Masks and COVID-19: When, how and why you would wear them | CBC News
A closer look at what public health officials and the research say about who should wear a mask, how to…
Apple releases iOS 13.5 with COVID-19 specific features
Apple has released iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 with features relevant to our post-COVID-19 world. Chief among these is a…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on why hardware is ‘difficult’ for Google, dealing with arch-rival Apple and more
1 / 11Google CEO Sundar Pichai on why hardware is 'hard' for Google, working with arch-rival Apple and moreThe last…
The Computing Revolution
An illustrated Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer, talks about big-picture developments and trends on the horizon as part of…
The least expensive Wi-Fi 6 router couples a shocking rate with a groovy design
Home News With working from home made compulsory for many of due to the ongoing pandemic, a decent hard-edge router…
Samsung Galaxy Book S with Intel Lakefield dripped by … Samsung
Home News (Image credit: Future) The Samsung Galaxy Book S with the Intel Lakefield CPU appears to finally be on…
Sony Xperia 1 II goes on pre-order in the United States and Europe
The Sony Xperia 1 II is now up on pre-order in the US through B&H and in the Netherlands through…
IRCTC starts booking for 200 special trains: All you need to know
NEW DELHI: The Railways on Wednesday issued a list of 100 pairs of trains that it will operate from June…
Trump threatens funds for states easing voting in pandemic
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to hold up federal funds for two election battleground states that are trying…
Tokyo Olympics would be cancelled if not held in 2021: IOC chief Thomas Bach
International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach says the Tokyo Games would have to be scrapped if the event cannot…
IPL possible after rains: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri
TOI TimesPointsHOW TO EARNMY ACTIVITYFAQsDAILY CHECK-INS: 0/5 completedLifetime0Expired0Redeemed0* TimesPoints expire in 1 year from the day of creditRahul Johri. (TOI…
Cyclone Amphan: More than 6 hours of storm fury leaves locked-in Kolkatans shaken and stirred
KOLKATA: Bang in the middle of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, Kolkata was left battered and bruised when Cyclone Amphan…
World sees highest day-to-day boost in infection cases
Image copyright AFP Image caption More than 326,000 people are known to have died with coronavirus The head of the…
Cyclone Amphan batters India and Bangladesh
Parts of India and Bangladesh have been battered by Cyclone Amphan. Nearly three million people were evacuated - most of…
Italian female wins EUR1m Picasso painting in raffle
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Raffle organiser Peri Cochin with Picasso's 1921 oil painting Nature Morte An Italian woman has…
VW pulls Instagram ads after racism row
Image copyright VW German car giant Volkswagen has withdrawn a series of social media adverts and apologised after a racism…
S Africa Covid deaths ‘to skyrocket’ in coming months
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Miners are among the key workers who have been allowed to carry on At least…
Less Organs For Transplant As Stay-At-Home Rules Decrease Traffic Deaths: Shots
Freeways in Oakland, as in much of California, saw much lighter traffic — and fewer fatal traffic collisions — in…
3 children in Colorado suspected of contracting rare inflammatory disease believed to be tied to coronavirus
Colorado public health officials on Wednesday announced three possible cases of a rare new syndrome in children that is believed…
City of Stone Close Location Near Eben G. Fine Park
Disregard for physical distancing requirements force closure Due to public health and safety concerns, and in an effort to prevent…
The Flimsy Veneer of Gigantic Advertisements
Times Square wouldn’t be Times Square without all the flashy billboards and blinking signage, but if you’re the type who’d…
Why Creating a Covid-19 Vaccine Is Taking So Long
The race is on for a Covid-19 vaccine, but the pace is less hare and more tortoise. And necessarily so:…
Let’s Reconstruct the Broken Meat Industry– Without Animals
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the underlying flaws in many of America’s most iconic industries. In times of stability and…
Western Sydney woman alleged fatally stabbed by husband in suspected domestic violence attack
A woman has allegedly been murdered by her husband in Sydney's north-west amid fears domestic violence rates are on the…
All NT’s coronavirus clients have actually recovered, however the Chief Minister says ‘battle’ is not over
There are now officially zero confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Northern Territory after the last cases recovered. Key points:The…
Federal government’s COVID Commission manufacturing plan calls for big public gas subsidies
State bans on coal seam gas development would be scrapped and the Federal Government would underwrite gas prices and massively…
Coronavirus Australia live news: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 5 million, Latin America the rising hot spot
The mayor of the largest city in the Amazon rainforest said the coronavirus pandemic is killing indigenous people and warned…
NSW coronavirus border restrictions war between Premier Gladys Berejiklian and WA’s Mark McGowan intensifies
The border war between the NSW Premier and her WA counterpart has intensified, after Gladys Berejiklian accused Mark McGowan of…
Genome testing has changed Karla De Lautour’s life and helped scientists understand her autoimmune condition
Meet Karla De Lautour today and you'll find a lively seven-year-old who enthusiastically takes to her bike, or seizes any…
Here’s How The majority of Americans Really Feel About Wearing Face Masks
Most Americans consider wearing a mask near others a sign of respect and a matter of public health, a new…
Brazil coronavirus break out worsens as country could quickly be No. 2 in cases
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have…
Mastercard to allow staff to work from home until COVID-19 vaccine hits market: executive
(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available…
Michigan flooding forces thousands to leave, threatens chemical plant
MIDLAND, Mich. (Reuters) - Rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of the central Michigan town of Midland…
Cyclone kills 14 in India, Bangladesh leaving trail of destruction
KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) - A powerful cyclone pounded eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and destroying…
Ford shuts 2 U.S. assembly plants due to COVID-19 infections
FILE PHOTO: A Ford Motor assembly worker works on a 2018 Ford F150 pick-up truck at Ford's Dearborn Truck Plant…
Worldwide coronavirus cases go beyond 5 million, infections increasing in South America
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in…
New York City’s low-income, minority areas hit hardest by COVID-19, Cuomo says
FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a daily briefing at North Shore University Hospital, during the outbreak…
Top HIV scientist says he would not count on a vaccine for coronavirus soon
(Reuters) - A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID-19…
Working safely: On offices throughout the pandemic
Opening up economic production from a lockdown, even partially, when the COVID-19 pandemic has not peaked in the country poses…
A hole in the entire: On health sector troubles
Mathematically, the whole is equal to the sum of its parts, neither more nor less. But the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Reserving for 200 unique trains starts at 10 a.m. on May 21
In a relief for passengers, the Railways will begin accepting booking for 200 time-tabled trains that will be run from…
Coronavirus | India says its recovery rate is 40% while recording new daily high in number of cases
After a gap of nine days, the Union Health Ministry held its daily press briefing on COVID-19 on May 20,…
India has to come to terms with inequality: Thomas Piketty
The seminal work of Thomas Piketty, Professor of Economics at Paris-based School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences and…
Coronavirus | Vaccine will be for global public good, says U.S. health expert
If the United States is the first to develop an effective vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19), it has to quickly…
Coronavirus | Only 2,132 availed or being treated for COVID-19 under Ayushman Bharat scheme
Only 2,132 people have availed or are now undergoing treatment for COVID-19 under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana…
MHA excuses board examinations from lockdown steps
Long hiatus: Students were in the middle of the Board exams when the lockdown was imposed. Students and teachers will…
Cyclone Amphan batters West Bengal, Odisha
Three persons were killed as super cyclonic storm Amphan made landfall near Sagar Islands in South 24 Parganas district of…
Covid-19: New high of 5,376 cases in a day across country
Representative imageNEW DELHI: India recorded its biggest single-day jump in Covid-19 cases so far, breaching the 5,000-mark for the third…
US slams China’s ‘disturbing behaviour’ at India border
Image credit: Twitter/@ITBP_officialNEW DELHI: In a sharp criticism of China over border tensions with India, the US on Wednesday described…
Online booking for 200 special trains from 10am today, large chunk connecting UP & Bihar
NEW DELHI: From 10am on Thursday, the railways will start online booking of tickets for 200 trains (100 pairs) which…