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Pandemic continues to affect but Americans seems to be over it
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths but Americans surely seem to be over the masks, the lysol, the Zoom meetings online, the short tempers and long evenings, as well as all other restrictions put in pl
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Locals in Kanpur's rural areas beat utensils to prevent locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Locals in rural areas of Kanpur are beating utensils and drums in their agricultural fields as a precautionary measure to ward off locusts.
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Pune-based startup develops sanitisation unit to ward off coronavirus chal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 5 (ANI): PadCare Labs, a start-up based in Pune developed a sanitisation unit to disinfect the surface area, in an attempt to fight coronavirus pandemic.
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Just a 'feel-good moment' : Shashi Tharoor on PM Modi's call to light cand
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to light candles on Sunday at 9 pm in order to ward off corona's darkness, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor termed it as a "feel-good moment" curated by the PM Modi without any vision to ease people's pa
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WHO praises India's response to ward off COVID-19, say $22.6 bn stimulus p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 2 (ANI): Praising India's efforts in combating Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, said that the country's USD 22.6 billion economic stimulus plan will benefit millions of poor who have been affected by 21-day countrywide lockdown to curb t
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Guide for facial hairstyles that go or are strict no-no with face masks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): An interesting infographic issued by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) back in 2017 can come in handy for guys with facial hair who wish to wear face masks or respirators to ward off the deadly coronavirus bug.
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Centre approves closure of loss-making Hindustan Fluorocarbons
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd (HFL) and shutting down its operations to ward off future risks and liabilities.
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Genetics might explain the difference in our ability to ward off gut infec
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 17 (ANI): Individuals vary in the capability of their immune systems to ward off gut infections due to bacteria viruses and other pathogens, but the latest research suggests that part of this can be explained by genetic factors.
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To ward off criticism, Andhra govt cancels Rs 3 crore work orders at CM's
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amravati/ Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh/Telangana) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): In a bid to ward off allegations of lavish and wasteful expenditure by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy levied by the opposition parties, the state government on Sunday cancelled proposed work at his residence.
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Chhattisgarh: Villagers install elephant statue to keep pachyderms from de
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): In order to prevent elephants from wreaking havoc in their fields and destroying crops, villagers here have installed a statue of an elephant near their farms with a firm belief that it will ward off the herd from devouring their crops.
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PM Modi raises issue of terrorism during call with British counterpart
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of terrorism and called for "effective steps to ward off the threats posed by radicalisation, violence, and intolerance," during a telephonic conversation with his British counterpart Boris Johnson.
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Federal Reserve cuts interest rate for first time since 2008 financial cri
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 1 (ANI): The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut down its interest rates -- for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis -- by a quarter percentage point in an attempt to ward off the possibility of an economic downturn.
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