More than 6.2 million cases of COVID-19 Has been reported around the world and at least 375,000 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. If you just join us, here are the latest headlines: May increase in Brazil: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country increased fivefold in May, according to its health ministry. In the last …
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More than 6.2 million cases of COVID-19 Has been reported around the world and at least 375,000 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. If you just join us, here are the latest headlines: May increase in Brazil: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country increased fivefold in May, according to its health ministry. In the last …
Read More »The Kamakhya Temple of Assam will remain closed until June 30 amid a pandemic
The Kamakhya Temple in the Nilachal Hills of Guwahati will remain closed until June 30. Guwahati The famous Kamakhya temple in the Nilachal hills of Guwahati will remain closed until June 30, the temple administration said. However, the center and the Assam government allowed houses of worship to reopen starting June 8 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The temple administration committee …
Read More »Yim Tin Tsai: the abandoned island of Hong Kong
Hong Kong (CNN) – While many visitors to Hong Kong Get to know the main island of Hong Kong, home to many of the financial capital’s skyscrapers, the city is actually an archipelago. Several of the Hong Kong islands, such as Lantau, Lamma and Cheung Chau, are residential and easily accessible by commuter ferry. But others are a little more …
Read More »Center withdraws order to drop more than 1,000 products from paramilitary kitchens
Paramilitary kitchens record around Rs 2.8 billion rupees in annual sales. New Delhi: An order to ban more than 1,000 imported products in paramilitary kitchens across the country was withdrawn Monday for a new “Made in India” push, as several items on the list were found to be Indian. Imported products had been removed from the list after the government …
Read More »Boris Johnson’s Brexit nightmare returns at the worst possible time
This is where things are: The UK formally left the EU on January 31. Since then, it has been in a transition period in which it still obeys EU rules in exchange for regular business in key areas, especially trade. The main objective of the transition period was to create a space where both parties could safely negotiate their future …
Read More »Trump is making the United States more like China (opinion)
My job as a reporter in China included trying to ask questions in government press conferences where the authorities constantly sold lies and half truths. If someone had told me that two decades later, White House press meetings would also be like this, I would have accused them of selling dystopian science fiction. But here we are. My PTSD report …
Read More »In A First, the Supreme Court runs out of papers while judges use laptops
Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud said the paperless hearing is a step toward modern courts. New Delhi: For the first time in their history, the three justices on a Supreme Court bench used laptop computers to review cases rather than bulky files. Judge DY Chandrachud, Judge Hemant Gupta and Judge Ajay Rastogi conducted the paperless hearings using laptops via videoconferencing. …
Read More »Twitter May Need To Increase Fact Check Staff Due To Trump Dispute
Twitter’s dispute with President Trump may end up costing the social media company, Wall Street analysts say. By moving on to the president’s flag tweets and fact checks, the company led by Jack Dorsey is opening up to intense scrutiny of its practices in ways that could compel it to expand the 1,500-member content moderation team that controls its platform. …
Read More »Social distancing and masks reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19, according to a major review
The “most comprehensive study to date” found that physical distance and perhaps wearing a mask were the two best ways to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus. The new study, published in the Lancet medical journal on Monday, found that people should stay at least three feet away and longer if possible. The review of several published studies, paid for …
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