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Face Mask Mandates Fall Away Among Many Hospitals, Doctors
Some of the last holdouts drop Covid-19 mask and test requirements after recommendations roll back
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Covid-19 pandemic is over – WHO
The World Health Organization has said that coronavirus no longer qualifies as a global emergency
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Why hair turns grey, finally explained
It’s a dreaded inevitability with age, but scientists say they have figured out what causes our hair to turn grey — and potentially how to stop it.
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SpaceX’s Starship Explodes Shortly After Launching Uncrewed Test Flight
Elon Musk says company learned much from the flight of vehicle that is core to deep-space ambitions
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A US appeals court has temporarily blocked a decision by a Texas judge to halt the government's approval of a widely used abortion drug.
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Justin Bieber and Dianne Feinstein got shingles. What causes it?
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FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak most likely
FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 most likely originated in a Chinese government-controlled lab.
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Weather whiplash: US west set to cook as east coast braces for bomb cyclone
California to be hotter and drier as icy winds blast eastern US with freezing temperatures and snow squalls
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US winter storm to bring coldest Christmas in decades
A major winter storm sweeping the US this week may bring the coldest Christmas in four decades to parts of the country, say forecasters.
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Expert’s chilling theory on MH370 crash
A former air traffic controller has revealed a surprise new theory about what happened to doomed MH370 – which killed all 239 people on-board.
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Since the snow started falling, two people have died from cardiac complications related to shoveling and attempting to clear the ground, he said.
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Fiona 'extremely strong and dangerous' as hurricane watch issued for P.E.I., N.S., N.L.
Hurricane will track northward and into Maritimes late Friday and Saturday
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Artemis: Nasa calls off new Moon rocket launch
Nasa has called off the launch of its big new Moon rocket - the Space Launch System (SLS).
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Tasmanian tiger: Scientists hope to revive marsupial from extinction
Researchers in Australia and the US are embarking on a multi-million dollar project to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction.
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Spain and Brazil report first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa
Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox virus-related deaths on Friday, followed by Spain reporting its second death on Saturday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.
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Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024
Moscow has plans to begin building its own space facility, Roscosmos chief says
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Europe heatwave: Deadly wildfires spread in Mediterranean
Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France, in the grip of a heatwave that shows no sign of easing.
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California: explosive wildfire more than doubles in size overnight
Fast-moving Electra fire forces hundreds to evacuate and threatens crucial power infrastructure east of Sacramento
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China ‘discovers message from aliens’
A bombshell Chinese report suggesting an alien civilisation may have been found was published - but now there’s been a mysterious twist.
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What's the monkeypox vaccine and who should get it?
Targeted immunization based on risk — not a mass vaccination campaign — is the way to go, experts say
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