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Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

Baby formula airlifted from Europe to tackle US shortage

A tool has been developed to help healthcare professionals identify hospitalised patients most at risk of dying from COVID-19

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Apple iPhones are vulnerable to malware even when they're switched off, according to new research.

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Portugal's finance minister says the country will close legal loopholes to start taxing cryptocurrencies.

Portugal wants to start taxing cryptocurrencies, says finance minister

Russia has plans to issue its own digital rouble, but the government has only recently come round to supporting the use of private cryptocurrencies.

Russia says legalising crypto for payments is a matter of time

The value of the largest cryptos Bitcoin, Tether and Ether all experienced a fall in value on Monday.

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A person holds a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin, at the "Bitcoin Change" shop in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

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Uber Eats launched two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles.

Uber Eats will use self-driving cars and robots to deliver your food

The Spanish government is expected to offer women days off work for painful periods.

Spain unveils plans to be first in Europe for paid 'menstrual leave'

"The tolerance for pets (at work) during the pandemic has increased," Tungsten Collaborative president Bill Dicke said.

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The "vast majority" of staff witll be able to work remotely on a permanent basis, Airbnb's CEO said

Work remotely from anywhere, forever, Airbnb tells employees

Mobility

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Scientists on Thursday provided the first look at what they called the "gentle giant" lurking at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy.

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Health

Almost 76% of Germany's population has received two vaccines against the coronavirus.

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The Omicron variant remains the dominant coronavirus variant circulating globally, but a string of Omicron subvariants has emerged, including BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5.

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Potentially toxic levels of PFAS chemicals have been detected in tap water near Lyon, France’s third largest city.

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Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine carry out the world's first pig-to-human heart transplant.

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The Russian pipe-laying ship 'Akademik Tscherski' which is on deployment for the further construction of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline.

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