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Zoom enlists help of ex-Facebook security chief in effort to fix privacy issues
Zoom has enlisted the help of a former Facebook chief in its efforts to improve security and privacy on the video communication platform. Alex Stamos – who served as the the social networking giant’s chief security officer between 2015 and 2018 – will assist Zoom as an outside...
France working on 'StopCovid' contact-tracing app, ministers say
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is working on a smartphone app that could warn users if they came into contact with a coronavirus carrier, ministers said on Wednesday, in a move likely to raise questions about the impact of tracing technology on civil liberties. France, which has entered the...
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Asian shares mostly higher, lockdown feud drags Tokyo lower
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday though Japan’s benchmark fell as local leaders sparred with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government over measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak. After a 3.4% overnight rally on Wall Street, markets advanced in Hong Kong, Sydney and...
Oil edges higher as key producers move towards deal to cut output
Singapore: Oil prices rose Thursday after Russia said it was ready to slash output, fuelling hopes that key producers are poised to seal a deal aimed at boosting coronavirus-hit energy markets. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up about three percent at $25.84 a barrel in afternoon Asian...
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Simple things to keep in mind to choose a sugar-free diet
A lot of us wish to have a sugar free diet as we all know how harmful sugar can get for our health. Studies have shows that sugar consumption leads to increased risk of heart diseases, tooth decay, obesity and also a few types of...
Sleep: The most underrated antioxidant
Have you ever wondered about the role of sleep and a good circadian rhythm? Well, all this revolves around the hormone Melatonin. Setting up a circadian rhythm helps in the production of good amounts of melatonin hormone which, in turn, helps in reducing pigmentation, ageing and hair fall, among...
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The Wimbledon tennis championships have been cancelled
Glastonbury’s already off, and now another pillar of the Great British Summer Time has tumbled: the Championships at...
Wimbledon to hold ’emergency meeting’ with postponement or cancellation on cards
Wimbledon could be postponed or even cancelled after All England Club chiefs called an "emergency meeting" for...
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Barcelona plan €10m a year offer to Inter star Lautaro Martinez
The Liga giants have made the forward their top transfer target, and Goal can exclusively reveal that they will offer huge wages to the Argentine ......
Hertha announce Labbadia as Klinsmann successor
Bruno Labbadia will succeed Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach of Hertha Berlin, the Bundesliga club announced Thursday, confirming earlier reports in the German media. "With Bruno, we have someone who knows the Bundesliga well from his many years as a player and a coach and has shown that he...
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Coronavirus rips through Navajo nation as officials scramble to respond
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Coronavirus rips through Navajo nation as officials scramble to respond
Coronavirus rips through Navajo nation as officials scramble to respond
When Chad Yazzie joined the Navajo police department just a few months ago, he expected to issue speeding tickets or break up the occasional fistfight. But coronavirus is now tearing across the...
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Goodbye, Bernie Sanders
Goodbye, Bernie Sanders
(CNN)Bernie Sanders made the unthinkable seem possible, briefly -- that a democratic socialist could capture a major US party nomination. But in the the end, Democrats didn't want his "revolution."...
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"1,000 Terrorists Killed In Offensive Against Boko Haram," Says Chad Army
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The Chadian army said today it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 jihadists were killed. ......
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Covid-19 cases in Russia surge past 10,000 after record daily rise
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Moscow: Russia on Thursday reported a record one-day rise in cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19), pushing the official tally to more than 10,000, a day after President Vladimir Putin said the coming...
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Saudi Arabia declares ceasefire in Yemen over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia declares ceasefire in Yemen over coronavirus
(CNN)The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has declared a two-week ceasefire in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the war-torn country, according to the state-run Saudi...
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Iraqi PM-designate decides to resign after major blocs push for new nomination
Iraqi PM-designate decides to resign after major blocs push for new nomination
BAGHDAD, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi said on Thursday that he will not participate in forming a new government, after major political blocs have pushed for the...
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Coronavirus: US evacuees sprayed with unknown chemicals by Peruvian authorities
Coronavirus: US evacuees sprayed with unknown chemicals by Peruvian authorities
Authorities in Peru sprayed down a group of American tourists and other foreigners trying to leave the country with an unknown chemical after imposing a mandatory coronavirus quarantine on their...
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Nearly half of global coal plants will be unprofitable this year, study shows
Nearly half of global coal plants will be unprofitable this year, study shows
Nearly half of all global coal plants will run at a loss this year, new research suggests. This comes despite proposals in China to build more plants to...
Google ordered to pay for news taken from publishers in France
Google ordered to pay for news taken from publishers in France
PARIS — France’s competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for re-using their...
Rwanda Honours Genocide Victims
Rwanda Honours Genocide Victims
Rwandans and friends of Rwanda will Tuesday April 7 commence the weeklong activities organised to mark the 26th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the...
PM continues to improve after ‘good night’ in intensive care – Downing Street
PM continues to improve after ‘good night’ in intensive care – Downing Street
Boris Johnson’s condition “continues to improve” in intensive care where he has spent three nights while being treated for the coronavirus, Downing Street has...
Iraqi president nominates Mustafa al-Kadhimi to form government as Adnan al-Zurfi steps down
Iraqi president nominates Mustafa al-Kadhimi to form government as Adnan al-Zurfi steps down
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday assigned Mustafa al-Kadhimi to form the Iraqi government, replacing Prime...
Biden Looks to Unify Party Ahead of Bruising Fight with Trump
Biden Looks to Unify Party Ahead of Bruising Fight with Trump
(Bloomberg) — Joe Biden’s most urgent task as the presumptive Democratic nominee will be to unify a divided party for a bruising general election...
Get ready for the Warring Twenties
Get ready for the Warring Twenties
The world’s China delusion is over. For three decades, the global elite has assured us that China’s rise to great-power status was “peaceful.” But great powers...
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Fox News’ Brit Hume goes off on Trump for his ‘ridiculous’ boastful tweet
Fox News’ Brit Hume goes off on Trump for his ‘ridiculous’ boastful tweet
The love affair between President Donald Trump and right-wing media may be hitting a rough patch....
Seth Meyers skewers Trump’s attempt to throw Mike Pence under the bus on a crucial ...
Seth Meyers skewers Trump’s attempt to throw Mike Pence under the bus on a crucial ...
Critics of President Donald Trump generally don’t spend a lot of time defending Vice President Mike...
Coronavirus Numbers Reflect New York City’s Deep Economic Divide
Coronavirus Numbers Reflect New York City’s Deep Economic Divide
The death rate from Covid-19 for black and Latino New Yorkers is roughly twice that of white New...
It’s a Scandal That We Don’t Know Who Supported the Coronavirus Bailout. Help Us Find Out.
It’s a Scandal That We Don’t Know Who Supported the Coronavirus Bailout. Help Us Find Out.
The House of Representatives last month swiftly passed the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion spending bill,...
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