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Seven MILLION people are told to evacuate as powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan

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A powerful typhoon that officials warned could bring record rains and gusts strong enough to flip cars slammed into southern Japan on Sunday, prompting authorities to urge millions to seek shelter. Typhoon Haishen has weakened somewhat as it neared Japan’s mainland, and shifted further west out to sea, but it remained a ‘large’ and ‘extremely … Read more

Black bear approaches VERY CALM hikers who stand still before it wanders away in Mexico 

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Heart-pounding moment black bear approaches VERY CALM hikers who stand still – with one woman even taking a selfie as it sniffs her hair – before it wanders off A black bear approached a group of hikers at Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico  One woman managed to take a selfie with the … Read more

AstraZeneca approaches US rival Gilead to discuss merger

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AstraZeneca approaches US rival Gilead Sciences to discuss merger By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 7 June 2020 In what would be the largest healthcare deal on record, AstraZeneca has approached its US rival Gilead Sciences to discuss a merger.  AstraZeneca, which is listed … Read more

Vaccines: Some experts fear corners may be cut as two teams are pursuing very different approaches

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Five years, minimum. That’s how long it usually takes to develop a vaccine. Yet of the 78 being worked on for Covid-19, five are already in trials — and not just in labs; most are being tested on humans. Last month, a microbiology researcher at the University of Oxford became the first UK volunteer to … Read more