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Aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery amid lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut aquarium has agreed to delay its acquisition of five beluga whales for research amid a lawsuit by an animal rights […]
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Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity
A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the […]
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EU rejects criticism for slow vaccine rollout across bloc
BRUSSELS — The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism in member states about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the region […]
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Slack kicks off 2021 with a global outage
Slack, the messaging service used by millions of people for work and school, suffered a global outage on Monday, the first day back for most […]
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Phiona: A Virtual Reality Portrait of ‘Queen of Katwe’
Life in one of Uganda’s worst slums is one of daily struggle. Without basic utilities, food and safe housing, many people fend for themselves on […]
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Chernobyl 30 Years Later: A 360 Video Tour Inside the Ghost Town
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the worst nuclear accident in history. In the early hours of April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers […]
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As Mexico closes migrant shelters due to coronavirus, those seeking refuge face more dangers
SALTILLO, Mexico—Dozens of migrant shelters in Mexico have closed their doors or scaled back operations in recent weeks to curb the ravages of coronavirus, exposing […]
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A club nobody ‘wanted to join’: How Covid widows are finding support through Facebook
The last time Pamela Addison saw her husband alive, on April 3, she managed to mouth the words “I love you” to him before the […]
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Paralyzed by Covid-19, Israel bids to be first country to vaccinate its way to safety
TEL AVIV — Israel is bidding to be the first nation to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic by vaccinating the majority of its population in an attempt […]
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1,000 lost on one boat – this woman hopes to name them
On 18 April 2015 more than 1,000 refugees and migrants left Libya in an overloaded fishing boat bound for Europe. On a moonless night in […]