Coronavirus
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Society
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Health
Health ChinaChina Will Send Millions of Corona Vaccine Doses to Countries in Africa (They Helped Them Test It)
In the months to come, China intends to send millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to countries where phase 3 trials took place, but also to countries in the developing world as China's leaders stressed that their vaccines are for sharing.
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Animals
Animals DenmarkThey are The Largest Auction House for Animal Furs – Now They Are Closing Down
The Danish fur auction house Kopenhagen Fur, the world’s largest, will close its doors in two to three years to prevent animal suffering and potential implications regarding the coronavirus evolution in mink.
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Health
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Heroes
Heroes USAThis Woman Leads the Road to the Corona Vaccine (and She Didn’t Take Government Money)
Kathrin Jansen has spent decades of her career thinking outside the box to produce difficult vaccines, and this time is no different: the Pfizer scientist spearheaded the production of a 94% effective vaccine against COVID-19 - using an unproven technology.
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Society
Society USAHow This Empty Office Building Became a School – and Maybe a Model for Many More
A vacant office building in California has been converted into a school as the coronavirus pandemic forced many employees to work from home, proving that such reuse projects may give empty commercial real estate a new life.
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Animals
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Society
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Technology
Technology Indonesia“Invisible” No More: Communities Can Update Maps Themselves, Thanks to Open Source App
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, open source tools like OpenStreetMap contributed to pinpoint more than 1,100 handwashing stations across Indonesia, and reach vulnerable populations to effectively help them.
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Health
Health United KingdomA Coronavirus Test Result in Five Minutes? Yes, Oxford Scientists Did It!
Scientists from Oxford University have developed a coronavirus test that provides a diagnostic in less than five minutes whilst differentiating SARS-CoV-2 from negative clinical samples and respiratory infections such as influenza.