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[ad_1] FILE – TikTok and WeChat smartphone app icons are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, in a Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, file photo. The Commerce Department said the president’s proposed ban Trump of the WeChat and TikTok applications will take effect on Sunday, September 20 to “safeguard the …

[ad_1] HEA month after the New Zealand general election and major parties are on the campaign, wearing high-visibility jackets and face masks to visit factories, small businesses and schools across the country. We asked The Guardian readers what issues they would vote on on October 17 and, perhaps surprisingly, for …

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[ad_1] People bring their pets to the veterinary clinic on the first day of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) re-implementation in the City of Caloocan on August 18, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ​​ABS-CBN News Dog and cat owners suffering from COVID-19 can pass their disease on to their feline and canine …

[ad_1] Dog and cat owners suffering from Covid-19 can transmit their disease to their feline and canine companions, according to a small study published Friday. (Getty Images / Getty Images for Amazon Pets + Amazon Treasure Truck / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The new coronavirus is a “zoonotic” infection, meaning …

[ad_1] (CNN) – Australia is synonymous with poisonous spiders and snakes, but scientists have discovered new toxins in what they label a “truly poisonous” plant. A team of researchers from the University of Queensland has discovered a previously unidentified neurotoxin that is similar to the venom found in spiders and …

[ad_1] Moderna reached human testing for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in record time and now, with its Phase 3 trial moving forward, the company expects efficacy data in November, likely after Pfizer and BioNTech, but earlier than all. the rest. Biotech thinks it will know in November if the vaccine …

[ad_1] The toxin produced by a dangerous ‘sting tree’ is comparable to a scorpion or spider bite, according to a new study. Found throughout eastern Australia, the dendrochnid plant is among the most toxic flora on Earth and bites can kill dogs or horses and cause excruciating pain in humans …

[ad_1] The biotech company Moderna released a 135-page document on Thursday detailing how it is conducting the late-stage trial of its coronavirus vaccine and how safety and efficacy will be determined. The paper suggests that the first analysis of the trial data may not take place until the end of …

[ad_1] The number of weekly coronavirus cases in Europe surpassed 300,000 last week, more than during the first peak in March, prompting dire warnings from health experts. At a press conference on Thursday, the European director of the World Health Organization, Dr. Hans Kluge, warned that Europe is facing a …