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A call from stars or an interference? Mysterious radio signal puzzles many

Astronomers admit they don't have an explanation yet for a beam of radio waves that apparently came from the direction of the star Proxima Centauri

Human remains

Book review of FOSSIL MEN: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind and THE SEDIMENTS OF TIME: My Lifelong Search for the Past

NYSE begins delisting process for three of China's state-run telecom giants

Trump administration says the companies are tied to Chinese military. But they don't need Wall Street as much as they once did

Despite heroic work for Covid vaccine, pharma cos don't deserve affection

A financial analyst recently told that Pfizer's involvement in the coronavirus pandemic was about "as much public relations as it is a financial return

The World Trade Organisation is having a midlife crisis

Fixing the global trading system means first coming to grips with why it is broken

Covid-19 isn't relatively harmless for younger adults as thought earlier

New research shows that July may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history

The virus trains: How unplanned lockdown chaos spread Covid-19 across India

It has become clear that the special trains operated by the government to ease suffering - and to counteract a disastrous lack of lockdown planning - played a significant role in spreading the virus

Pound for pound, Taiwan is now the most important place in the world

Over the past year, Taiwan has taken a lead in the race to build thinner, faster and more powerful chips, or semiconductors

Covid-19: Google now eyeing flexible work week; delays office return

But even as it extends the remote work period for most of its staff, Google is laying out a series of proposed changes that may substantially alter how its employees work

John Le Carre, best-selling author of cold war thrillers, dies at 89

Le Carre upended that notion with books that portrayed British intelligence operations as cesspools of ambiguity in which right and wrong are too close to call

Russian hackers broke into treasury, commerce dept, US officials suspect

Officials said a hunt was on to determine if other parts of the government had been affected by what looked to be one of the most sophisticated, and perhaps among the largest, attacks

Da Vinci's code

Book review of THE SHADOW DRAWING: How Science Taught Leonardo How to Paint

Decoded: Why Facebook is being sued by the US government and 48 states

Facebook may have to sell Instagram and WhatsApp

Airlines gear up to transport vaccines that might revive travel industry

One of the biggest challenges for airlines has been ensuring that vaccines are transported at frigid temperatures

Obama, the best-selling author, on empathy, reading and grind of writing

Obama spoke about the experience of writing his new book and the formative role that reading has played, since his teenage years, in shaping his thinking, his views on politics and history

Those vaccinated against Covid-19 may still need to wear masks: Here's why

If vaccinated people are silent spreaders of the virus, they may keep it circulating in their communities, putting unvaccinated people at risk

Suspending IP rights is the way to go if world wants Covid-19 vaccine fast

Otherwise, there won't be enough shots to go around, even in rich countries

Covid is devastating US, leaving uneven toll, more questions than answers

On Thursday, a national single-day record was set, with more than 217,000 new cases

Trump admin tightens visa rules for Chinese Communist Party members

The new policy, which took immediate effect, limits the maximum duration of travel visas for party members and their families to one month, according to a State Department spokesman

White supremacy is a guy thing

Book review of Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America