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Environment Ministry defends response to oil spill: ‘We had no early warning’

Responding to accusation of lagging in both cleanup and investigation, official says ‘no one in the Mediterranean knew about it’; says at least 5 ships suspected

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Aussie battle with tech Goliaths could slingshot in favor of tiny Israel’s media

As Canberra forces Facebook, Google to pay for content, Israel could ‘piggyback’ and reap benefit for its own press but is unlikely to battle online giants itself soon, experts say

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Customer data platform Lexer raises $25.5M Series B for global expansion

Left to right: Lexer founders Dave Whittle, Aaron Wallis, Chris Brewer The massive shift to online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic means retailers need to analyze customer data quickly in order to compete against rivals like Amazon. Lexer, a customer

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Top health official casts doubt on Netanyahu’s reopening plan

Sharon Alroy-Preis cites rising reproduction number and slowly declining number of severe patients in questioning PM’s promise of normalcy by April

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A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report

The variant contains a mutation thought to help the virus dodge the immune system, scientists said.

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Recall Talk Grows for Newsom in California as Governors Are Under Siege

Fellow Democrats have defended Gov. Gavin Newsom, lavishly praising his handling of the pandemic. But conservatives say his shutdowns have been destructive.

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New Findings on 2 Ways Children Become Seriously Ill From the Coronavirus

A large study found that young people hospitalized with acute Covid-19 have symptoms and characteristics that differ from those with a Covid-linked inflammatory syndrome.

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CDC Traces Covid-19 Outbreaks in Gyms, Urging Stricter Precautions

Coronavirus cases at fitness centers in Chicago and Honolulu were linked to carelessness about masks and symptoms, federal health officials found.

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After Facebook’s news flex, Australia passes bargaining code for platforms and publishers

A week after Facebook grabbed eyeballs globally by blocking news publishers and turning off news-sharing on its platform in Australia, the country’s parliament has approved legislation that makes it mandatory for platform giants like Facebook and Google to negotiate to

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Lessons From the U.K. About a More-Contagious Covid-19 Variant

The advance in Britain of a more-contagious and possibly deadlier strain of the coronavirus could help scientists understand its likely trajectory in the U.S.

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