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US not fully safe with vaccinations unless coronavirus variants curbed: US
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is not assured of being fully safe from the coronavirus even with its high rate in vaccination unless it extends the global fight to defeat the variants from the scourge, US Agency for International Development (USAID) COVID-19 Task
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COVID mortality associated with 2 signs easily measurable at home: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): A new study on COVID patients has found that abnormal blood-oxygen levels and breathing rates are strong predictors of poor patient outcomes in hospitals.
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Sequential challenging year stares at microfinance sector: Ind-Ra
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 24 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Monday that collections for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and small finance banks (SFBs) are estimated to have declined 3 to 5 per cent in April and additional 5 to 7 per cent in first fortnight of May
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Kejriwal extends lockdown even as Delhi records 1,649 fresh COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Even as Delhi reported 1,649 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest one-day count since March 30, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in the national capital by one more week till May 31.
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Study links weight cycling to increased sleep problems in women
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): Increased rates of insomnia and other sleep problems are found in women with a history of weight cycling, this is in the females who have lost and regained 10 pounds or more, even once.
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Literacy rate in Pakistan stagnates at 60 per cent: Survey
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): A survey by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reveals that literacy rate among children aged 10 and above in Pakistan has stagnated at 60 per cent.
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'Imran Khan running Pakistan only for his friends': Oppn slams PTI govt ov
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad/Lahore [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition parties on Saturday unanimously slammed Imran Khan's government over expected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate figures that is estimated would hit 3.94 per cent for the fiscal year 2020-21.
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COVID-19 situation stabalising in major part of country, says Niti Aayog m
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The situation created by COVID-19 "is stabilising in a major part of the country" with the positivity rate and active cases going down, VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog, said on Saturday.
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Ask retailers to display stock, rates of COVID medicines, LG tells Delhi g
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): With the national capital battling the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday instructed the Delhi government authorities to ensure that drugs related to COVID treatment are made available to people to check hoardi
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Second wave flattens fizz for soft-drink makers: Crisil
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): India's non-alcoholic beverages industry led by cola giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola is unlikely to reclaim pre-pandemic levels this fiscal, according to Crisil Ratings.
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Mindtree's acquisition of Nxt Digital business rating neutral: Ind-Ra
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): Mindtree's recently announced acquisition of Nxt Digital business of Larsen & Toubro is credit neutral for the company, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has said.
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Central bank digital currencies may disrupt financial systems: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 22 (ANI): The broader adoption of general-purpose central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will present authorities with trade-offs between the associated risks and benefits, according to Fitch Ratings.
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