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Longtime US civil rights leader, Congressman John Lewis dies at 80

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Longtime US civil rights leader, Congressman John Lewis dies at 80

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) thanks anti-gun violence supporters following a rally with fellow Democrats on the East Front steps of the U.S. House of Representatives October 4, 2017, in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo)  John Lewis, the civil rights warrior who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and was nearly killed in police beatings before serving […]

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Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures

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Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures

MARK STONE/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Researchers have developed a tiny wireless camera that is light enough to be carried by live beetles. The team at the University of Washington in the US drew inspiration from the insects to create its low-powered camera system. Its beetle-cam can stream up to five frames per second of low-resolution, black […]

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Trump clashes with Fox interviewer over Biden police defunding claim

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Trump clashes with Fox interviewer over Biden police defunding claim

President Donald Trump was contradicted by a Fox News reporter over his claim that Joe Biden plans to defund the police NICHOLAS KAMM AFP/File Washington (AFP) US President Donald Trump has clashed with a Fox News interviewer over his claims that Democratic challenger Joe Biden plans to defund the police. During the interview conducted on the […]

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US professor develops surface coating that can kill COVID-19 coronavirus in one hour

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US professor develops surface coating that can kill COVID-19 coronavirus in one hour

Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus. (Reuters) US professors at Virginia Tech have been able to develop a coating that can reduce the longevity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 coronavirus, on solid surfaces, according to a new study published. The professors working at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and […]

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Iran seeks UN intervention to save Yemeni lives from Saudi air raids

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Iran seeks UN intervention to save Yemeni lives from Saudi air raids

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday strongly denounced the latest Saudi air raids against Yemen, calling on the United Nations to stop Riyadh’s atrocities “by any means possible”. The reaction by Iran came after Saudi fighter jets hit wedding parties in Yemen’s Hajjah and Jawf, killing and injuring more than 25 civilians, including […]

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Erdoğan: Turkey will not allow Libyan government to stand alone

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Erdoğan: Turkey will not allow Libyan government to stand alone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answers reporters’ questions following Friday prayers, Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2020. ( AA Photo)  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that Turkey “will not allow our Libyan brothers to stand alone,” heralding a new deal with the Libyan government, this time with United Nations involvement. “Our ties with Libya have a […]

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EU leaders aim to break stalemate on trillion-euro COVID-19 recovery package

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EU leaders aim to break stalemate on trillion-euro COVID-19 recovery package

European Union leaders during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, July 2020.  EU leaders head into a second day of discussions over the coronavirus recovery package, with talks hitting roadblocks on Friday night. The meeting is set to reconvene at 11.00 CET, with hopes to broker a compromise on the trillion-euro […]

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Turkey, Russia’s ruling parties discuss pandemic, East Med in videoconference

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Turkey, Russia’s ruling parties discuss pandemic, East Med in videoconference

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a joint press conference in Moscow, March 6, 2020. (AA)  Senior officials from the ruling parties in Turkey and Russia held a videoconference Thursday. They discussed coronavirus pandemic and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. The meeting was attended by Turkey’s Justice and Development […]

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Crunch time: EU leaders gather in Brussels for summit on COVID-19 recovery package

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Crunch time: EU leaders gather in Brussels for summit on COVID-19 recovery package

French President Emmanuel Macron makes a statement as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, July 17, 2020.   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool  European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Friday for their first face-to-face summit in months to thrash out a post-coronavirus economic recovery package. The good news is […]

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Immunity fades within months, UK study finds

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Immunity fades within months, UK study finds

A man wearing a protective mask walks past shops in Cambridge, Britain, on July 15, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] Immunity to COVID-19 may be short-lived because antibodies that work to prevent reinfection appear to fade within months, a study by British researchers has revealed. Analysis of blood samples from more than 90 people infected with the novel […]

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