Troops and helicopters hunt for survivors after deadly Vietnam landslides

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SYDNEY - An Australian politician at the centre of a corruption probe told an inquiry on Wednesday (Oct 14) that he...

Japan supercomputer shows humidity affects aerosol spread of coronavirus

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TOKYO - A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing...

US economists Milgrom and Wilson win Nobel economics prize for work on auction theory

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STOCKHOLM - United States economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the 2020 Nobel Economics Prize for improvements to auction...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg shows support for Biden in rare political tweet

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Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg on Saturday showed support for Democrat Joe Biden, urging voters concerned about the environment to...

Super rare, purple-pink diamond up for auction, could fetch $52m

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HONG KONG - An extremely rare, vivid purple-pink diamond mined in Russia is expected to fetch up to $38 millio...

J&J pauses Covid-19 vaccine trials due to unexplained illness in participant

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Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it had temporarily paused its Covid-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained...

The Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan

October 13, 2020

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During a sheltered upbringing in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, gay Japanese monk Kodo Nishimura kept his sexuality a closely...

Coronavirus survives 28 days on glass and currency, researchers find

October 13, 2020

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MELBOURNE, Oct 12 - The virus that causes Covid-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to...

Dozens stage attack on police station in Paris suburb

October 13, 2020