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Quarantine loopholes bring fresh efforts to fight outbreaks

An Australian state is toughening its punishments for anyone caught violating coronavirus quarantines, including jailing rule breakers for up to…

4 years ago
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Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19

Robots that can cook - from flipping burgers to baking bread - are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try…

4 years ago
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Thailand changes entry rules after new COVID-19 cases spark second wave fear

Thailand's government tightened regulations for the entry of foreigners on Tuesday, after two new imported coronavirus cases with possible exposure…

4 years ago
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‘They needed people’ — Brazil volunteers step up to test COVID-19 vaccine

Luiz Augusto Rizzo, 29, is no specialist in infectious diseases, but he is part of perhaps the most important scientific…

4 years ago
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No New Year pilgrimage to Ukraine for Israeli Jews this year

Israeli Hasidic Jews will have to forego an annual pilgrimage to the central Ukrainian town of Uman this year because…

4 years ago
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Johnny Depp tells court ex-wife attacked him on night he learned he’d lost $650 million

Movie star Johnny Depp concluded five days of testimony in his libel case against Britain's Sun newspaper on Monday, saying…

4 years ago
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New tattoos and nails repaired as England eases lockdown

Tattoo shops, beauty salons and massage parlours in England reopened on Monday after being forced to close for almost four…

4 years ago
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More gin Ma’am? British royals offer palace tipple for sale

Britain's royal family has begun selling dry gin infused with lemon, verbena, hawthorn berries and mulberry leaves collected from Queen…

4 years ago
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New animated ‘Star Wars’ series will debut on Disney+ in 2021

A new animated "Star Wars" series will debut on Walt Disney Co's Disney+ streaming service in 2021, the company announced…

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Hugging a tree in Israel to beat the coronavirus blues

Can't embrace friends and family these days? Hug a tree instead. That is the message Israel's Nature and Parks Authority…

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