COVID-19 origins still obscure, what are the next steps for WHO’s experts?

The group of scientists wants a new inquiry to include biosecurity and biosafety experts to investigate the origins of COVID-19. The joint international and Chinese mission organized by the World…

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Amazon moves SC for stay on Delhi HC order till verdict on Future-Reliance deal dispute

Amazon has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's division bench order that had vacated a stay on Kishore Biyani-led Future Group proceeding with its Rs 24,713 crore…

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Amid blood clot scares, COVAX says it backs AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseApr 09, 2021 10:04:44 ISTCovax backed the AstraZeneca jab on Thursday as the scheme celebrated shipping coronavirus vaccine doses to 100 different territories around the world, despite delays dogging…

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Civil rights group sues Facebook saying Zuckerberg made ‘false and deceptive’ statements to Congress- Technology News, FP

The Associated PressApr 09, 2021 10:11:33 ISTA civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive” statements to Congress when he said…

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Lull in shipping activity gives scientists chance to listen to sounds of the ocean- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseApr 09, 2021 09:57:55 ISTScientists will take advantage of an unprecedented fall in shipping activity to listen in to the world's oceans and study how manmade noise affects marine…

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Gorillas’ chest thumping allows females, rivals know their size without seeing them- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseApr 09, 2021 09:47:35 ISTA mountain gorilla rises up and pounds its chest to signal for a mate or scare off a foe, but the drumming that resonates through…

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Nearly 300 biodiversity “hot spots” at risk of extinction due to global warming: Study- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseApr 09, 2021 09:34:55 ISTUnless nations dramatically improve on carbon-cutting pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate treaty, the planet's richest concentrations of animal and plant life will be…

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Mahindra XUV500 to be temporarily discontinued, 5-seat XUV700 could be new XUV500- Technology News, FP

OverdriveApr 09, 2021 09:36:51 ISTMahindra has confirmed via a social media post that the current Mahindra XUV500 will be discontinued 'temporarily' once the Mahindra XUV700 launches around July 2021. This…

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In conversation with IBM Design Director Manish Vashist on the importance of design

CII’s annual Global Knowledge Summit is being held entirely online on April 8-9 this week. The theme of the 16th summit is Transforming Knowledge Management for Hybrid Learning and Hybrid…

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