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Moody's closing its consulting business in China, laying off staff
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The US-headquartered credit rating firm, Moody's Corp is shutting it's China consulting business and is laying off its staff.
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China's secrecy led to fatal consequences in COVID-19 pandemic: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
China's secrecy has led to fatal consequences in the COVID-19 pandemic. 6 million people died by official count, and the cover-up is immense and still in place.
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Beijing's most populous district asks residents to stay put amid COVID spi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chaoyang district, the worst-hit and also the most populous district in the city, advised residents to stay put during the weekend and not leave the area unless necessary, state media outlet Global Times reported.
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Nepal: Closure of Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border pushes local traders to edge o
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The closure of the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point has pushed the local traders in Nepal to the edge of bankruptcy as the border is one of the key trade routes between Nepal and China and has been closed for more than thirty-four months now. Earlier the border was completely closed for more
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US climate envoy John Kerry tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
US climate envoy John Kerry has tested positive for COVID-19 at the United Nations' COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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Xinjiang Police investigating 3 men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Xinjiang police are investigating three men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments, critical of COVID-19 restrictions in the regional capital, Urumqi on the live stream.
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor gaining momentum seems unlikely: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Apart from delay in making special economic zones, the COVID-19 pandemic, political and policy stability and non-ease of doing business were responsible for CPEC's slowdown.
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HarperCollins India presents Outskill: Future-proofing your career in the
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI/PRNewswire): The job market in the post-pandemic world is a different place. Most skills that assured one of a stable career in the pre-pandemic era do not matter anymore. In Outskill, Partha Basu deep dives into what skill sets will make a person relevant
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Maintaining "sweet spot" indoor humidity levels may reduce COVID-19 transm
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Maintaining an indoor relative humidity between 40 and 60 percent is associated with relatively lower rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths, while indoor conditions outside this range are associated with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
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Health Ministry calls viral message calling out people to join COVID surve
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Health Ministry on Thursday called a message circulating on WhatsApp and calling out people to join a COVID survey 'Fake' and misleading.
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Government rejects claims of rushed approval for Covaxin due to 'political
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The reports claimed that Bharat Biotech, manufacturer of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine - Covaxin, "had to skip certain processes" and "speed" up clinical trials due to political pressure. The reports further claimed that there were several irregularities in the three phases of the clinical
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Researchers discover new biomarker for severe Covid 19
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Patients with acute COVID-19 infection have higher amounts of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. Furthermore, high IL-26 levels are associated with an increased inflammatory response, which indicates severe cases of the disease. The
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