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Catching coronavirus again increases your risk of getting long Covid
There are still good reasons to avoid catching Covid-19 again for one, your risk of long Covid goes up each time
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Text-to-image AI: Powerful, easy-to-use technology for making art and fakes
Seemingly bound by only your imagination, this latest trend in synthetic media has delighted many, inspired others and struck fear in some
 "Text-to-image AI: Powerful, easy-to-use technology for making art and fakes")
Protests in China are not rare - but the current unrest is significant
Street protests across China have evoked memories of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations that were brutally quashed in 1989
 "Protests in China are not rare - but the current unrest is significant")
Graphene is supermaterial but manufacturing it at scale remains a challenge
Graphene is most simply defined as a single layer of carbon atoms bonded together in a hexagonal, sheetlike structure.
 "Graphene is supermaterial but manufacturing it at scale remains a challenge")
Chinese protests not just about politics and freedom; also about Covid
'Xi is actually more worried that a relaxed policy will lead to more deaths among the elderly'
 "Chinese protests not just about politics and freedom; also about Covid")
Geo-tracking apps: How are parent-child relations bearing up?
Geo-tracking apps such as Find My Kids, Google Family Link and Apple's FindMy are fast growing in popularity, handing parents unprecedented powers to monitor their offspring
 "Geo-tracking apps: How are parent-child relations bearing up?")
Elon Musk's 'hardcore' management style: A case study in what not to do
Musk, the world's richest man, appears in a hurry to make Twitter into a money-spinner, but it takes time to understand the requirements for successful organisational change
 "Elon Musk's 'hardcore' management style: A case study in what not to do")
FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar accused of 'sportswashing' but do fans care?
The choice to host men's football FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has been controversial since day 1 amid the nation's attitude to human rights, and its treatment of migrant workers
 "FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar accused of 'sportswashing' but do fans care?")
Thinking of breaking up with Twitter? Here's the right way to do it
Musk has now begun reinstating high-profile users - including Donald Trump, Alex Jones and Kanye West - who had been removed for repeated violations of community standards
 "Thinking of breaking up with Twitter? Here's the right way to do it")
What long-term stagnation of global economy means for climate change
The global economy has been trapped in a state of relative stagnation in rates of growth, productivity, investment, and profitability since at least the 2008 financial crisis
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Here's all you need to know about Rishi Sunak, the new UK Prime Minister
When Rishi Sunak was elected by Conservative MPs as their new leader and hence prime minister of the United Kingdom, the British nation breathed a sigh of relief: thank God it wasn't Boris Johnson
 "Here's all you need to know about Rishi Sunak, the new UK Prime Minister")
US gears up for midterm elections: What are they and what's at stake?
Democrats currently hold the House of Representatives by a margin of just 10 seats out of 435. This is the narrowest House majority since 1955
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3 ways app developers keep kids glued to the screen: What to do about it
These apps certainly offer some fun interactive experiences, not to mention good educational content in many cases
 "3 ways app developers keep kids glued to the screen: What to do about it")
Nord Stream breaches reminder of vulnerabilities in undersea infrastructure
The greatest single release of potent greenhouse gas ever recorded was caused by four breaches of Russia's Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, located near the territorial seas of Denmark and Sweden
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Ukraine-Russia conflict: Experts assess Crimean bridge blast damage
Early on Saturday, local time, a massive blast shook the Crimean Bridge (also known as the Kerch Bridge)
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Ukraine makes Putin lurch to far right: Is this beginning of end for him?
Vladimir Putin's bizarre ceremonies formalising Russia's annexation of some 15% of Ukraine once again revealed the yawning chasm between Kremlin triumphalism and reality
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The real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly is frequency band
Research has shown electronic devices can emit a signal within the same frequency band as the aircraft's communications and navigation systems, creating what is known as electromagnetic interference
 "The real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly is frequency band")
NASA's Artemis 1 mission to Moon to launch today: All you need to know
Artemis 1 is going to be the first flight of the new Space Launch System. This is a "heavy lift" vehicle, as NASA refers to it
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Covid lab leak theory is dead. The virus came from a Wuhan market: Report
Huanan market was the pandemic epicentre An analysis of the geographic locations of the earliest known COVID cases dating to December 2019 revealed a strong clustering around the Huanan market.
 "Covid lab leak theory is dead. The virus came from a Wuhan market: Report")
What do we know about the new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?
Researchers in China first detected this new virus as part of routine surveillance in people with a fever who had reported recent contact with animals
 "What do we know about the new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?")