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Africa steps up fight against HIV with trial of new combination vaccines

The first trial in Africa to test two new vaccines to protect against HIV got under way in Uganda this week, raising hopes of an end...

New understanding about ancient branch of life on Earth

Aberdeen scientists in Scotland have made an important discovery about a branch of ancient life which plays an important – if perhaps not fully...

US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total since September, as a resurgence of...

LatAm unemployment passes 10% due to pandemic: ILO

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will end the year over 10% after 30 million jobs were lost during the coronavirus pandemic, the...

Google hit with third lawsuit as US states sue over search monopoly

Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Thursday faced its third major lawsuit as a group of 38 US states and territories filed an antitrust complaint accusing...

Global coal demand to rise 2.6% in 2021 after record decline this year: IEA

Global demand for coal is set to jump 2.6% next year after a record pandemic-led drop this year, as recovering economic activity will lift...

Tourism back to 1990 levels as arrivals fall by more than 70%

International arrivals fell by 72% over the first ten months of 2020, with restrictions on travel, low consumer confidence and a global struggle to...

US drugmakers apologize for role in opioid addiction

Two members of the wealthy Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP offered apologies for the role the prescription painkiller has played...

US scientists, historians release 2020 work summary in Tulsa race massacre graves search

Scientists and historians gave new details about the mass grave that archeologists found at Oaklawn Cemetery, the US, in October in the search for...

Chipping Barnet shop in London reveals medieval surprise

An empty hairdresser's salon in north London has been revealed to have an extraordinary secret — the building seemingly dates from the Middle Ages.

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