San Francisco: In a bid to address the digital divide in COVID-19 times, Facebook has partnered the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) and NetHope, a global consortium of nearly 60 …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the number of cyber attacks against it was now more than five times of that directed at the UN body in the same …
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Bucharest: Romania’s athletes must take tests for COVID-19 before returning to training or competition, the country’s Minister of Youth and Sports Ionut Stroe has said. “Any kind of training or competition …
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Geneva: All available evidence to date suggests that the novel coronavirus has a natural animal origin and was not a manipulated or constructed virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “Many …
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Berlin: After around five weeks of shutdown due to the coronavirus crisis, Germany’s largest car manufacturer Volkswagen restarted production in two of its plants. Volkswagen’s vehicle plant in Zwickau, Saxony would …
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New Delhi: From bringing estranged couples together to encouraging stars to become corona warriors, the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown period is changing reality for many celebrities, and they are embracing …
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Mumbai: Three-time National Award-winning actor Naseeruddin Shah is utilising a substantial part of his lockdown hours catching up on the plays of William Shakespeare. “I am one of those people who …
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Mumbai: Shriya Pilgaonkar, daughter of talented actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar, feels her way of getting launched in mainstream cinema as an actress was quite different from most star kids. “Compared …
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New York: Sunlight kills COVID-19 while warmer temperatures and humid weather significantly damage the virus, measured in terms of the virus’ half life or the time it takes to cut its …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump while addressing the daily White House coronavirus briefing said “we are very close to a vaccine”, after noting vaccine trials taking place in the US, Germany, …
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