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California: explosive wildfire more than doubles in size overnight
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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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Monkeypox outbreaks in Canada and worldwide signal shift in behaviour of virus
Canada's 'entire population is susceptible,' says top official
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Bill Gates’ chilling Covid prediction
The tech baron has made another chilling prediction about the virus while urging countries to maintain vigilance.
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Bill Gates says the chances of catching a severe infection from COVID-19 are dramatically lower but he believes another pandemic is likely
Bill Gates says the chances of catching a severe infection from COVID-19 are dramatically lower but he believes another pandemic is likely
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Pfizer has pulled its FDA request to authorize a 2-dose shot for kids under 5, saying it will 'wait for the 3-dose data'
Parents of kids aged 0-5 will have to wait until at least April for a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer.
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US East Coast blanketed by 'bombogenesis' snowstorm
The US East Coast is being battered by the first major blizzard to hit the region in four years.
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Powerful winter storm churns up the U.S. East Coast, bringing deep snow and high winds
A powerful nor’easter swept up the East Coast on Saturday.
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Millions under weather alerts as major winter storm hits US and Canada
A winter storm is bringing heavy snow and ice to parts of the US and Canada, with millions under weather warnings.
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Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant
A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
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You’re wearing the wrong mask for Omicron
Experts say the common blue masks worn by millions of Australians are not protecting them against the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
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California is suddenly snow-capped and very wet. But how long will the water rush last?
Skiers and snowboarders enjoy fresh snow at Mountain High in Wrightwood. A recent snow survey in the Sierra had the snowpack at about 160% of average for this time of year.(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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Former President Donald Trump reveals ‘obvious’ sign behind Wuhan Covid lab leak theory
It was once dismissed as a “conspiracy theory”. But ex-President Donald Trump has shared one of the signs Covid-19 may have come from a Wuhan lab.
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Western Canada's heat wave is 'unprecedented.' Scientists say it will become more common with climate change
'There's going to continue being new normals until we stop emitting greenhouse gases,' says climate scientist
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Covid-19 lab leak evidence ‘overwhelming’, experts say
Scientists say the chance that Covid-19 emerged naturally in animals at the Wuhan wet market is “one in a million”.
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U.S. Report Found It Plausible Covid-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab
The 2020 lab report was used by the State Department in its own inquiry during Trump administration
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COVID’s biggest conspiracy could be true
Evidence is growing that COVID-19 escaped a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and did not evolve naturally after all.
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Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks in Most Settings, CDC Says
Fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear a mask or physically distance during outdoor or indoor activities, with few exceptions, federal health officials said, the fullest easing of pandemic recommendations so far.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches astronauts on Crew-2 rocket to International Space Station
Four astronauts have blasted off from Florida on a recycled rocket in Elon Musk’s Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station.
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