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India sees unprecedented daily surge in COVID-19 cases
India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health-care system critically short of hospital beds and oxygen.
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Family, friends, spectators gather to mourn Daunte Wright, the 'Prince of Brooklyn Center'
A funeral service for Daunte Wright saw him remembered as a beloved father, brother and son, as hundreds gathered to honour the life of the 20-year-old man who died at the hands of police following a traffic stop in Minnesota.
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Canada's past climate promises have been a flop. Could that change at this summit?
Canada's past climate promises have been a flop. Could this time be different? The U.S. is hosting a climate summit in a rapidly altering world, riven by geopolitical tension, changing technology, and a warming planet. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used it to set a new target of 40-45 per cent emissions cuts.
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Rescue teams race against time for Indonesian submarine with 53 aboard
Indonesian navy ships searched Thursday for a submarine that likely sank too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim. Authorities said oxygen in the submarine would run out by early Saturday.
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NASA makes breathable oxygen from thin air on Mars
NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday.