is one of many in her generation finding a new IT proficiency later in life, one of the few positives to come out of the deadly pandemic as much...
Buzz off: Italian start-up offers social distancing bracelets
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
The device also tells users if they have come into contact with someone who later tests positive -- key to tracing cases that have allowed some countries to kee...
Facebook apologises for role in 2018 Sri Lanka unrest
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
The riots in early 2018 erupted as anti-Muslim anger was whipped up on social media, forcing the Sri Lankan government to impose a state of emergency and block ...
Amazon calls for US federal law to ban price gouging
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
The e-commerce leader, which has been hit with accusations that it has failed to prevent unfair pricing on its platform, said any liability for price-gouging sh...
Facebook to pay $52 mn settlement for trauma to content reviewers
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
The agreement submitted to a California state court will include payments to more than 10,000 current and former content moderators who worked for firms contrac...
PNG police call for calm after senior officer killed
May 10, 2020 (AFP)
Anthony Wagambie said Senior Inspector Andrew Tovere died after a "brutal attack" in the country's capital following a confrontation with off-duty military pers...
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