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Canada expresses 'serious concern' over China's new security law, warn cit
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], July 4 (ANI): Canada has also joined the international community in expressing "strong concern" over China's new national security legislation in Hong Kong and updated advisory warning citizens from travelling to the special administrative region citing potential impacts of
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Mud downpours might have formed some of Mars's ancient highlands: Study
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 25 (ANI): Muddy rains produced by giant impacts into a primordial glaciated Mars may have played a crucial role in the emplacement of kilometers-thick mudstones on Mars, according to a new paper by a team led by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Alexis Ro
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AIIB approves $750 million loan to India for COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a 750 million dollar (about Rs 5,688 crore) loan to India to assist the government to strengthen its response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on millions of poor and vulnerable househ
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Our platform stands for elevating Black voices: Instagram Head Adam Mosser
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 16 (ANI): Instagram Head Adam Mosseri on Monday said that they will take a "harder look" at how their product impacts communities differently while stressing that the platform "stands for elevating Black voices".
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Researchers outline methods to study puberty suppression impacts transgend
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 13 (ANI): A new consensus-based study has laid out the best way to study the possible neurodevelopmental impacts of pubertal suppression treatment in transgender youth.
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Here's how high-salt diet impacts health of gut microbiome
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Augusta [Georgia], June 13 (ANI): A recent study suggests that reducing salt intake into what's considered a healthier level appears to be good for females with untreated hypertension and may be beneficial for both their gut microbiome and blood pressure.
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Fiinovation impacts a million lives amid coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd (Fiinovation), a Delhi based CSR consultancy joined the COVID-19 fight by initiating the distribution of food kits and essential commodities to help the most vulnerable communities during lockdown.
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Experts outline research methods to study puberty suppression impacts on b
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): A new set of expert consensus-based recommendations lays out how best is to study possible neurodevelopmental impacts of pubertal suppression treatment in transgender youth.
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Work started to optimise, streamline games' scope: International Olympic C
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 10 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said that work has begun to 'optimise and streamline' the Games' scope in order to reduce the impacts of the postponement.
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COVID-19 driving up hunger in vulnerable countries: UN FAO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome/New York, June 10 (ANI): Initial and ongoing assessments by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) provide strong indications that the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts are driving up hunger in countries that were already experiencing high levels of food insecurity prior to th
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High-salt diet impacts health of gut microbiome
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Augusta [Georgia], June 9 (ANI): Particularly in females with untreated hypertension, reducing salt intake to what's considered a healthier level appears to be good for both their gut microbiome and their blood pressure, a new study by researchers tssuggests.
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COVID-19: Rugby Australia axes one-third of its staff in organisational re
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 1 (ANI): The Rugby Australia on Monday announced that "over 75 per cent of its workforce has been stood down, or on significantly reduced hours since April 1" as part of phase one of its planned organisational restructure as the game continues to navigate the impa
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