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Japanese chipmaker Renesas resumes production at fire-damaged plant
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. restarted production of chips on Saturday at a fire-hit factory, one month after the accident happened, media reported amid a global semiconductor shortage related to the fire and increased demand caused by t
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Kamal Nath urges voters for honest politics in Damoh by-poll
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore ( Indore) [India], April 17 ( ANI): As soon the polling for the Damoh assembly by-poll started in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, Congress leader Kamal Nath urged voters to vote for the politics of honesty and the future of Damoh.
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China wants to use water as weapon: Expert on Beijing planning super dam i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tibet, April 15 (ANI): An expert has expressed concern over China's plans to build a super dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zanngbor river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), saying Beijing wants to control water and use it as a weapon against India.
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Study suggests common drug could be used to prevent certain skin cancers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): A new research has suggested that an oral drug currently used in the clinical setting to treat neuromuscular diseases could also help prevent a common form of skin cancer caused by damage from ultraviolet-B radiation from the sun.
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Hinota in MP's Damoh goes into self-imposed lockdown amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh, locals in Hinota town of Damoh district observed self-imposed lockdown on Saturday and Sunday.
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Covid-19 still a drag on Asia Pacific issuers: S&P
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 12 (ANI): The damage from Covid-19 crisis continues to weigh on issuer financials in Asia Pacific with S&P Global Ratings showing negative outlooks or on credit watch with negative implications on a net 16 per cent of issuers.
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Harmful effects of vaping are comparable with smoking
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays. This provided mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liqu
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Japan COVID-19 patient receives world's first living donor lung transplant
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 10 (ANI): A Japanese woman whose lungs suffered severe damage from COVID-19 became the world's first-ever recipient of a lung transplant from living donors this week.
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Scientists compare harmful effects of vaping with smoking
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 9 (ANI): Scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands have utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays that provide a mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liquid samples and thei
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Dams along Mekong by China threatening farmers and fish in Southeast Asia:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 8 (ANI): China's construction of large hydropower dams along the river to feed country's growing energy needs is causing problems downriver -- having devastating impacts on water availability and the fertile soil that feeds hundreds of millions of people in South
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Chinese dams release Mekong waters on Laos; pose threats to aquatic life
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], April 8 (ANI): Chinese dams on the Mekong River have begun unleashing water during the river's normal dry season, posing threats to aquatic life in Laos, along with thousands of people living alongside the river in Southeast Asian country, according to a report by Radio Fre
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Over 100 staff deployed to douse fire at factory in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The fire fighting department said more than 100 staff of theirs have been deployed to douse the fire that broke out on Thursday in a factory near Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) office here in Damodar Park in Dilshad Garden Industrial Area.
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