For Moscow’s quarantined, 100,000 cameras are watching
by Victoria LOGUINOVA-YAKOVLEVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) —A vast and contentious network of facial recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow…
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Crowdsourced virtual supercomputer revs up virus research
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse Washington, United States (AFP) - Gamers, bitcoin "miners" and companies large and small have…
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NASA suspends work on Moon rocket due to virus
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA said it has suspended work on building and testing the rocket and capsule for…
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Thai hospitals deploy ‘ninja robots’ to aid virus battle
by Pitcha DANGPRASITH and Lillian SUWANRUMPHA BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai hospitals are deploying "ninja robots" to measure fevers and…
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Scientists search for vaccine for new Coronavirus
Jerome Kim, the Director General of the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, South Korea, sits with Agence France-Presse (AFP) to…
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Nintendo online gaming network back; relief for quarantined gamers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Gamers breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the end of a network outage that…
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On mission to eradicate virus germs, China firms see the UV light
by Beiyi Seow with Jessica Yang in Shanghai Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Ultraviolet light is being…
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Watchdog sues for data on airport facial recognition
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A civil liberties watchdog sued the US government Thursday seeking the disclosure of records on…
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Hand-made tale: Indian amputee’s new lower limbs adapt to her body
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't…
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SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX on Thursday announced a partnership to send three tourists to the International Space Station…
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