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Vietnam PM says risk of widespread COVID-19 infection 'very high'

HANOI, August 7 (Reuters): The risk of COVID-19 spreading widely in Vietnam is "very high", its prime minister said on Friday, after a new outbreak in the central city of Danang late last month e

World / 7th August 2020
'They killed us twice': finding loved ones at last among Syria's tortured dead

AMMAN/IDLIB/BERLIN, August 7 (Reuters): Some families say it is better to know and mourn. Others say finally learning what happened is worse than dying themselves. Hundreds of victims of Syria's tor

World / 7th August 2020
Press enter for 'Dastan-e-Haroun'

BY SUKANT DEEPAK New Delhi, August 7 (IANS) Even as the film 'Peepli Live', India's official entry for the 83rd Acadmey Awards Best Foreign Film category completes a decade this month, its

Featured News / 7th August 2020
Blood test may point to patients at higher risk for Covid-19 death

Washington, August 7 (IANS) Five biomarkers, medical indicators found in the blood, associated with higher odds of clinical deterioration and death in Covid-19 patients, say researchers. The study, published

Health / 7th August 2020
Scientists use Earth as proxy for detecting signs of life on exoplanets

Washington, August 7 (IANS) As scientists search for signs of life on planets outside our solar system, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth's own brand of sunscreen, ozon

Science & Technology / 7th August 2020
Malaysia's former finance minister charged with corruption

KUALA LUMPUR, August 7 (Reuters): Malaysia on Friday charged former finance minister and senior opposition leader Lim Guan Eng with corruption for seeking a bribe on a $1.5 billion infrastructure project.

World / 7th August 2020
'Unlikely that Covid-19 will majorly impact India's population projections'

BY SIDDHI JAIN New Delhi, August 7 (IANSlife) As the world at large continues to lose people to the rising Covid-19 toll, the impact of the pandemic are exacerbated for women and girls. Restrictive soc

Featured News / 7th August 2020
6th National Handloom Day: A digital campaign in support for Indian textiles

New Delhi, August 7 (IANSlife) Slow fashion coupled with the resounding 'Made in India' sentiment continues to garner the support of the fashion conscious in the country, be it organisations, designers

Life & Style / 7th August 2020
New education policy is foundation of New India: PM

New Delhi, August 7 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new National Education Policy (NEP) focusses on 'how to think', while the education system till now in the country emphasised o

India / 7th August 2020
Trump preps bans on WeChat, TikTok, stoking tension with Beijing

WASHINGTON, August 7 (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with the Chinese owners of messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok, escalating a high-stakes

World / 7th August 2020
Serum to produce up to 100 mn Covid vaccine doses for India, others

New Delhi, August 7 (PTI): Serum Institute of India on Friday said it has entered into a new partnership with international vaccine alliance Gavi and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate manufactur

Health / 7th August 2020
Not "Thigh-land": Thais amused at Trump's slip

BANGKOK, August 7 (Reuters): Citizens of Thailand were surprised and bemused on Friday to discover their country's name had become a social media meme after U.S. President Donald Trump mispronounced it

World / 7th August 2020
15 dead, over 60 missing in Kerala landslide

Thiruvananthapuram, August 7 (IANS) Heavy rain followed by a landslide at Rajamalai in Idukki district on Thursday night has left atleast 15 persons dead, including a child, and more than 60 others are reported

India / 7th August 2020
Caste virus more infectious than Coronavirus: Cisco a case in point

Dr John Mohan Razu It is a fact and a reality that cannot be denied that caste is the base social structure, operational principle, and functional credo of the Indian society. Caste manifests in all aspects

Public Space / 7th August 2020
Inter sign Sanchez from Man Utd on permanent deal

Reuters Serie A club Inter Milan have signed forward Alexis Sanchez on a permanent three-year deal from Manchester United, both clubs confirmed on Thursday. British media reported that United had cut thei

Sports / 7th August 2020
City defender Garcia rejects contract offer amid Barca links

MANCHESTER, August 7 (Reuters): Manchester City's 19-year-old Spanish defender Eric Garcia, a reported Barcelona transfer target, has turned down a new deal with the Premier League club, manager Pep Guardio

Sports / 7th August 2020
Hamilton puts new deal on hold as Mercedes confirm Bottas

SILVERSTONE, August 7 (Reuters): Six-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he felt uncomfortable negotiating a lucrative contract extension with Mercedes during the COVID-19 pandemic as the

Sports / 7th August 2020
Badminton: India's elite players return to training after four months

NEW DELHI, August 7 (Reuters): India's elite badminton players, including women's world champion Pusarla Sindhu, returned to training on Friday after a four month hiatus due to the COVID-19 crisis. T

Sports / 7th August 2020
'No way we can rebuild': Lebanese count huge losses after Beirut blast

BEIRUT, August 7 (Reuters): Beirut residents began trying to rebuild their shattered lives on Friday after the biggest blast in the Lebanese capital's history tore into the city, killing at least 154 a

World / 7th August 2020
The Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) & its application for sustainability in agriculture

Dr Hannah Krujia ACTO Agronomy, KVK Phek The Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) is the local knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society where its knowledge passes from generation to gene

Public Space / 7th August 2020