New York: As angry protests against police brutality rage across America, sparking racial unrest eerily similar to the 1960s, Facebook employees funnelled into Twitter their rage against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s …
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Houston: US Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared state of disaster following violent protests in cities throughout the state over the death of George Floyd. The move allows Abbott to designate federal …
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Washington: While addressing the breifing in the White House Rose Garden, US President Donald Trump said the US will be terminating relationship with the WOrld Health Organisation (WHO) right away. In …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated that COVID-19 vaccines must be recognised as public goods for the whole world, and that all countries must contribute. “We can’t prevent pathogens, …
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Agra: The Uttar Pradesh government has shunted the SN Medical College principal and the Chief Medical Superintendent of the hospital after a chorus of protests and complaints of mismanagement and lack …
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New Delhi: Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures. Hence, this year’s Buddha Purnima celebration has gone virtual keeping in mind the need to maintain social distancing where prayers will be virtually uttered. …
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Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh): A 14-year-old boy, Saumya Agarwal, was given charge of a police outpost in Mihipurwa locality in Bahraich on Saturday. Saumya had been trying to enforce lockdown in his …
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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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Geneva: There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis, protects people against infection with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. …
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Rome: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 19,468 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 152,271, according to the latest data released by …
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