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After months-long delay, UN Security Council to discuss COVID-19 today
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 9 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members will on Thursday convene a closed-door meeting with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the COVID-19 via videoconferencing.
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After Trump, Brazil's Bolsonaro thanks PM Modi for supplying hydroxychrolo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 9 (ANI): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing the export of raw materials to his country to produce hydroxychroloquine - an anti-malaria drug - seen as useful in the treatment of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: American singer Halsey donates masks, asks people to stay home
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], April 9 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Halsey has donated 100,000 masks to hospitals that are in need of these essentials to protect their medical professionals amid the COVID-19 outbreak. She also called on people to stay at home to defeat the pandemic.
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Indian diaspora expresses solidarity with govt in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 9 (ANI): At a time when countries across the globe are reeling under the devastating and unprecedented effects of coronavirus spread, Indian diaspora worldwide has expressed solidarity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India's fight against the deadly contagio
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Study reveals risk factors for carrying pneumonia-causing bacteria
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], April 9 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers have uncovered the risk factors for Fijians carrying pneumonia-causing bacteria.
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Promising advance in depression research
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], April 9 (ANI): A recent study suggests that a particular protein, GPR56, is involved in the biology of depression and the effect of antidepressants. The researchers believe that this protein could offer a novel target for new antidepressant drugs.
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Wallflowers could lead to new drugs to treat cancer, heart disease: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 9 (ANI): Wallflower can be used as an excellent model for discovering new plant-derived chemicals called cardenolides that could be used to treat heart disease and cancer, suggests recent research.
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Google bans its employees from using Zoom over security concerns
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 9 (ANI): Google has issued a ban on the use of Zoom teleconferencing platforms for its employees citing security concerns.
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Ellen DeGeneres faces backlash for comparing self-quarantine to 'being in
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 9 (ANI): Ellen DeGeneres recently faced social media outrage this week after she compared self-quarantining during the coronavirus crisis to "being in jail."
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Black hole bends light back on itself
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 9 (ANI): You may have heard that nothing escapes the gravitational grasp of a black hole, not even light. This is true in the immediate vicinity of a black hole, but a bit farther out -- in disks of material that swirl around some black holes -- light can escape.
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Models project 61,000 COVID-19 deaths in US: White House Response Coordina
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 9 (Sputnik/ANI): Models available to US health experts now project that mortality due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be at around 61,000 people, significantly lower than earlier forecasts, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx said.
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Universe's expansion may not be the same in all directions, suggests Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], April 8 (ANI): A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton is challenging the basic notion of cosmology that says everything looks the same in all directions if you look over large enough distances.
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