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What is a pandemic?
The deadly outbreak of the new coronavirus has highlighted the science of disease, raising the question: what exactly is a pandemic? A pandemic is defined as the "worldwide spread" of a new disease. At the moment, the World Health Organization has not listed the coronavirus as a pandemic.
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Rights of travelers for the coronavirus
The spread of the new coronavirus makes travelers around the world nervous. Travelers who cross the world should be aware of the virus, stay away from heavily impacted areas and exercise the same types of preventive measures they would use to avoid the flu and other diseases. This is what travelers should know.
Further:
- This is how the coronavirus could cause a severe slowdown or recession in the United States
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Trump can withhold money from sanctuary cities
The Trump administration can withhold federal security funds from seven states, as well as from New York City, for its cooperation in immigration law enforcement, as determined by a federal appeals court.
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The robbery of Clearview AI
Clearview AI, an incipient company that compiles billions of photos for facial recognition technology, said it lost its entire list of clients (which includes police forces and banks): hackers were stolen. The company said it fixed the unspecified fault that allowed the infiltration to occur.
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Wuhan repatriated Colombians
The flight that will repatriate 15 Wuhan Colombians is on its way to Colombia. With stops in India and Spain, the Colombian Air Force (FAC) plane will finally arrive in Bogotá on Thursday.
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At coffee time
The cleaning mark that disinfects without having to clean the surface
Procter & Gamble introduced Microban 24, a line of antibacterial cleaning products that, according to the company, kills bacteria for 24 hours without needing to clean surfaces with a cloth or towel.
More than 1,300 complaints about the Shakira and JLo show
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received 1,312 viewers' complaints about the Super Bowl halftime show with pop queens Shakira and Jennifer Lopez.
Singer Duffy said she was "raped and drugged and held in captivity"
Singer Duffy explained why she moved away from the focus of public attention almost a decade ago. The artist said she was "raped and drugged and held in captivity for a few days" and announced that she will give an interview to answer questions to her followers.
Scientists say that if you drive an expensive car you can be a 'cretin'
Science seems quite unanimous in this case: expensive car drivers are the worst people. This is indicated by a study by the University of Nevada.
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The day's figure
5 continents
Brazil announced its first case of coronavirus, the first in all of South America. The coronavirus outbreak, which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in China, is now on 5 continents.
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The date of the day
"I'm going to put our vice president Mike Pence in charge, and Mike will work with professionals and doctors."
In a message to the nation, President Donald Trump said that the United States is the country most prepared to face the outbreak of coronavirus and appointed Vice President Mike Pence to be in charge of the team that will cope with the outbreak.
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He wanted to make a serious report, but Facebook filters played tricks on him
CNN affiliate WLOS journalist Justin Hinton maintained his sense of humor after his live weather report took an unexpected turn.
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