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China cancels flights, classes over new outbreak as India deaths soar

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in…

Robots: allies during virus crisis, enemies later?

by Pierrick YVON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots…

Steroid first drug shown to save lives of severest COVID-19 cases

by Dmitry ZAKS with Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The steroid dexamethasone was shown…

US approves first ‘digital therapeutic’ game for ADHD

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US health officials have approved the first game-based treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity…

Scooters, e-bikes gain traction as virus lockdowns ease

by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Electric bikes and scooters, dismissed before the pandemic as a curiosity or…

Limpet sticking power down to mucus, not muscle

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Limpets -- those coin-sized, suction-cup critters with conical caps -- have…

Steroid breakthrough raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak

by Dmitry Zaks with Beiyi Seow in Beijing LONDON, United States (AFP) -- Britain will start giving seriously ill coronavirus…

China pressed on Mekong dams after record low water levels

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- China was pressed Tuesday to show more transparency over its dam operations on the Mekong River,…

Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened…

De Gaulle statue vandalised in northern France

LILLE, France (AFP) — A bust of France's wartime resistance leader and later president Charles de Gaulle has been vandalised…

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