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A gas explosion shut it down. A pandemic won’t stop Durham’s Torero’s from reopening.

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Sometimes there’s renewal in a takeout box. Powered by WPeMatico

Durham startup targeted at athletes raises $25 million from investors

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The startup’s scheduling and communications platform is used by some of the most popular colleges and professional sports teams in ...

‘How much damage could I do?’ Retail workers worry about coronavirus safety

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Across North Carolina, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, people are still shopping — and are still making each other nervous. Powered ...

A gas explosion shut it down. A pandemic won’t stop Durham’s Torero’s from reopening.

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Sometimes there’s renewal in a takeout box. Powered by WPeMatico

Durham startup targeted at athletes raises $25 million from investors

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The startup’s scheduling and communications platform is used by some of the most popular colleges and professional sports teams in ...

No New Emoji in 2021 as Pandemic Is Also Delaying the Release of Emoji 14.0

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After disrupting just about everything, the ongoing pandemic has managed to affect even emoji… The Unicode Consortium has issued a statement ...

RTP biotechnology firm begins human trials for potential COVID-19 treatment

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Research Triangle Park-based BioCryst will conduct trials to see if its experimental yellow fever drug is effective against COVID-19. Powered ...

RTP biotechnology firm begins human trials for potential COVID-19 treatment

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Research Triangle Park-based BioCryst will conduct trials to see if its experimental yellow fever drug is effective against COVID-19. Powered ...

Apple and Google Partner to Launch a Joint COVID-19 Contact Tracing Framework

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As per the latest, Apple and Google announced today a joint initiative to help government and health agencies reduce the ...

Final Fantasy XIV Update Schedule Will be “Significantly” Impacted by COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major effect on video game development around the world, with games like Wasteland 3 ...

NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin resigns after breach of coronavirus lockdown rules

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NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin has resigned after he was fined for breaching a coronavirus public health order. Powered by ...

War-torn Yemen braces for possible coronavirus outbreak after reporting first case

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Yemen has reported its first case of coronavirus, sparking fear about a possible outbreak in a country where war has ...

#UnityOverFear: High-profile Asian-Australians start petition to fight coronavirus-fuelled racism

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Sixteen prominent Asian-Australians have put their names to a #UnityOverFear campaign aimed at stopping coronavirus-fuelled racism. Powered by WPeMatico

Australia’s coronavirus death toll rises to 54 as authorities warn restrictions are here to stay

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Australia’s coronavirus death toll continues to rise, with authorities warning it is too early to think about lifting social distancing ...

New York buries coronavirus dead in mass graves as fatalities continue rising

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New York City’s coronavirus death toll has exceeded that of the 9/11 attacks, with a dramatic increase over the past ...

Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19

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<p><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced ...

Medical Product Alert N°4/2020

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This Medical Product Alert relates to a number of confirmed falsified chloroquine products circulating in the WHO region of Africa. ...

WHO public consultation on draft Target Product Profiles for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a major yet preventable global health problem, with an estimated 10 million new cases worldwide in 2018, ...

A meeting on digital innovations, TB and implementation research organised by WHO and the European Respiratory Society

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WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Programme (WHO/GTB) and the European Respiratory Society convened a technical meeting on digital innovations, TB and implementation ...

Strengthening accountability to end TB

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WHO today released a Checklist to enable Member States and their partners to assess the status of work at the ...

115 vaccines in the works for COVID-19

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There are now 115 vaccines under development to prevent COVID-19, according to a wide-ranging worldwide review by the journal Nature. ...

Victorian super spreader linked to dozens of infections

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This coronavirus article is unlocked and free to read in the interest of community health and safety. For full access ...

How Labour Day weekend changed Victoria’s virus fight

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Among the dozens of places visited by one of Victoria’s latest COVID-19 patients, one venue sticks out. Powered by WPeMatico

Parents call for pause in homework

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Exclusive: COVID-19 could sideline homework for students, with experts calling for a homework amnesty through the period of at-home learning. ...

Aussie tales of life in lockdown around the world

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Australians have found themselves stranded and facing extraordinary circumstances all over the world. Powered by WPeMatico

Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ is the perfect companion to ‘Parasite’

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Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning movie Parasite just arrived on Hulu Wednesday, which is fantastic and you should definitely watch that ...

‘Love Wedding Repeat’ makes a mess of a familiar premise

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Anyone can make an alternate reality movie by simply posing the question “But what if THIS happened?” Doing so with ...

Coronavirus viewing: The movie series you should revisit this long weekend

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With the Good Friday long weekend upon us, you might be wondering how best to spend all this free time. ...

Coronavirus Music: Remembering some of the musical influencers lost to COVID-19

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The coronavirus plays no favourites. This Easter perhaps it’s worth revisiting some of the musicians who gave so much before ...

Coronavirus reading: Why Easter is the perfect time to immerse yourself in a thriller

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Camping holiday, cancelled, the Good Friday family gathering on hold ‘til Christmas and  “no, you can’t” to picnics in the ...