Friday, August 14, 2020

New Zealand reports more COVID-19 cases ahead of lockdown decision

Officials reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, all linked to a now 30-strong cluster that was first detected in a family in Auckland two days ago.
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Writer Gavish Hiremath passes away

Mr. Hiremath was honoured with Karnataka Lalitakala Academy Award (1995).
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In this Maharashtra village, children speak Japanese

For Gadiwat village, Internet connectivity has proven to be a boon for children studying at the local Zilla Parishad school.
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 143 updates | Two days institutional quarantine for international passengers arriving in Chennai with COVID-19 negative certificate

The first ever meeting of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for coronavirus (COVID-19) decided on Wednesday that India would leverage domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity as well as engage with all international players for the early delivery of vaccines in India as well as in low and middle income countries.
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South Korea sees jump in coronavirus cases, urges more vigilance

Friday’s jump was more concerning as it was driven by local transmissions, which health authorities said could worsen because of the increase in travelers during the summer vacation season.
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38,896 international passengers used KIA between April and July

Flights were operated to 11 new cities during this period
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Condolence meeting for ex-MLA today

The CPI (M) district committees of both Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem will jointly organise an online condolence meeting on August 14 to pay tribut
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U.S. seizes Iranian oil heading for Venezuela, says officials

Iran’s ambassador to Venezuela has pushed back on what would appear a victory for the U.S. sanctions campaign.
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Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food imports, WHO downplays infection risk

Viruses can survive up to two years at temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius, but scientists and officials say there is no strong evidence so far the coronavirus can spread via frozen food.
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Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says to reveal president's 'skeletons' in upcoming book

The 3,700-word foreword does not reveal anything new about Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, and it was not clear if the book would.
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Morning Digest: SC to pronounce verdict in Prashant Bhushan contempt case; ED pushes plea against acquittals in 2G case, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Joe Biden says all U.S. governors should mandate masks to slow pandemic

Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Thursday called on all U.S. governors to mandate mask wearing to slow the spread of the coronavirus th
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President Trump says he plans to give Republican nomination acceptance speech from White House

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he intended to deliver his Republican nomination acceptance speech from the White House, according t
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Computer scientist, pixel inventor Russell Kirsch dead at 91

Pixels, the digital dots used to display photos, video and more on phone and computer screens, weren’t an obvious innovation in 1957, when Kirsch created a small, 2-by-2-inch black-and-white digital image of his son
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CM to take part in I-Day celebrations in Vijayawada

Ministers to unfurl the tricolour in 12 districts
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Coronavirus | BJP MP Solanki tests positive

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sumer Singh Solanki on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Barwani district administration. “We are going to ho
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Russell Kirsch, inventor of pixel, passes away at 91

Pixels weren’t an obvious innovation in 1957, when Russell Kirsch created a small, 2-by-2-inch black-and-white digital image of his son, Walden, as an infant.
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Russell Kirsch, inventor of pixel, passes away at 91

Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world’s first digital photograph, died Aug. 11 at his home in
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After Rajouri families’ claim, police set to match DNA

The J&K police on Thursday started the process of collecting DNA samples of the three families from Rajouri that claimed the three youths killed o
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Punjab reports 1,035 cases, 36 deaths

Amarinder calls for vigorous contact tracing to contain virus spread
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Police find over ₹1.5 lakh in ragpicker’s house

Seven sovereigns of gold jewellery, 49 g of silver, four water containers filled with coins and over 110 demonetised ₹500 notes found.
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Mexico to produce COVID-19 vaccine pending results, approval

A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University will be produced in Mexico if its advanced trials are successful and it receives regulato
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Members of civil society, scribes hold press meet

They lash out at police inaction
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