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Microsoft Windows head Panos Panay says that the decision to ship the Surface Duo smartphone on Android reflects the company's focus on flexibility in reaching customers

Summary List Placement When Microsoft announced its long-awaited smartphone, the Surface Duo, would run on the Android operating system, it marked a major reversal for a...
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Coronavirus detected at sewage treatment plants in Fife and Angus

8 minutes ago | The Courier

Scientists have found traces of coronavirus in sewage samples taken from across the country including Fife and Angus.
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Bad sound and picture quality means smaller TV sets are not worth buying, say consumer experts

8 minutes ago | Daily Mail

It's a trend that has left many living rooms looking like home cinemas. And our love of supersize screens has claimed a victim - small television sets.
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Analysing SEWAGE for traces of coronavirus is helping UK officials track virus' spread

8 minutes ago | Daily Mail

The Department of Environment said it had detected fragments of the virus in wastewater in the South West of England, after launching the scheme in June.
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Can Donald Trump's Mr Untouchable ever recover from Borat honeytrap?

8 minutes ago | Daily Mail

DAVID JONES: Whatever the truth, this sordid and unedifying episode has dealt Giuliani's reputation a blow from which he might never recover. And it is a reputation he has...
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Coronavirus live news: remdesivir approved as Covid treatment by US FDA; France sees record new cases

12 minutes ago | The Guardian | 3 articles

Antiviral treatment is first to treat coronavirus approved by FDA; France extends curfew; Study finds between 130,000 and 210,000 US deaths could have been avoided. Follow the...
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Filippo Giovagnoli admits his hesitation in bringing on fresh legs cost Dundalk

12 minutes ago | Belfast telegraph

Dundalk boss Filippo Giovagnoli admitted his hesitation in bringing on fresh players cost his side dear as they started their Europa League Group B campaign with a 2-1 defeat...
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Greenock fire: MASSIVE blaze rips through abandoned theatre in Scotland

14 minutes ago | Daily Express

A MASSIVE fire broke out inside a derelict theatre in Greenock on Thursday evening.
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Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump's 'anarchy' label

16 minutes ago | The Independent

New York, Seattle and Portland - three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department - are suing to to invalidate the designation and to...
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Remdesivir becomes first coronavirus drug to get FDA approval

16 minutes ago | The Independent | 3 articles

US regulators signed off on the drug, which is given to hospitalised patients through an IV, on Thursday
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Unemployed Americans are more likely to not vote, a new Insider poll finds

Summary List Placement Employment status is a determinant of how likely someone is to vote, according to a series of polls conducted by Insider in conjunction with SurveyMonkey... Read more ...

Republican Roger Marshall and Democrat Barbara Bollier vie for an open US...

Summary List Placement GOP Rep. Roger Marshall is running against Democratic State Senator Barbara Bollier to replace retiring Sen. Pat Roberts in Kansas. The... Read more ...

Gilead's remdesivir just got the first FDA approval to be used as a...

Summary List Placement The Food and Drug Administration approved Gilead Sciences' antiviral remdesivir drug to treat coronavirus patients, the company said. The FDA had granted... Read more ...

Belgium's foreign minister and former PM has been taken into intensive care...

Belgium's foreign minister and former premier Sophie Wilmes has been taken into intensive care suffering from COVID-19, her office said today. Read more ...

Goldman Sachs will pay nearly $3 billion to settle US charges over its 1MDB...

Summary List Placement Goldman Sachs on Thursday agreed to pay nearly $3 billion to settle a probe into its role in Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal, and its Malaysia unit... Read more ...

Phil Collins' ex-wife accuses him of spying on her by setting up hidden cameras

Orianne Cevey, 46, alleges in new court documents she discovered around 20 hidden cameras throughout the home, including in her personal bathroom and changing room. Read more ...

Nora Quoirin ransom email sent by scammer, inquest told

An email account used to send a purported ransom demand to the family of Irish-French teenager Nora Quoirin after her disappearance last year was found to be deactivated... Read more ...

How the Apple Store is planning to prevent long lines and massive crowds for...

Summary List Placement If this were any other year, the launch of the iPhone 12 would mean winding lines outside stores around the world as customers wait to become among the... Read more ...

Welsh supermarkets ordered to only sell 'essential goods' during the...

Stores will be told they are unable to sell items such as clothes to shoppers, and to prioritise other products deemed to be more important. Read more ...

Worker ensures giant inflatable Borat is covered up as he floats down Thames...

A giant inflatable Borat has been sent down the River Thames to promote the comedy film's new sequel. The 40ft float has been used to mark the release of Borat Subsequent... Read more ...