Covid: NHS app in England and Wales tweaked to notify fewer contacts

The app in England and Wales will now only alert contacts from the previous two days in asymptomatic cases.

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Football: Dementia risk greatest for defenders

The risk of dementia in former footballers increases according to the position they played in, says new research.

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On the island paradise of Mauritius, real estate is booming

There's a real estate boom happening in this small African nation, as local visionaries are making their mark on city landscapes and providing an inside look at an island on the rise.

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Afterpay lets you buy now and pay later. Square just bought it for $29 billion

Jack Dorsey's Square is spending $29 billion on an Australian buy now, pay later firm — a massive purchase that will help his company build out its global payments empire.

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SEC temporarily halts approvals of new Chinese IPOs after Didi debacle

The Securities and Exchange Commission has told its staff to ask for more disclosures from Chinese companies seeking to go public in the United States before it will approve any plans for them to sell shares.

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Here's everything you can't get right now

Tacos, coffee, cars, jet fuel. computer chips, Nike shoes and school supplies: What do they all have in common? They're all (nearly) impossible to find — or getting there.

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Here's why you're waiting months for that couch you ordered

Get ready to wait months, maybe even into 2022, for that new sofa to arrive at your doorstep.

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