ac With 64 new Covid-19 positive cases, total in Thane reaches 560 By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:09:56 IST For the third time in a row, the city recorded highest one-day rise in the number of Covid-19 patients, with 64 positive cases detected on Thursday, taking the total to 560 patients. Full Article
ac Google Brings Back 2017 'Hip Hop' Doodle That Will Make You Groove Today By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:45:22 +0530 Thursday’s doodle is part of Google’s 'Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles' series. Full Article
ac Bill Introduced in US Congress to Stop Predatory Acquisitions by China During Covid-19 Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:17:32 +0530 The bill proposes to increase the scope of cases the CFIUS reviews and sends to the president prior to a financial transaction. Full Article
ac South Korean LG Chem Says Visakhapatnam Factory Gas Leak Under Control, Investigating Cause By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:10:41 +0530 LG Chem said in a statement that the gas emitted in the leak can cause nausea and dizziness when inhaled. It said it was seeking to ensure casualties received treatment quickly. Full Article
ac No End to Face-off: China, US Try to Stall UNSC Resolution on Covid-19 Over Reference to WHO By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:34:24 +0530 As negotiations continue, Estonia, which holds the current UNSC presidency, has been very critical of the UN’s role in the pandemic. Full Article
ac President Xi Warns Against Complacency as China Downgrades Covid-19 Risk Levels in All Regions By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:58:58 +0530 Xi said the spread of the virus overseas has not been effectively curbed yet and cluster cases were reported in a few areas in China, posing considerable uncertainty to the epidemic control. Full Article
ac Vaccine Worked in Monkeys, Claim Researchers from China as Study Shows Covid-19 Adapting to Humans By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:41:09 +0530 They found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - that show how it may be evolving as it spreads in people. Full Article
ac Amid Poor Access, Covid-19 Pandemic Poses a Special Threat to Indigenous People's Health & Culture By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:23:22 +0530 The United Nations estimates that the life expectancy of indigenous people can be up to 20 years lower than that of their counterparts. Full Article
ac Pak Foreign Services Officer in Ukraine Sacked Over Sexual Harassment Charges By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 02:32:35 +0530 A foreign services officer in Pakistan, who was posted in Ukraine, has been sacked after he was found guilty of sexually harassing a local worker. Full Article
ac 'Stop Shifting Blame' - China Slams USA after Donald Trump Coronavirus 'Attack' Claim By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:15:46 +0530 Tension between USA and China has reached fever pitch in recent days as they have exchanged barbed comments on each other's handling of the coronavvirus. Full Article
ac Israel and Italy Claim Breakthroughs in Fight against Covid-19 with Their Vaccines. An Explainer By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:38:56 +0530 While Israel's defence ministry announced a breakthrough in the development of an antibody, Rome-based biotech firm Takis said vaccine tests had shown positive effects. Full Article
ac South Africa Parliament Video Call Hacked with Pornography; Racial, Sexual Insults Hurled at Chairwoman By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:46:19 +0530 South Africa's parliament is closed and all its meetings are currently held by video conference calls as the country remains under strict lockdown restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
ac Indian-origin MP in UK Says, Was 'Sacked' as Covid-19 Care Worker for Speaking Out Against PPE Shortage By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:55 +0530 Nadia Whittome, the youngest Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing her birthplace of Nottingham in central England since her win in the December 2019 General Election, is now running a drive to encourage care workers to speak out if they have safety concerns. Full Article
ac For Indian Students Stranded in UK during Covid-19 Lockdown, The Door Back Home Opens, But at a Price By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:02:50 +0530 The cost of a return ticket to India as well as the mandatory 14-day quarantine period has left many Indian students in the UK to rethink their decision. Full Article
ac New York Became 'Grand Central Station' for Covid-19 and Carried Infections Across the US: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:30:31 +0530 Overall, infections spreading from New York account for 60 to 65 per cent of the sequenced viruses across the country. Full Article
ac Moderna Expects Mid-stage Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine to Begin Shortly By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:06:36 +0530 The drug developer had previously said it expected mid-stage trials to begin in the current quarter, with the aim to start late-stage studies in the fall. Full Article
ac German Journalist Accuses French Ex-president of 'Grabbing' Her, Files Sexual Assault Complaint By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:28:39 +0530 Giscard's French lawyer said Thursday that the 94-year-old former president retains 'no memory' of the incident. Giscard was president of France from 1974-1981. Full Article
ac Russia Hoax Made it Very Hard for Two Countries to Deal with Each Other: Trump By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:22:58 +0530 US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the "Russia hoax" made it very difficult for the leaders of the two countries to deal with each other. Full Article
ac Biden's Sexual Accuser Asks Him to Drop Out of Presidential Race, Is Being Represented by Trump Donor By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:31:32 +0530 Attorney Douglas Wigdor is well known for his work on prominent cases related to sexual harassment and assault. He represented six women who accused Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, of sexual misconduct. Full Article
ac Post Nat'l Outrage Over Black Man Getting Shot to Death While Jogging, Arrests Made After 2 Months By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:51:26 +0530 Gregory McMichael, 64, previously told police that he and his son chased after Ahmaud Arbery because they suspected him of being a burglar. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, has said she believes her son, a former football player, was just jogging in the Satilla Shores neighborhood before he was killed on a Sunday afternoon. Full Article
ac President Trump, Mike Pence Test Negative for Covid-19 After White House Valet Contracts Virus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:05:46 +0530 During a meeting with the governor of Texas in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump told reporters he had little contact with the man and would be tested daily going forward. Neither Trump nor Pence wore masks during the meeting. Full Article
ac Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Work Visas as Unemployment Reaches All Time High By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:03:46 +0530 The H-1B work visa for foreign technology professionals is highly popular among Indians and a large number of Indians also opt for the EB-5 investors visa. Full Article
ac Georgia Police Arrest Two for Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:06:52 +0530 The two white men were identified by police as Travis McMichael, 34, and his father Gregory McMichael, 64, who both live in Brunswick. Full Article
ac Google Doodle Brings Back Video Game Pac Man Live Today By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:18:00 +0530 While PAC MAN is controlled using the arrow keys on keyboard or by clicking on the maze; Ms. PAC MAN can be controlled with the WASD keys. Full Article
ac To Mask or Not to Mask? World Leaders Scrutinised Over Covering Face Amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:05 +0530 As a consensus has emerged that masks, even homemade ones, do help -- though levels of protection vary -- political leaders have had to adjust their messaging. Full Article
ac China's New Prototype Spacecraft Returns to Earth, After Completing a Number of Assignments: Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:42:11 +0530 The spacecraft -- which was launched Tuesday -- arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after a hitch in an earlier part of the key test. Full Article
ac Joe Biden Allies Told to Attack Trump's Stimulus as Veiled 'Cronyism' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:12 +0530 The memo gives Biden campaign representatives new language to use in their attacks on Trump and shows a campaign honing an increasingly aggressive tone ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Full Article
ac Coronavirus Could Kill 1,90,000 Africans and 'Smoulder' Across the Continent for Years By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:43:10 +0530 As many as 44 million of the continent's 1.3 billion people could be infected during the same period, the UN health agency estimated, based on its prediction model of 47 African countries. Full Article
ac Kremlin Says Putin And Britain's Johnson Backed Renewed Dialogue in Phone Call By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:46:28 +0530 The Kremlin said Putin and Johnson had congratulated one another on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the allied victory in World War Two. Full Article
ac Venezuela Charges Two Americans With 'Terrorism, Conspiracy' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:19:37 +0530 Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, were among 17 people captured by the Venezuelan military. Full Article
ac US Accuses China, Russia of Coordinating on Covid-19 Conspiracies, Spreading Lies on Social Media By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:50:17 +0530 The Global Engagement Center earlier said thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts were spreading conspiracies about the pandemic. Full Article
ac China Continues to Hide and Obfuscate Covid-19 Data from World, Says Mike Pompeo in Fresh Attack By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:22:45 +0530 Mike Pompeo said he has seen a significant amount of evidence that suggests that the lab was underperforming, that there were security risks at the lab and that the virus could well have emanated from there. Full Article
ac Japan, Faced with Criticism, Scrambles to do More Coronavirus Testing By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:10:01 +0530 The Health Ministry said it now wants people experiencing difficulty breathing or heavy sluggishness to seek advice on whether they may have been infected with the new coronavirus. Full Article
ac Europe Wasn't Well-prepared: Acknowledges German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:07:04 +0530 German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that initially most countries were focused on coping with the outbreak at home. Full Article
ac Spain's Coronavirus Daily Death Toll Falls to 179, Cases Tally Reaches 2,23,578 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:11:56 +0530 Overall deaths rose to 26,478 from 26,299 on Friday and the number of diagnosed cases rose to 223,578 from 222,857 the day before, the ministry said. Full Article
ac Venezuela's Top Prosecutor Tarek Saab Requests Extradition of US Veteran Jordan Goudreau Accused in Plot By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:47:04 +0530 Tarek Saab said Goudreau and the two opposition Venezuelan politicians, Miami-based political strategist Juan Rendon and exiled lawmaker Sergio Vergara, for involvement in the "design, financing, and execution" of the plan to invade and overthrow socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Full Article
ac Iran-linked Hackers Recently Targeted Coronavirus Drugmaker Gilead Sciences, Says Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:09:36 +0530 Two other cybersecurity researchers, who were not authorized to speak publicly about their analysis, confirmed that the web domains and hosting servers used in the hacking attempts were linked to Iran. Full Article
ac Making Designer Face Masks is Obnoxious and Offensive, Says Sabyasachi By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 03:55:05 +0530 Sabyasachi Mukherjee is averse to the idea of putting privilege on things that are essential for health. Full Article
ac Ileana D’Cruz Celebrates Earth Day 2020 With Beachside Picture, See Here By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:17:59 +0530 Ileana took to her social media on Wednesday and posted a picture of clad in a two-piece bikini while lying causally on a hammock. Full Article
ac Breast Milk As Baby's First Vaccine: The Amazing Benefits Of Colostrum By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 02:51:13 +0530 Breast milk, the first vaccine, provides baby with essential nutrients, antibodies and factors that protect against infection. Full Article
ac Sobhita Dhulipala Issues Clarification After Being Accused of Lying About 'Self-Clicked' Cover By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:16:53 +0530 Sobhita's statement comes after a series of her behind-the-scenes pictures from the shoot were surfaced online. Full Article
ac Actor Manikandan Has a No-frills Wedding By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 01:00:41 +0530 Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the event was limited and a very few people turned up. Full Article
ac Why People Don't Sign Up On Hook-up Apps With Facebook Accounts By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:49:07 +0530 We found that the tendency to avoid using Facebook ID for affair apps was significantly higher for individuals who have less faith in the security of online systems in general. Full Article
ac Dia Mirza Shares Glimpse of How Lockdown is Positively Impacting the Nature By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:12:42 +0530 Dia Mirza highlighted the positive effects of lockdown by emphasising how the water of river Ganga has become cleaner with minimum human activities. Full Article
ac Devoleena Bhattacharjee Misses 'Iftari', Says She Has Many Memories Of It By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:46:58 +0530 On the auspicious occasion of Ramzan, Devoleena shared that she has so many memories with it and she misses Iftaari. Full Article
ac Debina Bonnerjee's 'Dayaben' Impressive Act Inspired from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:22:51 +0530 Debina decided to display her acting chops and lipsynced to a scene by the famous character of Daya, played by actor Disha Vakani, in the popular sitcom Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah. Full Article
ac COVID-19: Bhumi Pednekar to Share Health Tips to Tackle Emotional Eating By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:40:56 +0530 Bhumi Pednekar will be giving her fans tips about nutrition based diets amid the coronavirus pandemic and what can be done to not indulge in emotional eating. Full Article
ac Urvashi Rautela Posts Beach Pic, Asks Fans To Close Their Eyes & Enjoy Virtual Vacation By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:02:24 +0530 The actress posted a picture of her in a turquoise bikini, resting on a wooden plank beside the ocean, as she enjoyed a 'virtual vacation'. Full Article
ac Actress Adah Sharma Wears 'Fancy Mop' To Drive Away Monday Blues By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:30:03 +0530 Adah Sharma took to Instagram on Monday to share a photo in a beautiful blue long dress which she jokingly calls a "fancy mop." Full Article
ac As Women, We All Have Faced Sexism Regardless Of Our Field, Says Lara Dutta By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:11:26 +0530 The former Miss Universe had a question-answer session with fans on Twitter where one of them asked her about the difficulties in the life of women. Full Article