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China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not…

Superfast 5G on the slow road at gadget gala

by Julie JAMMOT Agence France-Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- It will be revolutionary when superfast 5G mobile networks come…

Popular Mideast app accused of spying back on Google Play

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates  (AFP) -- The popular UAE-developed mobile application ToTok has returned to the Google Play Store after…

China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not…

Australia’s ‘insurance’ koala population halved by bushfires

by Glenda KWEK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- At least half of Australia's only disease-free koala population, a key…

Barcelona bans older, most polluting cars

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Barcelona imposed a ban Thursday on older, more polluting vehicles during most of the day in a…

US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in…

China’s Huawei says ‘survival first priority’ after 2019 sales fall short

BEIJING, China (AFP) -Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said Tuesday that "survival" was its first priority after announcing 2019 sales were expected…

Facebook fined $1.65 mn by Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Monday fined  Facebook $1.65 million for improperly sharing users' data in a case linked to…

2019 was hottest year on record for Russia

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- This year was the hottest ever registered in Russia, the country's weather chief said on…

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