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Trump's Indian-Origin Pick To Head Health Agency Was Covid Lockdown Critic
Indian-origin physician Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's choice to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country's top public funder of medical research with a budget of around $47.3 billion.
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Indian-Origin Doctor's Pandemic Rock Band Now Has An Album, Upcoming Tour
An Indian-origin doctor with the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) decided to get musical over the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, but what started as a one-man bedroom project has been gaining popularity with booked out shows.
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Rishi Sunak Thought "It Was Okay To Just Let People Die", Covid Inquiry Hears
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should "just let people die" during the Covid-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis heard on Monday.
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G20 Summit Full Dress Rehearsal In Delhi Today, Traffic To Be Affected
G20 Summit Full Dress Rehearsal: Delhi Police are conducting a full dress rehearsal today for the G20 Summit, escorting motorcades from different parts of the national capital towards the New Delhi district, officials said.
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Covid Lockdown Prevented Melting Of 27 Tonnes Of Himalayan Ice, Snow: Study
The authors estimate that the reduced anthropogenic pollutant emissions during the Indian lockdown was responsible for 71.6 per cent of the reduction in radiative forcing on snow in April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
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67 Million Children Missed Out On Vaccines Because Of Covid: UNICEF
Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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"Virus Should Just Go And Die": Anger In China Over Online Censorship
New Year's Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online, some of it critical, about the strict zero-COVID policy the country adhered to for almost three years.
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World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping
Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools.
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China Reports Another Daily Record Of Covid Cases As Protests Intensify
China reported a fifth straight daily record of 40,347 new COVID-19 infections on November 27, of which 3,822 were symptomatic and 36,525 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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More Chinese Cities To Impose Lockdown To Show Loyalty To Xi: Report
Ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the entire country seems to join the lockdown as party workers and government officials rush to eradicate infections at all costs.
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Auto Chip Shortage: How China Turned Into Ground Zero for Shortage Amid the Pandemic, More
The global auto chip shortage has affected China, the world’s biggest manufacturer of cars and leader in electric vehicles (EVs), as supply strains have been compounded by a zero-COVID lockdown in auto hub Shanghai that ended last month. The shortage is more acute than elsewhere and threatens to curb the nation's EV momentum. Here’s how China b...
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Covid Lockdowns Send China's Economy Reeling as Outbreaks Spread
China's economy slowed rapidly in April as the costs of both a worsening Covid outbreak and the nation's stringent approach to eliminating the virus took their toll.
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China Censors Own National Anthem Used To Protest Covid Curbs
People in Shanghai and other Chinese cities have been using words from national anthem to protest the stringent Covid curbs clamped on them.
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Lanka PM, In Address To Crisis-Hit Nation, Explains Why Money Ran Out
Covid lockdown in a weak economy depleted foreign reserves, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Monday, in an effort to explain worsening economic crisis and protests raging in the country.
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China's Tech Hub Eases Covid Curbs To "Minimise Impact" On Economy
China's southern tech powerhouse Shenzhen has partially eased lockdown measures, after President Xi Jinping stressed the need to "minimise the impact" of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation's economy.
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Trump's Indian-Origin Pick To Head Health Agency Was Covid Lockdown Critic
Indian-origin physician Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's choice to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country's top public funder of medical research with a budget of around $47.3 billion.
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Indian-Origin Doctor's Pandemic Rock Band Now Has An Album, Upcoming Tour
An Indian-origin doctor with the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) decided to get musical over the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, but what started as a one-man bedroom project has been gaining popularity with booked out shows.
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Rishi Sunak Thought "It Was Okay To Just Let People Die", Covid Inquiry Hears
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should "just let people die" during the Covid-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis heard on Monday.
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G20 Summit Full Dress Rehearsal In Delhi Today, Traffic To Be Affected
G20 Summit Full Dress Rehearsal: Delhi Police are conducting a full dress rehearsal today for the G20 Summit, escorting motorcades from different parts of the national capital towards the New Delhi district, officials said.
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Covid Lockdown Prevented Melting Of 27 Tonnes Of Himalayan Ice, Snow: Study
The authors estimate that the reduced anthropogenic pollutant emissions during the Indian lockdown was responsible for 71.6 per cent of the reduction in radiative forcing on snow in April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
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67 Million Children Missed Out On Vaccines Because Of Covid: UNICEF
Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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"Virus Should Just Go And Die": Anger In China Over Online Censorship
New Year's Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online, some of it critical, about the strict zero-COVID policy the country adhered to for almost three years.
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World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping
Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools.
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China Reports Another Daily Record Of Covid Cases As Protests Intensify
China reported a fifth straight daily record of 40,347 new COVID-19 infections on November 27, of which 3,822 were symptomatic and 36,525 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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More Chinese Cities To Impose Lockdown To Show Loyalty To Xi: Report
Ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the entire country seems to join the lockdown as party workers and government officials rush to eradicate infections at all costs.
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Auto Chip Shortage: How China Turned Into Ground Zero for Shortage Amid the Pandemic, More
The global auto chip shortage has affected China, the world’s biggest manufacturer of cars and leader in electric vehicles (EVs), as supply strains have been compounded by a zero-COVID lockdown in auto hub Shanghai that ended last month. The shortage is more acute than elsewhere and threatens to curb the nation's EV momentum. Here’s how China b...
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Covid Lockdowns Send China's Economy Reeling as Outbreaks Spread
China's economy slowed rapidly in April as the costs of both a worsening Covid outbreak and the nation's stringent approach to eliminating the virus took their toll.
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China Censors Own National Anthem Used To Protest Covid Curbs
People in Shanghai and other Chinese cities have been using words from national anthem to protest the stringent Covid curbs clamped on them.
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Lanka PM, In Address To Crisis-Hit Nation, Explains Why Money Ran Out
Covid lockdown in a weak economy depleted foreign reserves, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Monday, in an effort to explain worsening economic crisis and protests raging in the country.
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China's Tech Hub Eases Covid Curbs To "Minimise Impact" On Economy
China's southern tech powerhouse Shenzhen has partially eased lockdown measures, after President Xi Jinping stressed the need to "minimise the impact" of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation's economy.
