The wait to vote in person was more than eight hours in some parts of Georgia, while for the first time in Florida, Democrats are outpacing Republicans voting by mail....
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are appreciating their time together as a family with their son, Archie, during quarantine. In a virtual discussion with Nobel Prize laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai on In...
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Experts say most of our exposure to air pollution could occur indoors. What are the most effective ways to reduce indoor pollutants? When the Covid-19 pandemic forced global lockdowns earlier this year, one positive – if temporary &n...
Typhoon Haishen is making its way towards South Korea after slamming through southern Japan. The storm is headed towards Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, said the country's weather agency. More than 300 flights from 10 airports wer...
Apple has begun letting its iPhones carry out contact-tracing without the need for users to download an official Covid-19 app. As an alternative, owners are being invited to opt in to a scheme called Exposure Notifications Express (ENE...
Yes, the novel coronavirus can survive on surfaces. No, it doesn't seem to matter. Last week, a new coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand -- where cases were originally thought to be linked to frozen food -- again begged the often asked but r...
A contractor for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) wipes a bench of a subway train in New York, June 10, 2020. A grocery store cashier cleans and sanitizes her checkout lane before opening in Torrance, Calif., April 27, 2020...
A week after its first day of classes, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced it will be shifting all undergraduate classes remotely amid several outbreaks of COVID-19 on campus. Starting Wednesday, all undergraduate in-p...
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In the opening minutes of his press conference, the US president was asked to step outside by a Secret Service agent....
Disney's decision to release its Mulan remake on its streaming platform has been strongly criticised by the body representing British cinemas. The live-action reboot had been due in cinemas, but the company has now said it will be put on Dis...
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"We may be banning TikTok," President Trump told reporters, saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. He added there were other options - but how might a ban work? One obvious starting place would be to order Appl...
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PRESIDENT Donald Trump said he recently took a “very hard” cognitive test — would you be able to ace it? Trumptold Fox Newshost Chris Wallace that he “aced” the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a 35-question t...
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Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West also requested donations in the...
The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated set...