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Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on Wednesday called Donald Trump's Covid-19 response a historic failure that disqualified him from a second term, in a pointed but mostly civil debate with Mike Pence who sought to portray her as extre...
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After several years of scandals and wildcard picks, the Swedish Academy will on Thursday crown the 2020 Nobel Literature Prize laureate, with literary experts hedging their bets due to the unpredictability of the exercise.
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared his Covid-19 illness a "blessing from God," as he got back to work in the Oval Office despite warnings that his return could put others at risk.
Cybersecurity is important, yet the continued repetition of the message means that important factors are often missed. Balbix have attempted to improve communication with a new, more fun, way of getting information across.
The U.S. legislature recently approved a new legal framework termed ‘The Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act. This Act could make hacking federal voting systems a crime, according to analyst Casey Ellis.
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A House of Representatives panel said in a report Tuesday that four Big Tech firms are "monopolies" which abuse their market dominance and called for sweeping changes to antitrust laws and enforcement, which could potentially lead to breakups of the gi...
The U.K. tax authority has been bombarded with 521,582 malicious email attacks over the last three months, according to official figures. This equates to around 5,000 fake emails per day, a level that is close to overwhelming capacity.
Early stages of research suggest that being infected previously with a different type of coronavirus to SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-190, such as the common cold, may lessen the severity of the infectious virus.
Improving age-related cognition and the decline that comes with old age is something many medical professionals aspire to. There could be an answer, according to a new study, based on fecal transplant therapy.
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Brain cells have been found in exceptionally preserved form in the remains of a young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago, an Italian study has revealed.
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On hearing that they had been awarded a Nobel Chemistry Prize for their groundbreaking work on gene-editing Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier said they hoped it would inspire a new generation of women in science.
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The whereabouts of Kyrgyzstan's pro-Russia president were unknown Thursday as a power vacuum persisted after disputed parliamentary elections plunged the Central Asian country into a new bout of political chaos.
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Hundreds of people were arrested in Jakarta Thursday as tens of thousands protested across Indonesia for a third day against a controversial new law that critics say will harm labour rights and the environment.
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Kamala Harris' uncle back in India watched her vice-presidential debate with pride on Thursday, feeling "a little sorry" for Mike Pence, who he said came up against a better-qualified foe.
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Sri Lanka on Thursday indicted the Greek skipper of a fire-damaged supertanker for causing an oil spill and failing to report the environmental damage to the island's waters.
Four-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Allison Schmitt chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about joining the Cali Condors in the second season of the International Swimming League (ISL).
World-class swimmer Tomas Peribonio chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about joining the Cali Condors swimming team in the International Swimming League.
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The cost of the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics will be slashed by $280 million, organisers said Wednesday, touting a scaled-back, less flashy Games, with cuts to everything from staffing to pyrotechnics.
Acclaimed wrestler and TV personality Jessie Godderz has a major reason to celebrate. He is the new OVW national heavyweight champion. Digital Journal has the scoop.
Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe-winning actress Sally Kirkland chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about her respected career in entertainment.
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It was a quest worthy of a superhero. Animator Rajiv Chilaka spent years flogging his pitch about a superhuman Indian child to Western executives, to no avail.
Erik Fellows chatted with James Lott Junior of JLJ Media about "Chrysler: Star Wars The Force Awakens - First Time" commerical.
Long Island media personality, author, and radio host Cindi Sansone-Braff has a reason to be proud. She is up for a 2020 "Best of Long Island" award.
Ruby Tuesday Inc., the struggling casual restaurant chain, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, partly blaming the "unprecedented impact" of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ordinary South Koreans rushed to pour more than $50 billion into the initial public offering for the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS, sale organisers said after it closed Tuesday.
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Brazil's economy is set to shrink by 5.8 percent in 2020, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, revising up an earlier forecast but warning the country faced "excpetionally high" risks."The economy is projected to shrink by 5.
5G has become an integral part of digital transformation strategies for many companies. As some firms strive forwards, those without business tactics centered on 5G will see themselves lagging behind. An expert explains more.
With the presidential election less than a month away, the coronavirus is not pausing as it relentlessly continues to spread across most of the U.S., a stark reminder that colder weather will create a resurgence of the virus.
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Almost two million babies are stillborn every year -- one every 16 seconds -- the United Nations said Thursday, warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could add another 200,000 deaths to the "devastating" toll.
A new coronavirus vaccine trial begins in the U.K. during October 2020. The trial includes a focus on people from a diverse array of backgrounds, although more volunteers are needed in order to ensure that the trial is representative of the population.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday that coronavirus can spread through "airborne transmission" to people who are more than 6 feet away under certain conditions.
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will meet the king next week to prove he has support from MPs to take power, he said Thursday, the latest move in the country's political crisis.
President Trump's envoy for arms control, Marshal Bllingslea said in a tweet that a meeting Monday brought important progress towards achieving a new nuclear arms agreement between the US and Russia.
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants all US troops to leave Afghanistan by Christmas, speeding up the timeline for ending America's longest war.
Of all the senate races going on across the country, South Carolina's may be the most surprising, and that's because incumbent Republican Senator Lindsey Graham could very well end up losing the seat he has held since being elected in 2002.
Hurricane Delta rapidly strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm on its path toward Louisiana, forecasters said Tuesday morning.
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Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday.
Hurricane Delta - a tiny, but intense Category 4 hurricane - is closing in on a potentially catastrophic strike on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, including Cancún and Cozumel. Delta will then pose a significant danger to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday,
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Mexico announced Tuesday the deployment of thousands of soldiers as an "extremely dangerous" hurricane barreled towards the Yucatan Peninsula, home to some of the country's top tourist resorts.
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Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage with extensive health precautions adopted after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus.
With the presidential election less than a month away, the coronavirus is not pausing as it relentlessly continues to spread across most of the U.S., a stark reminder that colder weather will create a resurgence of the virus.
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Almost two million babies are stillborn every year -- one every 16 seconds -- the United Nations said Thursday, warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could add another 200,000 deaths to the "devastating" toll.
Fitness trainer, social influencer and digital content producer Alex Crockford chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about being a personal trainer in the digital age and he shared his daily motivations.
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