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Nokia and Nasa to install 4G on the Moon
The $14.1 million contract, awarded to Nokia's US subsidiary, is part of Nasa's Artemis programme which aims to send the first woman, and next man, to the moon...
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EWN Weather Watch: Gauteng to feel the heat, WC set for cool day
Your Tuesday EWN Weather Watch.
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Bottle-fed babies ingest 'millions' of microplastics: study
There is growing evidence that humans consume huge numbers of the tiny particles, formed when larger pieces of plastic break down, but very little is known about the knock-on health consequences.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme saves life of puppy in fake passport row
A dog named Raya was sold to new owners in Norway in September but officials there would not register her because she had travelled on a fake Bulgarian passport, leaving her facing euthanasia.
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SA planetarium film seeks to draw locals to astronomy research
The 24-minute planetarium film takes viewers on a journey of how astronomy research has evolved and what the future holds for this natural science discipline.
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ANALYSIS: Can we actually learn to live with the coronavirus?
Should we allow SARS-CoV-2 to spread through most of the population while shielding all the elderly and those at high risk of serious disease, thus creating some level of underlying immunity in the population?
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UN stockpiling billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccine
Unicef, the UN Children's Fund, said it aims to get 520 million syringes in its warehouses by the end of this year, to guarantee an initial supply in countries ahead of the vaccine.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 40 million
In just the last seven days, more than that 2.5 million cases have been reported worldwide.
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JULITTA ONABANJO: COVID-19 threatens the gains made for girls
"Let’s redouble our efforts towards a world... where every girl has the power to make informed choices about her body and her life."
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Cardi B to get 'unlocked' in 2021 as Castle Lite moves concert date
The brand felt the need to postpone the event to 2021 in an effort to ensure the health and safety of fans is prioritised and that fans get the full experience.
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Unilever's makeover: 'woke-washing' or the real thing?
The Anglo-Dutch consumer giant has introduced a series of initiatives aimed at making it, in its own words, the world's most sustainable company, while also taking a position on issues such as racism.
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Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: study
The study backs World Health Organization guidance for regular and thorough hand washing to limit transmission of the virus, which has infected nearly 40 million people around the world since it first emerged in China late last year.
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Lotto results: Saturday, 17 october 2020
These are the winning Lotto and Lotto Plus numbers. Were you a winner?
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Powerball results: Friday, 16 October 2020
These are winning results from the Lotto Powerball draw on Friday, 16 October 2020.
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EWN Weather Watch: No respite from heatwave this weekend
Your Saturday EWN Weather Watch.
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EU regulator greenlights first injectable HIV drug
The cocktail of two antiretroviral drugs, rilpivirine and cabotegravir, can be given every few months instead of a daily pill to keep HIV infection under control.
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Norway wins European round of gastronomy contest
The event was one of the few on the international gastronomic calendar to be going ahead this year and was held under strict COVID-19 safeguards.
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S.Africans pitch in to help mom who had all limbs amputated after giving birth
After 20-year-old Nomonde had to have both her legs and forearms amputated after experiencing complications following her pregnancy, the 702 Breakfast team on Thursday visited her to see how she had been holding up.
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Hong Kong pink dolphins enjoy comeback as pandemic slows marine traffic
For years keeping tabs on the dolphins has been a disheartening task. But this year their numbers have bounced back.
