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Edinburgh TV Festival is planning to return to in-person event after two y
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): After two years of virtual editions lost due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Edinburgh TV Festival is planning to return to an in-person event this year.
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India's economic progress is example for world, we are fastest growing amo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that economy of India was the fastest-growing globally and the world has taken note of the country's economic strides that too in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.
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In new world order post COVID, India must take global leadership role: PM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that there is a new world order after the COVID pandemic and India should seize this opportunity for a global leadership role.
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COVID-19: Bengal starts open-air classroom 'Paray Shikshalaya'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 7 (ANI): West Bengal government on Monday launched an open-air classroom programme Paray Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lawmakers in US propose bipartisan probe of origins of coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A proposal is being circulated by the two senior members of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to create a 12-member commission of private citizens with broad authority to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 and how the US
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Mathura artisans who switched professions due to COVID-19 pandemic seek go
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), February 6 (ANI): Following a decline in manufacturing by nearly 50 to 60 per cent, dip in work opportunities, meagre wages and stagnancy, around 15 per cent of artisans of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura switched to a more pandemic-friendly profession.
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Child masking in early pandemic associated with reduced COVID-19 issues, f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Haven (Connecticut) [US], February 6 (ANI): A new study revealed that child care programs in the United States that practiced child masking early in the COVID-19 pandemic (May-June 2020) experienced a 13 per cent reduction in program closure within the following year, and continued child
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Highest risk patients for severe COVID-19 least likely to get monoclonal a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], February 6 (ANI): Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, researchers have been giving every possible information to help in better treatment. According to new research, people over age 65 at the highest risk for severe COVID-19 have often been the lea
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Nepal's trade with China going through rough patch amid COVID
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 6 (ANI): Traders in Nepal continue to face hardship due to the continued restrictions on the border of the country with China, which had been in force since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal's trade with China, particularly the imports, is also affected
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Researchers find pregnant women faced more anxiety during COVID-19 pandemi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): A recent study by the University of Essex has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in depression and anxiety in expectant mums.
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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister to visit India from Feb 6 to 8
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister G L Peiris is scheduled to visit India from Sunday on a three-day visit to strengthen bilateral ties including in areas of trade and connectivity.
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Japan donates 20 million Covid-19 vaccines to seven emerging countries
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI): In order to assist the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, Japan has announced to donate 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to seven emerging countries. Additional 11 million doses to 13 countries will be given through the COVAX facility.
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