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12 more coronavirus cases in India, total 58

In Jaipur, the combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, both second-line HIV drugs, was administered was administered on an elderly Italian couple undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the SMS Hospital.





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Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 631

The whole of Italy, a country of some 60 million people, was placed under quarantine as the government stepped up efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 10,000 people.




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Empty spaces amid coronavirus

Cinemas, stadiums, town squares and other public gathering places are devoid of people as the coronavirus spreads to at least 118 countries around the world.As of Thursday, the Johns Hopkins University tracker says 1,26,258 people have contracted the disease and 4,638 have died across the globe. The vast majority of the victims have been in China but the country said on Thursday that it had only 15 new cases.The outbreak also claimed its most high-profile victim so far when Hollywood star Tom Hanks announced he and his wife, Rita Wilson, had tested positive. The couple, who are in Australia where Hanks is making a film about Elvis, said they had felt "a bit tired, like we had colds" before being "found to be positive"Take a look.




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2nd coronavirus death; several states under shutdown

The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.





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In times of coronavirus, it's hello Namaste

In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, more people, including global leaders, are using the Indian greeting of namaste.People around the world are worried that shaking hands, hugging and kissing on the cheek might help spread the virus.In recent days, images of United States President Donald Trump and Britain's Prince Charles opting to use the Indian greeting over a handshake have gone viral.Take a look.




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Shopping in the times of coronavirus

Shoppers around the world stood in long lines, waiting to buy essentials like toilet paper, pasta, bottled water, medicine and masks as a worsening coronavirus crisis stoked fears of shortages.




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How our MPs are dealing with coronavirus threat

Several MPs came to the Upper House wearing masks and demanded curtailment of the ongoing Budget session, which is due to end on April 3, in view of the novel coronavirus scare, but the government seemed unwilling.







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Coronavirus cases in US cross 5,000

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that the metropolitan city is the 'epicenter' of the coronavirus crisis in the United States, as government officials announced some of the most stringent measures to slow the spread of the pandemic that has claimed over 200 lives in the country.




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Coronavirus crisis is moving global life online

Millions of people worldwide are having to embrace life under lockdown -- confined to their own four walls or neighbourhoods for weeks on end as countries battle to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.





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With over 85k cases, US has most Covid cases in world

Trump attributed the spike in the confirmed cases of coronavirus to the large-scale testing of the deadly disease.





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SEE: Exodus of workers chokes Delhi-UP border

At the Ghazipur border, they huddled close together, only some with masks -- aware of the coronavirus threat that had led to an unprecedented 21-day lockdown of the country and taken away their jobs, but helpless to do anything about combating the infection.





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Doctors fight coronavirus with raincoats in Bengal

They told us to wash raincoat and reuse,a doctor said.




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Photos: How the world is reacting to coronavirus

As the world struggles with the deadly coronavirus, there are some who are dealing with the pandemic in their own unique way.Here are 12 images that show how.




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China halts to honour coronavirus victims, 'martyrs'

With flowers pinned to their chests, Xi and other Chinese leaders paid a silent tribute in front of the national flag to the victims of the COVID-19, which is regarded as the worst public health disaster in China's history.




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Coronavirus inspires street art across the world

As countries around the world are in lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, street artists everywhere are responding, bringing a dose of colour -- and urgent messaging -- to a weary public.







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Coronavirus quarantine: Cities seen from above

Closures, travel restrictions, and self-isolation measures due to the coronavirus have cleared public squares, roads, and travel destinations across the globe.Photographers have been capturing the eerie stillness of these public spaces, recently emptied of the crowds they were built for.




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Life in Dharavi in the times of coronavirus

In homes that are cramped, stuffy and increasingly low on food, residents of one of Asia's largest slum are struggling under India's nationwide lockdown.




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Protests flare up in US against COVID-19 lockdown

In these times, the sight of a public gathering of hundreds of people mostly without face masks is alarming.But that is exactly what is happening across the United States, as groups of Americans are taking to the streets in protest of lockdown orders aimed at limiting the spread of Covid-19. Those taking to the streets say that the stringent measures restricting movement and businesses are unnecessarily hurting citizens.




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US woman living in her car helps the homeless

Dominick SeJohn Walton hands out food, along with positive messages, to those less fortunate than her. She says, "I started serving meals to the homeless because I understand what it's like not to know where your next meal is going to come from and that'sthe least that I feel like we can do for our community is to give back."




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Chhattisgarh: 7 fall ill after inhaling poisonous gas

The incident occurred at Shakti Paper Mill in Tetla village, where the victims were cleaning an open tank on Wednesday evening, said Raigarh superintendent of police Santosh Singh.




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FDR’s Brain Trust and the Beginning of the New Deal

In his search for a new national message during the 1932 presidential primary, FDR gathered around him a number of political, economic and legal scholars. The core of this group were Columbia University professors, who knew and trusted each other, and were willing to take risks and work long unpaid hours to promote a candidate that they believed could turn around a nation in crisis.

End Date: 
March 26th, 2010
Nov 6 2009 to Mar 26 2010
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Friday, November 6, 2009 to Friday, March 26, 2010
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Friday, November 6, 2009
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Irving Browning Buy My Apples, 1929 Gelatin Silver Print New-York Historical Society, Gift of Irving Browning.

Although at first a casual circle, the group became tightly organized after FDR's nomination. After the election, they were publicly christened the "Brain Trust," and became the central component of the New Deal. This exhibition will focus on the three key members of the Brain Trust—Raymond Moley, Rexford Tugwell, and Adolph Berle—and two of the New Deal cabinet members with whom they worked to bring about FDR's radical changes—Frances Perkins and Harry Hopkins. Using contemporary photographs, cartoons, broadsides, articles and newsreels, this exhibition will be supplemented by audio reminisces from the collection of the Columbia University Oral History Research Office.

 




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It Happened Here: The Invention of Santa Claus

Though legend has it that Santa Claus hails from the North Pole, he was actually a New Yorker who came into the world on West 23rd Street in what is now the trendy Chelsea neighborhood.

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January 8th, 2012
Nov 25 2011 to Jan 8 2012
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Friday, November 25, 2011 to Sunday, January 8, 2012
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Friday, November 25, 2011
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Thomas Nast and George Webster. Santa Claus and his works. New York: McLoughlin Bros., ca 1870. New-York Historical Society, YC1870.Web.

Though legend has it that Santa Claus hails from the North Pole, he was actually a New Yorker who came into the world on West 23rd Street in what is now the trendy Chelsea neighborhood.

The modern Santa was born in the imagination of Clement Clarke Moore, a scholar who penned a whimsical poem about St. Nicholas, the patron of old Dutch New York, for the amusement of his six children at Christmastime. Soon after the publication of "A Visit from St. Nicholas"—popularly known today by its opening line, "Twas the night before Christmas…""—St. Nicholas became a popular feature of American Christmas celebrations. Moore's poem permanently connected St. Nicholas to Christmas, and led to our idea of Santa Claus.

Santa's popularity, appearance and many of the holiday traditions that surround him owe much to the imaginative work of two other New Yorkers: Washington Irving, the creator of Knickerbocker's History of New York, and Thomas Nast, an artist whose drawings of Santa were reproduced all over the country in the years following the Civil War.

To celebrate the winter season, the New-York Historical Society is presenting It Happened Here: The Invention of Santa Claus, an installation tracing the modern image of Santa Claus, the red-suited, pot-bellied descendant of the medieval bishop St. Nicholas of Myra, which emerged only decades after the first Congress met in 1788 in Federal Hall in New York.  The exhibition features Robert Weir's 1837 painting of a rather sly St. Nicholas and Thomas Nast's Harper's Weekly cartoons of Santa. Clement Clarke Moore's desk is on display in the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture.

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 Video excerpt: The Santa Files with John Sergant (c) 2010 Fine Stripe Productions.




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Ayushmann Khurrana all set to release a dedication to 'Ma' on Mot...

Ayushmann Khurrana all set to release a dedication to 'Ma' on Mot...




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ICMR partners with BBIL for developing indigenous coronavirus vaccine

ICMR partners with BBIL for developing indigenous coronavirus vaccine




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Coronavirus in India LIVE: With 116 new cases, COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pra...

Coronavirus in India LIVE: With 116 new cases, COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pra...




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India in lockdown over coronavirus: Day 46 in pictures

India in lockdown over coronavirus: Day 46 in pictures




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Houseboat sector struggling to stay afloat

Owners say it will take a year to bring the tourism sector back on track




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362 NoRKs arrive from Muscat, Kuwait

Two Air India Express flights bring them home, another flight from Doha to bring 183




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Rush, chaos at Walayar check-post

Many reach border without passes issued by Palakkad district authorities




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Inter, AC Milan back training after lockdown in coronavirus epicentre

Inter, AC Milan back training after lockdown in coronavirus epicentre




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Virat, Anushka donate Rs 5L each

Virat, Anushka donate Rs 5L each




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‘Death Cap’ mushrooms behind Meghalaya deaths

‘Death Cap’ mushrooms behind Meghalaya deaths




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Nagaland tests more suspected samples

Nagaland tests more suspected samples




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Diphu-Guwahati bus service resumes

Diphu-Guwahati bus service resumes




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Liquor shops closed pending use of new MRP on products

Liquor shops closed pending use of new MRP on products