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The U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has been "much, much worse than almost any other country that's been affected," Ashish Jha, who runs the Harvard Global Health Institute, told NPR on Thursday. "I still don't understand why we don't have extensive testing. Vietnam! Vietnam has tested more…

The Uncensored Library in MinecraftImage: Reporters Without BordersToday is World Day Against Cyber Censorship. Launched by Reporters Without Borders in 2008, its goal is to raise awareness of how various governments around the world are censoring free speech online, whether it’s by blocking keywords on social media, removing individual articles…

The founder of iPhone assembler Foxconn said on Thursday that the resumption of production at its factories in China had "exceeded expectations," following the coronavirus-related disruption of supply chains (via South China Morning Post). told reporters that the return to work effort at Foxconn's factories in China had "exceeded our…

The Marine Corps recently fielded its new M320A1 grenade launcher to Marines at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, bringing the service closer to its goal of equipping all infantry units with the side-loading 40mm weapon in fiscal 2021. The Heckler & Koch-designed M320A1 is set to replace all the Corps' Vietnam-era…

Vietnamese authorities vowed Monday to punish anyone concealing sickness after 13 people caught the deadly new coronavirus on a flight to Hanoi, sparking lockdowns and panic-buying in the capital.The Southeast Asian country had previously reported only 16 cases of the virus despite bordering China -- the epicentre of the global…

COVIDelay — Coming console launches could be at risk if virus continues to impact Asia. Kyle Orland - Mar 6, 2020 4:52 pm UTC Enlarge / You won't be able to hold this in your hands any time soon thanks to the coronavirus.The planned launch of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini later…

My layering technique meant packing a bikini plus a puffer jacket. Kate Taylor/Business Insider At the end of January, I packed nothing but a carry-on and a purse for a two month trip across half a dozen countries in Asia. One month into the trip, my luggage has provided everything I…

Pandemic-dodging Sammy continues tradition of investment in Vietnam Not that Hanoi Rocks (Olga Popova / Shutterstock.com) Samsung has started work on a $220m R&D centre in Vietnam to contribute to it's research in AI, IoT, big data and 5G. The facility, which is based in the heart of the capital…

Wearing a mask isn't as important as washing your hands to avoid getting the coronavirus. Kate Taylor/Business Insider When I planned a trip throughout Asia, I did not expect my month to be spent following the news of the growing coronavirus outbreak — including monitoring the number of cases in…

(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — A University of Michigan hotline has received more than 100 “unique complaints” about a late physician accused of sexual abuse by former patients, including athletes who encountered him as a team doctor, the school announced Friday. In a statement released with the updated total, a spokesman…