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Plea in SC to remove protesting farmers over COVID-19 fears
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking its directions for immediate removal of the protesting farmers from the borders of the national capital in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, advocate on record Om Prakash Parihar said on Friday.
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NBA: Stephen Curry is back and raring to go
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], December 4 (ANI): After spending nine months off the court, doing some meaningful stuff and launching his own brand, Stephen Curry is back on the court.
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Study reveals why some animals are prone to COVID-19, but not others
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], December 4 (ANI): New research on protein structures by Stanford University, California claims to help drug development and predict future outbreaks of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 to strain more global credit conditions, trigger more downgrades:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, December 4 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to put a heavy strain on global credit conditions in 2021 despite positive news on a vaccine, S&P Global Ratings said on Friday in its 'Global Credit Outlook 2021: Back On Track?'
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Aviation industry to report net loss of Rs 21,000 cr in FY21: ICRA
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The Indian aviation industry is expected to report a net loss of Rs 21,000 crore in the current financial year (FY21) against a net loss of Rs 12,700 crore in FY20 due to lower revenues and high fixed costs, according to ICRA.
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Economy to contract at 7.5 pc for FY21 due to COVID-19 impact: RBI
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised its forecast of economic growth for the current fiscal year (2020-21) to minus 7.5 per cent compared to its earlier forecast of minus 9.5 per cent.
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Fearing anti-government protests, China re-opens Tibet for tourists amid C
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 4 (ANI): As the anti-China protests in Tibet gain international attention, China re-opened the region for tourists in March despite the coronavirus pandemic, thus, proclaiming "rapid growth of the regional tourist economy".
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Worldwide COVID-19 cases surpass 65 million-mark
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Maryland [US], December 4 (ANI): The worldwide number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 65 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University's data.
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Biden asks infectious disease expert Fauci to join his Covid team
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday asked the top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci to join his administration and to lead his team of medical advisers to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dharmendra Pradhan stresses on need to develop synergies between natural g
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said we need to develop greater synergies between natural gas producing and consuming nations to seize the opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN General Assembly president calls for multilateralism in fight against C
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday called for UN leadership and multilateralism in the fight against COVID-19.
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SC seeks status report from Himachal govt regarding treatment of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a status report from the Himachal Pradesh government regarding the treatment of COVID-19 patients in different hospitals, infrastructure and facilities available therein.
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