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Containers are transferred from a truck to cargo ship at the international cargo terminal of a port in Hai Phong city on August 12, 2019.Nhac Nguyen | AFP | Getty ImagesFurniture rental company Cort is jumping through hoops to manage…

Epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin told CNBC that she agrees with White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci when he said that everybody will someday "likely" need a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccines."Well, I think Dr. Fauci is…

New pockets of Covid-19 cases have emerged in parts of mainland China in the last few weeks as the highly infectious delta variant spreads across the country.So far this month, locally transmitted cases reported in mainland China have…

It just got harder and less profitable to mine for bitcoin.Every 2016 blocks, or about every two weeks, bitcoin resets how tough it is for miners to mine. Early Friday morning, as expected, the bitcoin code automatically made it about 7.3%…

Pulmonologist Dr. Ijlal Babar warned about the dire state of health care systems and providers in Mississippi."I'd like the country to know that we are stretched to breaking point, that we need help," said Babar, the Critical Care Director…

From the bath towns of Europe to a desert with the world's oldest mummies, 34 new sites are now part of UNESCO's World Heritage List.Only twice in the program's 43-year history have more new sites made it to the prestigious list in a single…

Dr. Peter Hotez told CNBC that he's glad the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance and urged pregnant women to get vaccinated, especially in light of the widespread misinformation campaigns geared toward pregnant…

Didi Taihuttu, his wife, and three kids liquidated all of their assets and bought bitcoin in 2017, back when it was trading at around $900. Now, the Dutch family of five is safeguarding most of their crypto fortune in secret vaults on four…

Medical personnel work on the sixth round of covid-19 test since late July in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province on Sunday, August 08, 2021.Feature China | Barcroft Media | Getty ImagesChina has tightened Covid-19 measures to combat…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned that Covid-19 could, yet again, force schools to go fully remote, amid concerns about potential outbreaks in classrooms this fall. "Unfortunately, it's possible, especially if you go into this school year without…