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Over a period of five days, authorities in the Chinese city of Qingdao will test all nine million of its residents for Covid-19 after it was discovered that a dozen individuals were positive for the virus in a hospital that was treating coronavirus patients arriving internationally. 

All across the country various states and cities are hosting virtual or outdoor events this Monday October 12th to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, a holiday meant to celebrate and honor Native American traditions and culture. 

Solar energy has been one of the biggest innovations within the past few decades. Now, a company in the UK is using a group of materials called perovskites to create the “next generation of solar panels.”

Post Malone proved to be the big winner of 2020’s Billboard Music Awards, taking home nine awards including top artist for the year. Kelly Clarkson hosted the ‘Covid-19 style” award show that involved many remote performances, a crowd less Dolby Theater, and plenty of distancing for the artists that were there to accept their awards.

Johnson & Johnson have become the latest to put their Covid-19 vaccine trial on pause due to an unexplained illness appearing in one of the participants. AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford also made headlines recently when they had to pause their trial for the same reason.

Sober October has come around once again however no one could have predicted quite how this month would have looked for them this time last year.

Scientists are defining “Long Covid” as the long-lasting impact of coronavirus infection for certain patients who continue to feel symptomatic weeks after being deemed negative; which may be affecting people in four different ways.

After a winless start to the season, the Houston Texans have made the decision to relieve head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien of all his duties.

In a move which has taken the media by surprise, US electrical vehicle and clean energy firm Tesla has revealed it no longer has a PR team, in what appears to be an industry first for a company of its size and profile.