Brazil – HIV patient ‘first in remission’ to be cured by drugs alone A HIV-positive man in remission may be the first patient effectively cured of the illness without needing a bone marrow transplant, researchers said Tuesday in a potential breakthrough. HIV affects tens of millions of people globally and while the disease is no…
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Covid is airborne. What does it mean? WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains
Covid is airborne. What does it mean? WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains Ever since a group of over 230 scientists from 32 countries across the world claimed they have evidence to suggest that Covid-19 is airborne, and urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to update its guidelines, there have been growing concerns among…
WHO launches review of Covid-19 pandemic response after Trump criticism
WHO launches review of Covid-19 pandemic response after Trump criticism The World Health Organization named leaders of an independent panel to review its response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has been criticized by the US. Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, were selected as co-chairs,…
8 states account for 90% active Covid-19 cases, 86% deaths in 6 states – Govt
8 states account for 90% active Covid-19 cases, 86% deaths in 6 states – Govt Eight states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka and Telangana, account for around 90 per cent of the active Covid-19 cases in the country and 80 per cent of the active cases have been reported from 49 districts, the Group…
TikTok distances itself from China in response to India’s 59 app ban
TikTok distances itself from China in response to India’s 59 app ban Social media app TikTok distanced itself from Beijing after India banned 59 Chinese apps in the country, according to a correspondence seen by Reuters. In a letter to the Indian government dated June 28th and seen by Reuters on Friday, TikTok Chief Executive…
China’s response to India’s emphatic win at UNSC lukewarm
China’s response to India’s emphatic win at UNSC lukewarm By PTI BEIJING: China on Friday gave a lukewarm response to India’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, saying as a permanent member, it would like to enhance cooperation with all the newly-elected members of the top organ of the UN. Asked for his…
PM Modi on India-China standoff – Nobody has breached our border, no Indian post in enemy hands
PM Modi on India-China standoff – Nobody has breached our border, no Indian post in enemy hands Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unequivocally said that Indian borders were not breached by anyone nor any Indian post was captured. He was speaking after all-party meeting called to discuss India-China standoff in Galwan valley in Ladakh….
India set for comfortable victory in UNSC elections
India set for comfortable victory in UNSC elections United Nations: India is expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections on Wednesday that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term. The 193-member UN General Assembly will hold elections for President of the 75th…
United Nations Security Council elections – India wins again as a non-permanent member to the UNSC
United Nations Security Council elections – India wins again as a non-permanent member to the UNSC India’s victory was certain as it was the only candidate seeking the only seat from the Asia-Pacific category. (Courtesy: REUTERS/ File photo)Registering a comfortable victory, India got elected as a non-permanent member of the 15 member United Nations Security…
49 million more people may fall into extreme poverty due to COVID-19 – UN chief Antonio Guterres
49 million more people may fall into extreme poverty due to COVID-19 – UN chief Antonio Guterres By PTI UNITED NATIONS: Nearly 49 million more people are likely to fall into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and every percentage point drop in the global GDP would mean hundreds of thousands of…
India has highest number of serious Covid-19 cases after United States – Report
India has highest number of serious Covid-19 cases after United States – Report India may be the fifth worst-affected country by the coronavirus disease, it has the highest the number of serious Covid-19 patients after United States. According to data analysis by Hindustan Times’ Hindi language publication Hindustan, the US has 16,923 patients in serious…
As US Limps Back to Work, These Seven Jobs are Making the Biggest Return Post Lockdown
As US Limps Back to Work, These Seven Jobs are Making the Biggest Return Post Lockdown New York: As the US reopens in phases, more and more jobs are being added back to the economy. Unemployment officially fell to 13.3% in May as employers added 2.5 million jobs, the best month for job growth since the…
Take COVID-19 situation seriously and come up with uniform national legislation – Pak SC to govt
Take COVID-19 situation seriously and come up with uniform national legislation – Pak SC to govt By PTI ISLAMABAD: With two judges of the Pakistan Supreme Court testing positive for the coronavirus, the apex court has asked the government to take the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country seriously and come up with uniform national…
Pakistan’s Covid-19 App Becomes Laughing Stock as it Fails at Contact Tracing, Privacy
Pakistan’s Covid-19 App Becomes Laughing Stock as it Fails at Contact Tracing, Privacy While India’s Covid-19 contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu, has faced plenty of flak for being detrimental towards user privacy, a new investigation by French ethical hacker Robert Baptiste has revealed that the Covid-19 contact tracing app offered by the Pakistani government, named…
Cristiano Ronaldo Beats Lionel Messi to Become First Football Player to Earn $1 Billion During Career
Cristiano Ronaldo Beats Lionel Messi to Become First Football Player to Earn $1 Billion During Career Legendary striker Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first footballer on the planet to earn a whopping amount of $1 billion during his illustrious football career. Ronaldo beat his long-time rival and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi to reach the landmark. He…
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