The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we eat. Because outdoor dining poses less risk of infection, many cities have changed their laws to accommodate public demand. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio estimates…
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New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have now evaded New Zealand’s border protections twice to spread into the community. In the most recent outbreak, which placed Auckland into an alert level 3 lockdown, there are three active…
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3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A grocery store owner uses his cell phone flashlight to help a customer shopping in the dark during an electrical outage in Monterrey 2/3 By Arpan Varghese (Reuters) – A…
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For many years, drugs such as LSD, psilocybin and Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) were viewed only as highly dangerous drugs. However, in recent years they have had a bit of rebrand. Now they’re believed by some to…
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This month has been a busy one for Mars exploration. Several countries sent missions to the red planet in June last year, taking advantage of a launch window. Most have now arrived after their eight-month…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Wednesday morning in Asia, continuing its decline for a fifth consecutive day. The safe-haven yellow metal is headed for its longest period of decline…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea While people tend to contribute more to a virtual public good if they see others doing the same, this effect reverses…
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The recent appearance of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infections), that may be associated with increased transmission of the virus and disease severity, has raised questions about the nature and rates of…
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2/2 © Reuters. A century of spills: Philadephia refinery cleanup shows oil industry’s lasting imprint 2/2 By Laila Kearney and Valerie Volcovici PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Wearing blue hard hats, white hazmat suits and respirator masks,…
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Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying for the world’s richest person ranking all year after the former’s wealth soared a staggering US$160 billion in 2020, putting him briefly in the top…
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