The elections are going on in West Bengal, and as we all know, Bengal polls are always preceded by huge gatherings with colorful and noisy campaigns, it is becoming very difficult to maintain Covid-19 protocols. Election campaigns are the mother of all congregation, where a huge part of the crowd gathers to listen to promises […]
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On Friday, Pfizer Inc said it may file for authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with German partner BioNTech in late November, making it unlikely a vaccine will be available before US elections as President Donald Trump has promised. The regulatory filing for the vaccine could come as soon as safety data is […]
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On Monday the United Nations said: Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said 7,348 major disaster events had occurred between 2000 and 2019, claiming 1.23 lives, affecting 4.2 billion people and costing the global economy some […]
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On Thursday, Britain’s Prince William will launch a multi-million-pound global prize aimed at solving some of the world’s greatest environmental problems. The Earthshot Prize will award five one million pound ($1.29-million) prizes each year for the next 10 years under the categories of protecting and restoring nature, cleaner air, reviving oceans, waste-reduction and climate change. […]
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On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country to embark on an 80-day campaign to attain its goals in every sector before a congress in January to decide a new five-year plan, said state news agency KCNA. Kim made the announcement in a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party […]
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On Tuesday, Researchers says that the Results from an early safety study of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralizing antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults, with side effects roughly on par with high-dose flu shots. The study, published in the New England Journal of […]
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The European Commission is appealing a July court judgment in the ongoing saga of Apple’s taxes in Ireland. Buckle in, this one gets a bit complicated. And it’s likely to drag on for some time. In July, the General Court of the EU annulled a 2016 ruling by the European Commission. In that ruling, the commission had […]
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Howrah-West Bengal,: The Ekta Parivar Foundation has recently distributed a week-long ration to 50 people. The rations includes 5 kg of rice, 500 grams of lentils, 3 kg of potatoes and one packet of salt for each. The member of the organization organised this with the help and cooperation of the members of its foundation, […]
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will reportedly be joining the Disney Universe. She will lend her voice in the Hindi version of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Which is the second part of the Movie released in 2014. Disney India’s studio entertainment head said that they wanted to build a strong connect and bring Maleficent’s character to life in Hindi […]
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The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly been sued by EPIC privacy group. According to the reports a lawsuit filed by privacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center, known as EPIC, designed to block the automatic approval of the landmark Facebook privacy settlement. Facebook settled with the FTC earlier this week, walking away with a $5 billion fine, […]
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