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Coronavirus is not a pandemic … yet: 77,362 cases and more than 2,600 deaths
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"My...
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The all time greatest urban expansion: two billion people more will live in cities...
Urban expansion means more than 2 billion additional people will probably live in cities around the globe by the year 2030, researchers say.
The pace is equivalent to building a...
European Parliament finally approves Brexit
In a debate with the Croatian State Secretary for European Affairs Nikolina Brnjac on behalf of the Presidency of the Council, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and the...
Edible cannabis products are now sold in Canada
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