5 lakh kits land; to be used for surveillance, not diagnosis
NEW DELHI: The much-awaited consignment of five lakh rapid antibody diagnostic kits from China has finally arrived in India but…
Bought air tickets during lockdown? Full refund likely
NEW DELHI: The government provided some relief to air travellers on Thursday when it "advised" airlines to give full refunds…
Covid-19: Only 1 in every 24 samples +ve, govt says
NEW DELHI: Only one in every 24 samples tested for Covid-19 in India is positive, the government and Indian Council…
Five Yale-affiliated New Americans win Soros Fellowships for graduate study
As an 8-year-old newly arrived immigrant from Seoul, South Korea, Eric Hoyeon Song didn’t speak English when he first went…
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Roasted Cauliflower Pasta
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Protests erupt after deaths at U.S. factories in Mexican border town
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Protests have erupted outside factories in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez in recent…
U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked…
Key U.S. Congressman provides remote voting proposal amidst coronavirus relief haggling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow…
Wall Street rises as Amazon and Netflix hit record highs
FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak…
Top U.S. Senate Republican decries lack of progress on small business aid
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after a meeting to wrap up work…
U.S. CDC reports 632,548 coronavirus cases, 27,012 deaths
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker is seen at the emergency center at Maimonides Medical Center during the outbreak of the…
U.S. states extend coronavirus shutdown; Trump to announce plan for return
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven Northeastern states on Thursday extended a shutdown until May 15 to contain the coronavirus pandemic,…
World stocks seesaw, yields fall on dire financial outlook
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets seesawed while bond yields retreated on Thursday as dire U.S. jobless data underscored…
As economic pain deepens, protesters pushing back on U.S. stay-at-home orders
DETROIT (Reuters) - As sweeping stay-at-home orders in 42 U.S. states to combat the coronavirus have shuttered businesses, disrupted lives…
New york city coronavirus hospitalizations fall, New Jersey introduces nursing home probe
(Reuters) - The number of people hospitalized for the novel coronavirus and related deaths in New York fell to their…
Coronavirus | Seafarers may return in three phases
Family members of stranded Goan seafarers protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence in Panaji on April 15, 2020. | Photo…
All citizens of Indore set to be evaluated for Influenza-Like Health problem and Serious Severe Respiratory Disease
As Indore grapples with a high fatality rate from COVID-19, the city administration is surveying all residents for Influenza-Like Illness…
Coronavirus | Non-COVID-19 patients suffer as Mumbai runs out of beds in ICUs
A 42-year-old Unani practitioner from Mumbai’s Govandi area with severe breathlessness, diarrhoea and failing kidney function had to wait nearly…
India pegs casualty rate at 3.3%
India registered over 800 COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday, with the tally touching 12,759 cases and 420 deaths. These include…
Coronavirus | U.K. extends lockdown measures for at least 3 more weeks
Britain extended its nationwide lockdown for at least another 3 weeks on Thursday, as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons…
Army unique trains to fulfill operational needs on northern, eastern borders
To meet the operational requirements on the northern and eastern borders during the lockdown period, the Army has decided to…
COVID-19: The length of time is this likely to last?
As more and more countries are on lockdown due to COVID-19, and an increasing number of people are living in…
Atherosclerosis quickly establishes between ages 40 to 50, research shows
A study has found that fatty plaques in the arteries that supply the heart, brain, and legs with blood rapidly…
Managing clients with endocrine dysfunction during COVID-19
A group of endocrinologists has recently published a series of recommendations for people with diabetes, and other hormone disorders, during…
New study pinpoints loss of smell and taste as COVID-19 symptoms
A new study looking at the data of people who tested positive for COVID-19 backs up recent claims that the…
‘Smart toilet’ recognizes users and checks for signs of illness
A team at Stanford Medicine has developed gadgets that can be fitted in an ordinary toilet to screen urine and…
Trudeau considers request to send Armed Forces to Quebec’s long-term care homes | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering a request from the Quebec government to send members of the Canadian…
Britain extends coronavirus lockdown at least 3 more weeks | CBC News
Britain will extend its coronavirus lockdown for at least three more weeks as a relaxation of the measures would damage…
‘We have a whole globe to protect’: Pandemic vaccine research speeds up | CBC News
Scientists racing to develop a pandemic vaccine face a daunting goal and record progress.A technician tests samples at a vaccine…
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Trudeau to announce more aid for business and discuss wage boost, re-opening of economy with premiers | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more measures to help Canadian businesses get through the COVID-19 crisis, including expanded loan…
Cautions one third of wineries could go under
Posted April 17, 2020 04:00:38 A third of Australian wineries could go to the wall in the aftermath of the…
I need a holiday. When can I take one?
Posted April 17, 2020 03:03:51 Travel is one of the backbones of Australian life — whether you routinely hit the…
Coronavirus upgrade: 22 million jobless in United States as financial experts concern grim forecast
Updated April 17, 2020 04:21:51 The coronavirus pandemic forces more than 20 million Americans to seek unemployment benefits, while tentative…
Nearly 400 starving Rohingya refugees rescued by Bangladesh coast guard
Posted April 17, 2020 02:28:34 Bangladesh's coast guard has rescued 396 starving Rohingya refugees who had been drifting at sea…
Coronavirus alert for assisted living home in Tasmanian break out zone
Updated April 16, 2020 23:23:12 A Tasmanian healthcare worker who has tested positive for coronavirus has also worked shifts in…
Virgin Australia, Qantas to fly domestic routes with Government assistance
Updated April 17, 2020 00:40:51 Virgin and Qantas will get Federal Government support to keep flying domestic routes as the…
Create, Learn, and Relax with the Stylish Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite features an S Pen with refreshed design for note taking and creating, and an immersive…
iPhone SE specs vs. Pixel 3A, Galaxy S10E and Galaxy A51: Battle of the spending plan phones
Apple on Wednesday announced its latest iPhone SE for 2020, a budget phone that serves as a sequel to its…
Minecraft with RTX beta begins April 16
So much light. Nvidia Ray tracing is a new graphics technology that's all the rage in video games. On Thursday,…
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Whose wicket did Sachin Tendulkar take most regularly in international cricket?
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Match Preview Australia vs West Indies, 1996 World Cup, 2nd SF 2020 | ESPNcricinfo.com
For our latest #RetroLive match, we rewind to March 1996, and a classic World Cup semi-final between Australia and West…
Just how good has Andre Russell been in the IPL in recent years? | ESPNcricinfo.com
In this article in our series where we use Smart Stats to analyse various aspects of cricket, we focus on…
Lungi Ngidi rates himself six out of ten post-comeback | ESPNcricinfo.com
Lungi Ngidi, South Africa's highest white-ball wicket-taker in 2020 so far, has given himself a six out of 10 for…
‘Who’s going to deliver my son’s birthday gift?’ | ESPNcricinfo.com
This week, Downtime Diaries, our series where cricketers let us look into their lives and routines in the wake of…
‘It would be a strange feeling’ -door T20 World Cup | ESPNcricinfo.com
Alex Carey remains hopeful that the T20 World Cup can take place in Australia later this year, even if it…
Cancel Test Champion cycle & ODI league, revisit FTP: Members tell ICC
MUMBAI: Leading member boards of the International Cricket Council (ICC) – with the BCCI, the England & Wales Cricket Board…
‘India’s Covid-19 testing ratio not low’: ICMR after Rahul criticism; nearly 13,000 cases as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh cross 1k mark
NEW DELHI: As coronavirus cases in India touched nearly 13,000, the Centre on Thursday defended its testing strategy in the…