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To spit or not: Bowlers face ‘saliva’ conundrum in post COVID-19 scenario

The world will never be the same even when it is able to overcome the current crisis. In such a scenario, the way the game is played is also likely to change.




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ICC Test Rankings: India lose top spot to Australia, drop to third spot

India dropped in the ladder largely because the record of 12 Tests victories and just one Test defeat in 2016-17 was removed in the latest chart, the ICC said in a statement.




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Coronavirus impact may render 3.8 cr people jobless in tourism, hospitality: Federation of Associations (FAITH)

The coronavirus impact could render 3.8 crore people jobless, which is around 70 per cent of the total workforce in the tourism and hospitality sector, according to a grouping.




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COVID-19: NORKA registration for safe return! Kerala to bring back Malayalis stranded in other states

The Kerala government has asked Keralites who are stranded in different parts of the country to register on the Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) website for their safe return to the state.




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COVID-19: Kerala’s NORKA registrations soar! Over 4 lakh non resident Keralites register; check details

Once the cases started increasing rapidly in the country, the Centre announced a lockdown on March 24, leaving lakhs of Indians stranded, with nowhere to go.




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Yahoo to spin off its 15.4% stake in e-tailer Alibaba

Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo, said on Tuesday that the internet company would spin off its 15.4% stake in Alibaba...




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After Alibaba spin-off, Yahoo! may become a takeover target

By spinning off stake into a separate firm, Yahoo will be judged by its Web businesses




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FCC approves net neutrality rules, classifies broadband as utility

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to regulate broadband Internet service...




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Diwali dhamaka! Amazon offers free shipping on all orders for the holidays

Amazon.com said on Monday it would offer free shipping with no purchase minimum for the first time this holiday season, heating up the competition with Walmart and other rivals vying for customers’ Christmas shopping sprees.




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Alibaba’s Jack Ma calls US-China trade war ‘most stupid thing’

Billionaire Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma called fighting over trade senseless and decried once again a widening conflict between the US and China.




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what r the qualities r required for a lawyer ?

1)for a lawyer , typing and short hand is required or not?




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HDFC Bank board finalises Aditya Puri’s successor, waits for RBI nod

Jagdishan and Bharucha are the internal candidates and have been serving the bank for many years each, while Garg is working with American bank Citi at present.




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Covid-19 impact: Asset quality could come under stress, says IndusInd Bank CEO

The lender’s gross NPAs stood at 2.45% of gross advances as on March 31, 2020, up from 2.18% on December 31, 2019, while the net NPA ratio stood at 0.91% of net advances as on March 31, 2020, down from 1.05% on December 31, 2019.




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PSB NPAs likely to rise 2-4 per cent points; may push govt to recapitalise via RBI reserves, bonds: Report

The government can issue recapitalisation bonds, or the RBI's huge reserves of over USD 127 can also be dipped into to help the state-owned bank's recapitalisation needs, it said.




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Coronavirus: How is NASA dealing with COVID-19? Here’s the space agency’s action plan

Coronavirus: A week ago, an employee at the NASA’s Ames Research Centre in California was tested positive for the virus.




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Air quality picking up in quarantined countries

Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change.




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Ozone layer is healing! Amidst Coronavirus gloom, Ozone cover above Antarctica records substantial recovery

Efforts of all the countries to stop the damage to the Ozone layer seem to be paying off as the damage to the Ozone layer above Antarctica has recovered.




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Air quality improves in India amid coronavirus lockdown, says Central Pollution Control Board

The nationwide 'Janta Curfew' on March 22 and the 21-day lockdown imposed since March 24 to combat the coronavirus outbreak have resulted in a significant improvement in air quality.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: After improvement in air quality, scientists record drop in seismic vibrations under Earth surface

The report claims that the development could help seismologists detect earthquakes of even very small magnitude, signals of which were earlier drowned in the cacophony produced by various activities.




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Kolkata air quality deteriorates after people burst crackers in response to 9 pm-9min call

An official at the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) said air quality index (AQI) hovered between 100 and 150 (particulate matter 2.5) in Kolkata -- a spike from 'satisfactory' to 'moderate' level, amid the lockdown.




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Delhi air quality: Lockdown cuts PM2.5, PM10 levels by half in national capital

In its report, the CPCB said, "Significant reduction in PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 levels observed. Overall, 46 per cent reduction in PM2.5 and 50 per cent reduction in PM10 concentration observed during the lockdown period."




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Taliban free 3 Indians in exchange for 11 leaders

Three Indian engineers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since May 2018 have been freed by the militant group in exchange for 11 of its top members from Afghan jails, according to an Afghan media report on Monday.




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Use a funnel plot to visualize rates: The case fatality rate for COVID-19 in North Carolina counties

Death is always a difficult topic to discuss, and death has been in the news a lot during this tragic coronavirus pandemic. Many news stories focus on states, counties, or cities that have the most cases or the most deaths. A related statistic is the case fatality rate, which is [...]

The post Use a funnel plot to visualize rates: The case fatality rate for COVID-19 in North Carolina counties appeared first on The DO Loop.




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Visualize the case fatality rate for COVID-19 in US counties

A previous article describes the funnel plot (Spiegelhalter, 2005), which can identify samples that have rates or proportions that are much different than expected. The funnel plot is a scatter plot that plots the sample proportion of some quantity against the size of the sample. The variance of the sample [...]

The post Visualize the case fatality rate for COVID-19 in US counties appeared first on The DO Loop.




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Villagers Hit By Vizag Gas Leak Can't Return Till Chemical Neutralised

The Andhra Pradesh government has today informed that those evacuated from villages affected by the gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam could not return till the impact of the chemical was...




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Lockdown detox: ‘Skin fasting’ aids healing

It's true that our skin needs regular breaks from makeup and repetitive layers of creams and moisturisers, more so for those with inflamed skin.




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Techsplained: What is virtual reality and how does it work

The real gains are for the gaming industry, which stands to benefit from this innovation.




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Covid-19: Converging materialism with spiritualism

By Vinay Kumar Dutta During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people may be rethinking how to converge materialism with spiritualism. Why is this thought pervading in their? Are they intimidated, or truly inspired to embrace spiritualism? Humans are materialistic by nature. Greed to acquire and obsession for possession is rooted in their minds. Highly materialistic individuals […]




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AIIMS director rushes to Gujarat after sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, fatalities

Following directions from the Centre, Dr Guleria, who is a pulmonologist, and Dr Manish Soneja from the AIIMS department of medicine left for Ahmedabad.




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All About Justice S Muralidhar Who Said "Can't Let Another 1984 Happen"

Hours before his transfer order on Wednesday, which the government says was routine after the Supreme Court collegium's recommendation on February 12, Justice S Muralidhar had said: "We cannot let...





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Seychellois Rupee(SCR)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Seychellois Rupee = 0.0891 Australian Dollar




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Trinidad and Tobago Dollar(TTD)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar = 0.2265 Australian Dollar



  • Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

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Swedish Krona(SEK)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Swedish Krona = 0.1566 Australian Dollar




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Slovak Koruna(SKK)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Slovak Koruna = 0.0689 Australian Dollar




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Serbian Dinar(RSD)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Serbian Dinar = 0.0141 Australian Dollar




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Polish Zloty(PLN)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Polish Zloty = 0.364 Australian Dollar




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Qatari Rial(QAR)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Qatari Rial = 0.4203 Australian Dollar




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Indian Rupee(INR)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Indian Rupee = 0.0203 Australian Dollar




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Pakistani Rupee(PKR)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.0096 Australian Dollar




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Sierra Leonean Leone(SLL)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.0002 Australian Dollar



  • Sierra Leonean Leone

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U.S. Escalates Media War With New Restrictions on Chinese Journalists

New 90-day limits on work visas for Chinese journalists followed Beijing’s expulsion of American journalists and raised the threat of further retaliation by the Chinese government.




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New Taiwan Dollar(TWD)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 0.0513 Australian Dollar



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Thai Baht(THB)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Thai Baht = 0.0478 Australian Dollar




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Turkish Lira(TRY)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Turkish Lira = 0.2159 Australian Dollar




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Singapore Dollar(SGD)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Singapore Dollar = 1.0833 Australian Dollar




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Albon denies penalised Leclerc virtual F1 hat-trick

Alexander Albon won a virtual Formula One thriller around Brazil's Interlagos circuit on Sunday to deny Charles Leclerc an esports hat-trick.




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Mauritian Rupee(MUR)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Mauritian Rupee = 0.0385 Australian Dollar




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Sources: MLB finalizing return-to-play proposal

MLB expects to offer a return-to-play proposal to the players' union within a week, as teams have begun to encourage players to prepare for a "spring" training that could begin in mid-June and a season that could start in early July, sources told ESPN.




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Nepalese Rupee(NPR)/Australian Dollar(AUD)

1 Nepalese Rupee = 0.0127 Australian Dollar