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COVID-19: Most International Students Return To Singapore For New Semester
Most of the international students, including those from India, studying in different universities in Singapore have returned to attend the new semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the country on Thursday reported the lowest number of 18 new infections...
Uganda Reverses Forest Destruction By Inviting In ... Loggers
For decades, farmers hungry for land and families needing firewood whittled away at Uganda's forests, home to endangered gorillas, elephants and chimpanzees.
Unemployment Issue Not Political, But Humanitarian: Priyanka
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Thursday that the problem of unemployment was not a political issue, but a humanitarian one and promised to extend all possible help in the matter. Holding a video conference with around 50 youths, who hail...
BioNTech CEO Expects Experimental Covid-19 Vaccine Can Be Fridge-stored For Two Weeks
He added that a good vaccine should have an efficacy of at least 70% to 75% for it to quell the pandemic and that was also the yardstick that BioNTech had set itself.
ICC Rankings: Virat Maintains Pole Position In ODI Chart, Bairstow Enters Top-10
India captain Virat Kohli maintained the top rank in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen while Englishman Jonny Bairstow broke into the top-10 following a string of good performances against Australia in the just concluded white ball series. Kohli (871 poi...
HCL Tech Share Price More Than Doubles Since March After Tie-up with Google Cloud
HCL, in a press release, said, “Actian Avalanche is a high-performance hybrid cloud data warehouse designed to power an enterprise’s most demanding operational analytics workloads.”
Exclusive: OPEC+ Panel Warns Of Virus Impact, Sees Signs Of Decline In Oil Overhang
An OPEC+ technical panel warned that a rise in coronavirus cases in some countries may curb oil demand despite signs of economic recovery and initial indications of a decline in oil stocks, according to an internal document seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Trump Identifies India, 20 Other Nations As Major Drug Transit Or Major Illicit Drug-producing Countries
US President Donald Trump has identified India along with 20 other nations as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries and asserted that his administration is taking the fight to criminal organisations engaged in narcotics substances and the...
Fan Asks Sonu Sood for BJP Party Ticket, Actor Says He can Only Arrange Bus, Train and Flight Tickets
A netizen requested Sonu Sood for a BJP party ticket for the Bihar assembly elections, the actor declined the request with humour.
Biden Warns UK On Brexit: No Trade Deal Unless You Respect N.Irish Peace Deal
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there would be no U.S. trade deal.
Chinese Viewers Find Disney's New 'Mulan' To Be Tired Take
The remake of Mulan struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and removed a dragon sidekick popular in the animated original to cater to Chinese tastes.
SCTIMST, TYNOR Ink Pact For Joint R&D In Orthotics And Rehabilitation Devices
: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) here has signed an MoU with Tynor Orthotics Private Limitedto set up an Orthotics and Rehabilitation R&D vertical to promote indigenous device development in thissector. The M...
Why Do Migrants Still Head to the United Kingdom?
The EU's so-called Dublin Regulation stipulates migrants must apply for asylum in the European country where they first arrive — more often than not Italy, Greece and Spain — and will be sent back to that nation if found in another member state.
Australia To Amend Law Making Facebook, Google Pay For News
The author of proposed Australian laws to make Facebook and Google pay for journalism said Thursday his draft legislation will be altered to allay some of the digital giants concerns, but remain fundamentally unchanged.
Realme 7 Sale Today in India via Flipkart, Realme.com: Price, Specifications and More
The Realme 7 series comes at a starting price of Rs 14,999 and offers a 90Hz refresh rate display, quad cameras, and 30W fast charging.
Uganda Says 219 Prisoners Escape, Some With Guns And Ammunition
Prisoners in a Ugandan jail overpowered their guards and 219 of them escaped with at least 15 guns, but two were killed after security forces launched an operation to recapture them, a military spokeswoman said on Thursday.