contemporary history
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India Asks Social Media Platforms to Take Down References to ‘Indian Variant’ of Coronavirus: Report
A health worker wearing a personal protective equipment kit walks inside a banquet hall temporarily converted into a covid-19 coronavirus…
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Official Covid-19 Death Toll Undercounting by Millions, WHO Says
A sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva, SwitzerlandPhoto: Fabrice Coffrini (Getty…
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How I Hacked My Tamagotchi, Cheated Death, and Became a God
Where do Tamagotchi go when they die? Photo: Florence Ion/Gizmodo I can’t explain why I adopted a virtual pet while…
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CDC Says ‘Test Cruises’ Can Start With Volunteer Passengers to Prove They’re Covid Safe
An aerial view from a drone shows Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Sea cruise ship docked at Port Miami on…
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G7 Participants Test Positive for Covid-19 at Meeting That Should’ve Been a Zoom Call
U.s. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference with India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar following a bilateral meeting…
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Facebook Says Posts Criticizing India’s Prime Minister Were ‘Mistakenly’ Blocked
A covid-19 patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under…
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So This Is 'Covid Normal'
Last weekend I attended two days of the Brunswick Music Festival in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. In front of…
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