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Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has asked Google to block an article about the controversy over official data on coronavirus deaths...

Slovenia Lifts Many of Its COVID-19 Restrictions

05/15/2020 Newsmaker

The Slovenian government has declared an official end to many of its coronavirus limits, becoming the first European country to...

Taiwanese Chip Company to Build $12 Billion Arizona Plant

05/15/2020 Newsmaker

A Taiwan-based company is planning a $12 billion semiconductor factory in the U.S. state of Arizona.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is...

The Scramble to Create COVID-19 Apps

05/15/2020 Newsmaker

It’s a race against time.As communities start to open, governments are rushing to put together smartphone apps that can be...

Montenegrans Protest Priests’ Detention

05/15/2020 Newsmaker

Protesters in Montenegro took on the streets again Thursday, a day after police arrested dozens of demonstrators demanding the release...

Turkey’s Erdogan Eases Coronavirus Restrictions Despite Complacency Fears

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

Turkey is easing COVID-19 restrictions as the government claims success in containing the virus. While infection and death rates are...

In Russia, Rumblings of Discontent Grow as Oligarchs Move to Plug Gaps

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

Once they scrambled to grab what they could from a disintegrating Soviet state, exploiting the political and economic chaos of...

80-Year-Old Russian Woman Defies COVID Fears to Help Others

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

In a world full of bad news on coronavirus, the good deeds of quiet people often go unnoticed. In a...

COVID Deaths Increase in Spain

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

Spain’s health ministry reported Thursday the country’s daily coronavirus death toll rose above 200 for the first time in five...

Australia Parliament Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...

EU: Possible Virus Drug Approval ‘Before The Summer’

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

The European Medicines Agency predicted that there could be licensed drugs to treat the new coronavirus in the next few...

European Markets Sustain Major Losses

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

European markets are all trading lower Thursday amid rising fears that the global economy is still in the grips of...

Australian Parliamentary Committee Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...

WHO: Coronavirus ‘May Never Go Away’

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

As people around the world wonder when the coronavirus might go away, experts say: Maybe never.The World Health Organization warned...

Merkel: ‘Hard Evidence’ of Russian Cyber Attack on German Parliament

05/14/2020 Newsmaker

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has “hard evidence” that Russia hacked the website of Germany’s parliament in 2015 and allegedly stole documents from her own...

Robots Reduce Spread of Infection, but Are They Threat to Jobs?

05/13/2020 Newsmaker

Retailers are turning to robots to perform essential tasks that employees are no longer able to do because of social...

Colombia, Netherlands to Probe TikTok’s Management of Children’s Data

05/13/2020 Newsmaker

Colombia’s commerce regulator will be investigating whether Chinese-owned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment...