WASHINGTON -- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced su...
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Seven-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Caeleb Dressel has punched his ticket to theParisGamesthis summer. \\\\\\"It'll be a good one. Number three. This is crazy,\\\\\\" Dressel told ABC News after touching first in the men's 100-mete...
Forty-five per cent of the world's known flowering plants could be threatened by extinction, scientists have warned. Those under threat include orchids, varieties of pineapple, and many important crop species. Of the nearly 19,00...
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In an interview with GQ, the “Tick, Tick…Boom!” actor opened up about healing after his mother’s death and the “societal obligation” he feels to have kids....
After an exodus of banks and familiar global brands, Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin will work with its foreign partners, but warned that the country could seize the assets of firms leaving Russia....
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was hospitalized in the spring for thecoronavirus, is self-isolating after he was exposed to a Member of Parliament who contracted the virus, British officials announced Sunday. Johnson met on Thu...
Hong Kong is introducing some of its toughest measures yet to control the coronavirus, following a sustained peak in new cases. From Wednesday, dining in restaurants is banned and only two people from different households can meet each other...
China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries. China said the move was a "necessary response" to the US, which ordered China...
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Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said revenues topped $100bn in 2018 despite a US-led campaign against the business on fears it poses a security threat. The firm said revenue for 2018 hit 721.2bn yuan ($107bn), while net profit jumped 25% to 59...
Mums have responded to pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge leaving hospital following the birth of her third child with their own recollections of giving birth. The Duchess looked happy and relaxed as she emerged from St Mary's Hospital in ...
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Andree Wu has only been an intern at Shanghai start-up Yitu Technology for a couple of months, but already feels at home. The atmosphere is cozy, she says, with a piano for impromptu music breaks and a fridge stocked with drinks and snacks. ...
Han Solo is dead. Long live Han Solo. Despite what we saw at the climax of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the beloved rapscallion run through by his son’s lightsaber in a moment that still brings tears to our eyes — Lucasf...
Exposure to air pollution more than 30 years ago may still affect an individual's mortality risk today, according to new research. Exposure to air pollution more than 30 years ago may still affect an individual's mortality risk today, acco...
Warren Buffett's disclosure that he has prostate(前列腺) cancer will intensify the pressure on the famed investor to publicly reveal the name of the executive he has chosen to succeed him at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Berkshire anno...