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COVID-19 caused unprecedented jobs crisis globally: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): Almost all of the world's workers, some 94 per cent, were living in countries with some type of workplace closure measures in place in May, according to the United Nations' policy brief 'The World of Work and COVID-19'.
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Winvesta, a global investment platform, launched amidst COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] June 22 (ANI/PRNewswire): Winvesta, a global investment platform which allows Indian users to invest overseas, went live in late March, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Founders Swastik Nigam and Prateek Jain took this bold step even as COVID-19 brought the country
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Ruling SNS set to win Serbia's parliamentary election
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], June 22 (ANI): Serbia's ruling Progressive Party (SNS) is set to win the Parliamentary election bagging the maximum number of seats in a landslide victory in Europe's first national election since the coronavirus crisis began, according to projections on Sunday evening.
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Mathura's Guru Purnima Mela canceled amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): In view of COVID-19 crisis, Mathura's Guru Purnima Mela which was scheduled to be held from July 1 to 5, has been cancelled, said District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra.
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Thermal screening, oximeter, sanitisation: Indore's Khajrana Police Statio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Taking necessary precautions to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, Indore's Khajrana Police Station has made arrangements and installed various equipment including thermal screening at the entrance, oximeter and sanitisation.
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Nita Ambani recognised among top philanthropists of 2020 who stepped up co
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Summer issue of Town & Country, America's leading magazine, has featured Nita Ambani and the Reliance Foundation among the top philanthropists of 2020 who are saving lives amid coronavirus outbreak.
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Kiren Rijiju celebrates International Yoga Day, says it is 'more relevant'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations as he performed asanas and said it is "more relevant" during the time when the country is fighting against coronavirus.
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Kawad Yatra to be postponed in view of COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 20 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to postpone the "Kawad Yatra" this year in view of COVID-19 crisis.
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Jaipur to witness 2020's first partial solar eclipse
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 20 (ANI): Jaipur will witness a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, starting from 10:15 am till 1:44 pm, however, this time there will be no arrangement to show the eclipse in BM Birla Planetarium campus here due to COVID-19 crisis, said Sandip Bhattacharya, Ass
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Comcast extends free Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspot access through the end of 2020
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], June 20 (ANI): Comcast on Friday announced that it will extend free access to its 1.5 million public Xfinity WiFi hotspots to anyone who needs them, including non-customers, through the end of 2020.
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Andhra to not conduct Class 10 exams due to COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday announced that the state would not be conducting the Andhra Pradesh Secondary School Certificate Examination (APSSC) Class 10 examinations due to the rise in coronavirus cases.
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COVID-19 concerns: Depression and anxiety rise among new moms
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): The likelihood of maternal depression and anxiety has substantially increased during the coronavirus crisis, according to a study published in Frontiers in Global Women's Health.
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