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Mecca reopens for limited 'umrah' pilgrimage
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» MECCA, Saudi Arabia: Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage with extensive health precautions adopted after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus.
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Could injectable microrobots one day run in your veins?
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» LONDON - Scientists have created an army of microscopic four-legged robots too small to see with the naked eye that walk when stimulated by a laser and could be injected into the body through hypodermic needles, a study said Wednesday.
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Humans on Mars? Technically possible, but no voyage on horizon
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» WASHINGTON: Robotic landers and rovers have been touching down on Mars since the 1970s, but when will humanity finally set foot on the Red Planet?
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Fossil of giant 70m year-old fish found in Argentina
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» BUENOS AIRES: A giant 70 million year old fossil of a fish that lived amongst dinosaurs has been discovered in Argentine Patagonia, a team of researchers said on Monday.
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Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100
AFP, Published on 21/07/2020
» PARIS: Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published Monday that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime.
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WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Healthcare systems across Latin America risk being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, the World Health Organization has said, as the death toll from the disease in hard-hit Brazil nears 30,000.
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Huge European rescue plans, vaccine hopes fuel virus optimism
AFP, Published on 19/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A half-trillion-euro European fund laid out by France and Germany sparked optimism Monday about fighting economic fallout from the coronavirus, as did encouraging early results on vaccine research by a US biotech firm.
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Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
AFP, Published on 24/05/2020
» RIYADH: Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections.
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Dogs being trained to sniff out Covid-19
AFP, Published on 27/03/2020
» LONDON: A British charity has teamed up with scientists to see whether dogs could help detect Covid-19 through their keen sense of smell.
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New York health workers decry 'abysmal' protection
AFP, Published on 28/03/2020
» NEW YORK: Medical staff in America's coronavirus hotbed New York are struggling with long hours and a dire need for protective equipment — and as infections surge, they increasingly fear for their own safety.
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