Influential keyboardist and electronic music pioneer dies following short battle with cancer

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China now has a capsule potentially capable of returning from the Moon.

Recent deaths have stood out, but scientists say they must be interpreted with caution

Amid the steady stream of stories on the lives lost to coronavirus are cases that stand out as remarkable. In the past month, at least two pairs of twins have died in Britain and two pairs of brothers, all within hours or days of each other. But do the deaths point to genetic factors that make some more likely than others to succumb to the disease?

Most scientists believe that genes play a role in how people respond to infections. A person’s genetic makeup may influence the receptors that the coronavirus uses to invade human cells. How resilient the person is to the infection, their general health, and how the immune system reacts will also have some genetic component.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford dropped by his cottage last month, days after asking the province’s residents to stay away from theirs. His office says Ford "drove alone" and was there for less than an hour to check on construction.

The agreement would be the latest effort to cultivate allies around NASA’s plan to put humans and space stations on the moon within the next decade, and comes as the civilian space agency plays a growing role in implementing American foreign policy.

Astronauts had to stay locked away on their own for longer than usual, with no visits from loved ones

'We can tell you that the Earth still looks just as stunning as always from up here, so it's difficult to believe all the changes that have taken place since both of us have been up here,' one astronaut had said before coming back home

'This is the first time we've ever looked inside a comet from outside our solar system, and it is dramatically different from most other comets we've seen before'

JK Rowling's character Salazar Slytherin was partly known for his ability to talk to snakes

'Nothing like waking up to a fake article on your death,' tweets Elisa Granato

The social media site says it has removed over 4.5 million reblogs in an attempt to rid the site of hateful content on the platform.

Chinese space agency hopes capsule can one day carry six astronauts into space

President Trump wants businesses to start reopening after the coronavirus forced shutdowns. Here's what the White House task force recommends for states.

Tomorrow marks 75 since the nation celebrated VE day - the end of fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe.

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The team behind The Artist will have spent the first day of the rest of their lives conforming to the grandest, and most lucrative, of Hollywood traditions.

Shares of Cipla inched up on heavy volumes on Friday, after the company’s first quarter earnings beat the consensus estimate.

Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), for people who lost income due to COVID-19, provides $2,000 a month for up to four months.

Fans celebrated their friendship too soon

Sources say the couple have gone their separate ways

Workaround tricked Steam to get past Denuvo's DRM protection.

Jonathan Majors plays Atticus Black, who takes a road trip to find his missing father.

Get yer glass on with this great version of the board game hit.

VFX supervisor Marshall Krasser on the challenge of keeping it real—but not too real.

Gervais signed a new contract which will see him making new scripted shows as well as stand-up comedy specials.

We officially kick off the 2020 fantasy campaign with our first mock draft. Who went first?

Philip Rivers already has his next job set up, though he won't start coaching the St. Michael Catholic High School football team in Alabama until he retires as an NFL quarterback.

Despite being named a Pro Bowler each of the past three seasons, right guard Larry Warford was cut by the Saints on Friday.

Team owners have long discussed shortening the draft from its usual 40 rounds, and it was expected to be a point of discussion heading into the winter 2021 expiration of the labor agreement between the league and players' union.

Larger retailers like Heinz and Loblaw signing up with Shopify

'It has become too difficult to make the 12-acre project financially viable'

President Trump wants businesses to start reopening after the coronavirus forced shutdowns. Here's what the White House task force recommends for states.

A personal support worker (PSW) who died Wednesday after contracting COVID-19 was not provided proper personal protective equipment at his workplace, his family alleges.

After a decade of marriage, one Hollywood couple has decided to call it quits. E! News can confirm Grey's Anatomy star Caterina Scorsone and her husband Rob Giles have decided to go...

This Friday, May 8 would've marked Ahmaud Arbery's 26th birthday. And though he's no longer with them, the Arbery family is finding comfort in the fact that Georgia state...

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Tracy Brabin has said she will have to change her phone number after it was inadvertently shown on screen while she was being interviewd on ITV's This Morning.

The PM's spokesman confirmed Boris Johnson has tested negative for Covid-19 Coronavirus: the symptoms Follow our live coronavirus updates here

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Legal action has been formally launched against Priti Patel following allegations of bullying from a top civil servant.

"You can select a regional test site drive-through appointment or home test kit.

A row has broken out over Boris Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings attending meetings of the senior scientists advising the Government on the coronavirus outbreak.

Securing more personal protective equipment was top of the agenda for the Prime Minister as he returned to work, his official spokesman said.