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Volkswagen dealt EU court setback over diesel pollution

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Volkswagen's use of a device that can distort the results of pollution emission tests is prohibited by…

Indian mechanic invents ‘social distancing’ motorbike

AGARTALA, India (AFP) -- An Indian school drop-out has built a motorbike with a one-meter gap between the rider and…

Google makes its video meeting service free to all

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Tuesday made its business videoconferencing service free to all users, ramping up…

COVIDSafe App speeds up contact tracing of people exposed to COVID-19

Eagle News — The coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19, is one of the most unpredictable pandemics in recent history. Due to…

Tunisia hopes novel methods will aid virus fight

by Caroline Nelly Perrot Agence France-Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) — The feared impact of coronavirus on Tunisia's fragile public health system…

Hopes grow for antibody tests, but experts urge caution

by Femke COLBORNE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The sun is only just rising in Berlin but Lothar…

UN launches global push to speed virus vaccine production

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN on Friday joined forces with world leaders…

US starts contact tracing the old-fashioned way, but ‘it’s late’

by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — Taiwan and South Korea have led the world in digital…

Daimler, Volvo in 1.2-bn-euro deal to make hydrogen batteries: statement

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — German automobile group Daimler said Tuesday it was partnering with Sweden's Volvo to make…

Astronauts land back on Earth transformed by pandemic

  by Christopher RICKLETON Agence France Presse Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut on Friday made a safe return…

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