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Disinfecting robots, smart helmets, thermal camera-equipped drones and advanced facial recognition software are all being deployed in the fight against Covid-19 at the heart of the outbreak in China.

President Xi Jinping has called

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Two Chinese nationals have been charged with laundering $100m (£78m) of stolen crypto-currency and converting $1.4m of it into iTunes cards.

US officials allege Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong acted as money mules for a

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Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work remotely.

The company also said it was "strongly encouraging" all of its 5,000 employees around the world to not

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Death Stranding and Control lead the nominations at the Bafta Games Awards, with 11 each.

It's the most nominations any game has received in the awards' history, although Death Stranding missed out on the best game category.

Disco Elysium, a role-playing detective game that blends the old with the new, received seven nominations -

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The UK-led bid to break the world land speed record is under threat once more.

Ian Warhurst, who owns the Bloodhound car that's been built to go beyond 800mph (1,290km/h), says new money must come into the project

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