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UN says 43% of schools lack basic handwashing 13 Aug 2020 - 06:51 pm
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Novavax ties up with SK bioscience to boost supply of potential COVID-19 vaccine 13 Aug 2020 - 05:48 pm
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Microsoft back in the smartphone business with its new Duo 12 Aug 2020 - 07:12 pm
Microsoft Corp's Surface Duo phone is seen in an undated handout photo released to Reuters on August 11, 2020. The device is powered by Google's Android operating system and starts at $1,399. Courtesy microsoft Corp/Handout via REUTERS
Latest on worldwide coronavirus spread 12 Aug 2020 - 12:00 am
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Facebook removes 22.5mn hate speech content, 1.5bn fake accounts in Q2 11 Aug 2020 - 10:20 pm
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Twitter users can now control who replies to their tweet 11 Aug 2020 - 08:37 pm
In this file illustration photo taken on May 27, 2020, a Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone on May 27, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. / AFP / Olivier DOULIERY
Delay routine dental checkups, WHO urges, until COVID risk is known 11 Aug 2020 - 08:13 pm
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Apple to Amazon line up against Trump’s immigrant visa ban 11 Aug 2020 - 07:54 pm
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Google turns Android phones into earthquake sensors; California to get alerts 11 Aug 2020 - 03:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: A damaged building is seen after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico June 23, 2020. The building had already been damaged in a 2017 earthquake. REUTERS/ Carlos Jasso
Medical masks best, cotton good, bandanas worse: droplet study 10 Aug 2020 - 11:49 pm
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WhatsApp to soon sync your chat history on multiple devices 10 Aug 2020 - 09:10 pm
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Global coronavirus cases hit 20 million: Reuters tally 10 Aug 2020 - 08:34 pm
Women walk by a man selling face masks in Manchester city centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Manchester, Britain, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
MTA asks Apple's help to solve iPhone mask issues 10 Aug 2020 - 04:30 pm
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 10: Police inspect an Apple store that had windows broken after parts of the city had widespread looting and vandalism, on August 10, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Police made several arrests during the night of unrest and recovere
Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout 10 Aug 2020 - 03:54 pm
This file photo taken on November 21, 2019 shows the logo of the social media video sharing app Tiktok displayed on a tablet screen in Paris./ AFP / Lionel BONAVENTURE
Huge shortfall in funds to fight coronavirus, WHO says 10 Aug 2020 - 02:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok's U.S. operations - sources 09 Aug 2020 - 08:52 pm
A 3D-printed Tik Tok logo is placed in front of a displayed Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Pregnant women unlikely to transmit COVID-19 to babies 09 Aug 2020 - 09:33 am
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Fauci warns COVID-19 vaccine may be only partially effective, public health measures still needed 07 Aug 2020 - 11:00 pm
NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 03: Visitors to Lower Broadway, some wearing masks, walk between businesses on August 3, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The number of coronavirus cases across the state has expanded rapidly in the last month. Brett Carlsen/Getty Imag