Sci-Tech

For Moscow’s quarantined, 100,000 cameras are watching

by Victoria LOGUINOVA-YAKOVLEVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) —A vast and contentious network of facial recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow…

Crowdsourced virtual supercomputer revs up virus research

by Rob Lever Agence France Presse Washington, United States (AFP) - Gamers, bitcoin "miners" and companies large and small have…

NASA suspends work on Moon rocket due to virus

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA said it has suspended work on building and testing the rocket and capsule for…

Thai hospitals deploy ‘ninja robots’ to aid virus battle

by Pitcha DANGPRASITH and Lillian SUWANRUMPHA BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai hospitals are deploying "ninja robots" to measure fevers and…

Scientists search for vaccine for new Coronavirus

Jerome Kim, the Director General of the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, South Korea, sits with  Agence France-Presse (AFP) to…

Nintendo online gaming network back; relief for quarantined gamers

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Gamers breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the end of a network outage that…

On mission to eradicate virus germs, China firms see the UV light

  by Beiyi Seow with Jessica Yang in Shanghai Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Ultraviolet light is being…

Watchdog sues for data on airport facial recognition

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A civil liberties watchdog sued the US government Thursday seeking the disclosure of records on…

Hand-made tale: Indian amputee’s new lower limbs adapt to her body

by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't…

SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISS

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX on Thursday announced a partnership to send three tourists to the International Space Station…

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