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Moderna begins testing Covid-19 vaccine in babies and children
Many parents want protection for their children, and vaccinating children should help to produce the herd immunity considered crucial to stopping the pandemic
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Should you be concerned about blood clots, bleeding and the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine?
The cascade of decisions to pause the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine, mainly by European countries, followed reports of four serious cases in Norway, which were described among health workers under age 50 who received the vaccine.
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How the U.S. got it (mostly) right in the economy's rescue
The result is an economy far stronger than most forecasters expected last spring, even as the pandemic proved much worse than feared. Households are sitting on trillions of dollars in savings that could fuel an epic rebound as the health crisis eases.
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With a muted buzz, Oscar campaigns go virtual
Oscar nominations will be announced Monday, but almost none of the movies in the running have even played in theatres, with entire multiplex chains struggling to stay afloat.
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Grammys 2021: Women sweep awards shaped by pandemic and protest
With touring artists grounded and fans stuck at home, and the music industry pulling in billions of dollars from streaming yet criticised by artists over pay, the music world has been upended for the past year
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In Australia, Hollywood stars have found an escape from the virus. Who's jealous?
As a result of the near-absence of the virus, plus generous subsidies from the Australian government, the country's film industry has been humming along at an enviable pace for months compared to other locales
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The US is sitting on tens of millions of vaccine doses the world needs
The doses from AstraZeneca are waiting for trial results in the US, while countries that authorised the vaccine beg to have them.
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What are NFTs, anyway? One just sold for $69 million
NFTs or "nonfungible tokens," have taken the art market by storm, making the leap from specialist websites to premier auction houses
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China's jaded techies find a hero in Elon Musk
The Tesla boss and digital prankster is striking a chord, at a time of disillusionment with the tech industry and its leading tycoons.
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Mexico set to legalize marijuana, becoming world's largest market
If enacted, Mexico would join Canada and Uruguay in a small but growing list of countries that have legalized marijuana in the Americas, adding further momentum to the legalization movement in the region
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Bitcoin's climate problem
The annual carbon emissions from the electricity required to mine Bitcoin and process its transactions are equal to the amount emitted by all of New Zealand. Or Argentina