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‘Reformer’ again: Controversial Georgian ex-president Saakashvili takes charge of Ukraine’s reform body

After weeks of rumor and speculation, Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who is wanted for embezzlement at home, has been appointed as head of Ukraine’s executive council on reforms.
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Elon Musk says human language will be OBSOLETE in 10 years, after struggling to pronounce his baby’s name on Joe Rogan

Elon Musk may have chosen a bizarre, cyborg-like name for his newborn child – just try pronouncing “X Æ A-12” – but the billionaire entrepreneur says spoken language itself may soon become obsolete with the rise of new brain tech.
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When silence speaks volumes: US cut off ALL communication channels with Caracas after botched mercenary raid, says Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that evidence will soon reveal the US leader himself was behind the failed incursion attempt, noting that Washington severed all remaining ties with Caracas thereafter.
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Kim Jong-un sends VERBAL MESSAGE to China’s Xi, commends him for battling Covid-19

Delivering another blow to subsiding death rumors, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apparently reached out to his Chinese counterpart, praising Beijing’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Georgia recalls envoy from Kiev as its ex-President Saakashvili, a wanted man back home, lands top govt job in Ukraine

Tbilisi is recalling its ambassador from Kiev for consultations, a day after Ukraine elevated Mikhail Saakashvili, the fugitive ex-president of Georgia who faces embezzlement charges at home, to the head of Ukraine’s reform body. 
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Elon Musk says Tesla to resume 'limited operations' at its California plant

US electric-car maker Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has told employees that its plant in Fremont, California will be reopened on Friday. It comes as California allows state manufacturers to start reopening following the lockdown.
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German intel say US-fueled ‘China lab theory’ is smokescreen for Trump’s flaws in fighting Covid-19 – report

The White House’s persistent claim that Covid-19 is a Chinese lab creation is nothing but a calculated move meant to divert Americans’ anger away from how Trump handles the crisis, German spies reportedly believe.  
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‘It’d be called an invasion’: Trump says he’d use ARMY to raid Venezuela as he doubles down on denial of ordering botched plot

US President Donald Trump has dismissed claims the foiled plot to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had government backing, insisting he’d have done it differently – as a proper “invasion” with an “army.”
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Conor McGregor to monitor UFC 249 'health and safety' as he eyes July return - manager

Conor McGregor will be a keen observer of this weekend's UFC 249 event according to his manager Audie Attar, who says that the Irishman wants to gauge the UFC's health and safety measures before entertaining a return to the cage.
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Trump says ‘sick man’ Comey and ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden tried to take him down, warns ‘it’s all coming out’

A day after the Justice Department dropped charges against Gen. Michael Flynn, President Trump is accusing Joe Biden and a host of Obama administration officials of trying to sabotage his presidency, saying “it’s all coming out.”
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Kiev won’t reciprocate to Georgia’s move and recall ambassador after Saakashvili headed Ukraine’s reform body


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‘Situation fragile’: EU says borders should stay closed until June 15 on Covid-19 fears

The European Union will likely keep its external borders shut until June 15, after a recommendation from the European Commission to extend the current Covid-19 travel ban by another 30 days.
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'They say I'll get a BULLET in the head': Russian MMA fighter details threats after releasing Khabib diss track

Russian MMA fighter Dmitry 'Anubis' Kuznetsov has revealed scorned fans threatened he would receive "a bullet in the head" in response to releasing a diss track titled 'Hypocrisy King,' aimed at UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s non-apology for pushing FAKE NEWS about VP Pence shows partisanship rules MSM

After even mainstream outlets objected to a deceptively edited video of VP Mike Pence, comedian Jimmy Kimmel issued a sarcastic apology suggesting that lying about the Trump administration is fine because they don’t “value truth.”
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Forgetting someone? WH attributes victory over Nazis to ‘America & UK’ in bizarre VE-Day message, gets schooled on Twitter

The White House has marked the victory over Nazi Germany in a tweet hailing the role of the US and the UK, while leaving out the nation that sacrificed the most – the Soviet Union. Netizens were quick to provide a history lesson.
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WaPo in league with Maduro? Venezuela’s Guaido says US mercenary contract is fake, even after own allies give full doc to US media

Opposition leader Juan Guaido continues to deny any link to a failed armed incursion into Venezuela, despite his own allies handing over a lengthy contract to American media naming him as the commander of the operation.
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Goldman Sachs: Oil demand could exceed supply by end-May

Oil demand could rebound enough to exceed supply by the end of this month, Goldman’s head of commodities Jeffrey Currie told Barron’s Market Brief.
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Russia’s mightiest military aircraft buzz over Moscow to mark 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Defying clouds in the sky and Covid-19 on the ground, Russia’s deadliest bombers, nimblest fighter jets and strongest transport aircraft flew over the capital in celebration of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany 75 years ago.
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Trump is watching: Dana White says US President Donald Trump is keeping tabs on UFC 249 ahead of fight night (VIDEO)

UFC president Dana White said his team has worked flat out to keep fighters safe ahead of UFC 249, and revealed President Donald Trump is watching developments in Jacksonville ahead of fight night in Florida.
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UN rapporteur on torture ‘scared to find out more about our democracies’ after delving into Assange case

Discovering that the cruelty visited on Julian Assange by Western democracies had been premeditated has heightened the fear of learning more about how those democracies operate, the UN’s rapporteur on torture has admitted.
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Moscow e-commerce sales jump 40% during coronavirus lockdown

The volume of online sales in the Russian capital grew rapidly in March, reaching 16 billion rubles (almost $218 million), according to the official Moscow mayor’s office website.
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Study Examines Crab Impact on Salt Marsh Health

A study within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System to determine the destructiveness of crabs to salt marshes found that, while crabs can be a problem in some areas, a far greater threat facing marshes is sea level rise. Crabs play an important role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem in salt marshes, but too many […]

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How to creat stunning visualisations using R

  What is data visualisation? Put simply, data visualisation is the pictorial representation of data. Any data set can be understood at a glance by representing it on interactive charts and graphs. Thi...




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How to save money on your Android phone by switching it to 2G-only mode

  Recently I was low on battery and needed to conserve it. So I decided to switch to 2G instead of 3G to save some precious minutes of battery. Also, I wanted to limit the data packets being sent and re...




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How to disable Charms bar hint in Windows 8/8.1

  The latest operating system by Microsoft has a built in navigation bar called charms which provides quick access to settings, devices, search and sharing functions. But this bar can be a pain sometime...




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How to control your TV and DTH with the Samsung Galaxy S5

  The Galaxy S5 includes an IR blaster port, while some may think that it is an old technology, Samsung has found a very useful way to utilize it. The IR blaster port along with Samsung’s WatchOn...




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How to create sample codes for Video 3D on Android

  In Android, it is very easy to create an app that can play video clips; it is also easy to create a game app with 3D graphic surface. But it is not straightforward to create an app that can play...




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How to delete conversations recorded by Amazon's Alexa

  In light of a recent debacle in which a family in Oregon, USA realised its conversation was surreptitiously recorded by Alexa and sent to a random contact on its phone, we thought it might be a good i...




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How to create a customized WhatsApp sticker pack

  The messaging-app giant, WhatsApp, recently added a sticker-sharing functionality on Android and iOS that allows users to express themselves in a way apart from the status-quo emojis. Stickers are typ...




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How to Create your own WhatsApp sticker apps on Android

  WhatsApp’s sticker functionality has witnessed a substantial amount of traction amongst its 200 million users since its recent advent. However, the limited stickers provided by WhatsApp seem rat...




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Sagittarius Horoscope for May 9, 2020

Tooth ache or stomach upset may create some problems for you. Take a physician's advice to get relief immediately. You will make substantial gains if you invest on long-term basis. You are best to avoid issues that could cause arguments with loved ones. New romance for some uplifts your spirits and keeps you in a cheerful mood. Today you will put your mind to test- Some of you would get involved in playing Chess- Crosswords and others will write a story- poetry or work out some future plans. Today, you will get to spend the best evening of your life with your spouse. Today you will understand that your loved ones are your constant source of happiness and joy.




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Efsa publishes framework for scientific assessments

Intended for staff and external experts




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Risk from pesticide mixtures below threshold in Efsa assessments

But campaign group concerned about selected modelling tools




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All India Kisan Sabha demands measures to mitigate suffering of farmers, workers

Standing crops like wheat, paddy, mustard, chana, chillies, pulses etc, are ready for harvest in many parts of India but the lockdown and restrictions have created a situation where harvesting, transport and marketing is curtailed.




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Valuation profession: Sahoo panel moots ICAI-type regulator

Currently, only an ad-hoc framework for valuation professionals is in place, which is basically governed by the Companies Act, and the government has designated the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) as the authority to implement the new regime of registered valuers.




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Covid-19 impact: Real estate sentiment at historic low, says Knight Frank-Ficci-Naredco survey

Even while the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have provided some stimulus, further support may be required to help real estate and for the economy to stay afloat during the crisis.




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Coronavirus lockdown has severely disrupted supply chains, says Niti Aaayog CEO Amitabh Kant

The need of the hour is to promote remote working and expand gig economy, speakers at a Niti Aaayog-organised Webinar said.




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Govt working on to address travails of migrant workers: Labour Secretary Heerala Samariya

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) had on April 19 issued a detailed standard operating procedure while allowing suitable deployment of their skills. As per Census, 2001, the total number of internal migrants in India was 309.385 million.




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Kerala govt’s move to deduct salary of employees in wake of COVID-19 put on hold by HC

The state government, in its order, said that the employees' salary for six days every month would be deducted for the next five months.




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Lasalgaon to revert to auction of onions in loose format from May 4

The APMC officials pointed out workers usually come to the market yard on pick-up trucks, however, the police have been acting against them as social distancing is not maintained onboard the pick-ups.




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Odisha may slash Kalia aid, merge scheme with PM-Kisan

The Odisha government’s direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for farmers, Kalia, which was announced a few months before the Assembly elections last year, may be curtailed and subsumed in the PM-Kisan scheme run by the Centre.




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Co-operative banks can invoke SARFAESI Act, seize and sell defaulters’ assets to recover dues, says SC

The SARFAESI Act, which is now rarely being used after the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has come into existence since 2016, allows banks to seize, take control, manage and sell assets of defaulting borrowers without the intervention of any court/tribunal and also ensures speedy recovery.




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Procedural relief to GST payers, but experts say no substitute for financial package

The e-way bill generated on or before March 24 and expiring during the March 20-April 15 period would now be valid till May 31.




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Met Opera Mezzo Rosalind Elias dies at 90

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1930, Elias was the youngest of 13 brothers and sisters whose parents had migrated to the U.S. from the region later called the Republic of Lebanon




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Slow auto sales due to govt indecision; let sector reforms flip-flop not kill the industry

One of the reasons is bunching together of several regulatory changes announced by the government in a very short span of time without realising their full implication, a classic case of ‘reform for reform’s sake’.




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Mahindra Electric accelerates product development of EVs using Dassault Systemes software

Technology will play a crucial role in developing the EV ecosystem including in design, simulation, manufacturing and developing the overall vehicle cycle.




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Formula 1 Racing: F1 is safer than ever, Anthoine Hubert’s was one of case

During the 1950s and 1960s, Formula racing lost more drivers than the next three decades. Instead, in the 1980s, accident-related deaths were four, which is still higher than the last three decades of Formula racing.




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Samsung Galaxy S10e Unboxing | Digit.in




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Huawei P30 Pro Unboxing, Camera Samples & First Impressions | Digit.in