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(CNN) – Addressing a persistent issue with unauthorized parties in Airbnb ads that was exacerbated by the pandemic and public health risks, the rental behemoth on Thursday banned parties at properties worldwide. “This party ban applies to all future bookings on Airbnb and it will remain in effect indefinitely until …

Copyright Jennifer Bannister / Uni Otago Image by image A 23-million-year-old leaf: veins, holes pierced by insects and scar tissue are still visible Fossil leaves from the remains of a 23-million-year-old forest suggest that some plants may adapt to grow faster as CO2 levels rise, says a study. Scientists have …

FILE PHOTO: China’s Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng attended a news conference at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, China, June 19, 2018. REUTERS / Thomas Peter BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States have agreed to hold trade talks “in the coming days” to evaluate the progress …

The public quickly reached his verdict: Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. Video from around the world shows him on the sidewalk, his neck strapped under Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee, and pleading for his life – “I can not breathe” – until his body runs limp. Two autopsies concluded that the …

Cold storage facilities and meat processing plants are ideal environments for spreading the virus. Evidence shows that food is an unlikely route for cross-border transmission of the coronavirus, but contaminated items are still in the spotlight, deepening uncertainty over whether the $ 220 billion cold chain industry could be implied …