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In remote Indian village, teacher turns walls into blackboards to close learning gapIn a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has...
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Australia's Victoria state nears first COVID-19 vaccination goalAustralia's Victoria state reported a second consecutive daily fall in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday...
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COVID-19 cases in south-east China more than double as Delta spreadsNew local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China's southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities...
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No vaccine, no flight: Qantas to ban unvaccinated travellers on international flightsUnvaccinated travellers planning to fly to or from Australia will not be able to do...
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Parts shortage will keep auto prices sky-highBack in the spring, a shortage of computer chips that had sent auto prices soaring...
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Volunteer groups help poorest survive Thailand's worst COVID-19 surgeFor two months, carpenter Tun Nye hasn’t been able to send any money home to...
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'Living with COVID-19' - Vietnam's biggest city proposes economic restartVietnam's coronavirus epicentre Ho Chi Minh City is proposing to emerge from a strict lockdown...
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Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December: ReportJapan will issue online COVID-19 vaccination certificates from December, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday...
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WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named 'Mu'The World Health Organization said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu",...
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Global government IT spending to top $557bn in 2022The amount spent on information technology by governments globally is set to grow 6.5 per...
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WHO sounds alarm over rising COVID deaths in EuropeThe World Health warned Monday that 236,000 more people could die from COVID in Europe...
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Aircraft recycling set to boom as Covid-19 pandemic forces airlines to retire jetsAs the Covid-19 pandemic keeps several airline fleets grounded, carriers are accelerating the retirement of...
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U.S. music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collideThe coronavirus vaccine gave the live entertainment industry hope for a rebound in 2021. Now,...
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India's new COVID-19 cases jump to two-month highIndia on Saturday (Aug 28) reported 46,759 new coronavirus infections, the most in nearly two...
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US could control COVID-19 by spring 2022 if more people get shots: FauciThe United States could get COVID-19 under control by early next year if vaccinations ramp...
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North Korea develops its own PCR equipment to test for COVID-19North Korea has developed its own polymerase chain reaction (PCR) equipment to conduct COVID-19 tests,...
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Vietnam deploys troops to enforce COVID-19 lockdown in Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamese soldiers were deployed on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday (Aug...
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Veteran U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, wife hospitalized with COVIDVeteran American civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19,...
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East Africa sees telehealth boom amid Covid-19 pandemicThe pandemic has accelerated the pace of technological advances in health care, from video consultations...
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Euro 2020 was Covid 'super-spreader' event in UKThe Euro 2020 final between England and Italy in July was a "super-spreader" event due...
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Wages rise in U.S. as companies scramble for staffAn acute labor crunch amid the coronavirus pandemic is boosting U.S. wages, with many large...
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Berlin throws a party to drum up vaccine tempoIt's a typical Berlin scene: a long line of sharply dressed people waiting round the...
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Americans flock to Canada for first time since pandemic closed bordersAnna Diraddo fought back tears as she crossed into Canada for the first time since...
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Pandemic has hastened AI adoption, IBM executive saysThe Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of artificial intelligence technology after businesses were prompted...
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Global data theft costs rise to $4.2m a breachThe average global cost of a data breach rose by about 10 per cent a...