The death of Brittney Conway, the three-year-old Gold Coast girl killed by swallowing a button battery, has again drawn attention to deaths and injuries caused by consumer goods—and to a longstanding deficiency in Australia's ...
Economics & Business
Oct 29, 2020
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In the U.S., where the curve of infections has not yet flattened since the beginning of the pandemic, 158,000 people have died from COVID-19 already. And despite the choice by all US states to gradually ease lockdown from ...
Mathematics
Aug 11, 2020
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Many states continue to lack the policies and preparations needed to address safety concerns of holding elections in November, despite the lessons learned in recent 2020 primary elections that were disrupted by the coronavirus ...
Political science
Aug 5, 2020
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Kindergartners in face masks. Closed playground structures. Random COVID-19 testing.
Education
Jun 26, 2020
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Food safety practices in Asia-Pacific countries got a boost from COVID-19 concerns as lockdowns and restrictions start easing up in the region, a webinar held on 3 June heard.
Environment
Jun 12, 2020
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Banks and bookstores. Gyms and juice bars. Dental offices and department stores. The COVID-19 crisis has shuttered some kinds of businesses, while others have stayed open. But which places represent the best and worst tradeoffs, ...
Economics & Business
Jun 12, 2020
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When universities began closing their campuses and going to online classes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic librarians were faced with questions about how those decisions would affect libraries and whether to ...
Education
Mar 30, 2020
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The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries and puts the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The Olympics are to open on July 24—less than five months away. The Paralympics follow on Aug. 25.
Other
Mar 2, 2020
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Oil and gas pipelines have become polarizing issues in Canada, but supporters and detractors alike can agree that the safer they are, the better.
Environment
Nov 27, 2019
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The creators of an application allowing users to virtually "undress" women using artificial intelligence have shut it down after a social media uproar over its potential for abuse.
Internet
Jun 28, 2019
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