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22 Apr

Shanghai extends Covid-19 lockdown as death toll rises to 36

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Shanghai has extended the Covid-19 lockdown to April 26, amid reports of growing public resentment as the eastern metropolis of 26 million reported 11 more deaths on Thursday. China on Thursday reported 2,119 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, of which 1,931 were reported in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission. Shanghai has added 17,629 new cases in the previous 24 hours, 4.7 per cent fewer than a day earlier, according to data released on Friday, taking the city's cumulative cases since March 1 to 443,500. Thursday also saw 11 deaths from Covid-19, all in Shanghai, bringing the mainland's death…

22 Apr

Environmental Activists Stage Massive Protest for Climate Justice

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) MyPlate guidelines and meal planning tools make it easier to create meals that are affordable, nutritious, and easy to prepare. UC Davis Health dietitian Marie Barone explains how you can use this tool and how to cook healthy meals at home. Start with a free, personalized MyPlate Plan. The MyPlate Plan will provide details about the number of servings to include for each food group and examples of how to meet your goal. Looking to venture into fashion modeling? These tips from experienced models offer do's and don'ts on how to become a successful…

01 Apr

45 Arrested For Protests As Crisis Worsens In Sri Lanka

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45 people were arrested and a curfew was imposed in much of the city of Colombo as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to demand his resignation for failing to deal with the worst economic crisis. The foreign exchange crisis in Sri Lanka has led to shortages of essential items such as fuel, cooking gas and electricity shortages that last up to 13 hours a day. Demonstrators protested on Thursday with instructions against their awareness, as gross mismanagement by the Rajapakse regime has exacerbated Sri Lanka's foreign exchange woes. They were also demanding…

30 Mar

Russian Foreign Minister to visit India amid conflict with Ukraine

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Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to India from 31 March -1 April. During the visit, Lavrov is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. It is not clear if he would also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His talks with the Indian side will focus on the global geopolitical situation in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India has adopted a neutral stand on the ongoing conflict. While abstaining from voting against Russia at the UN, New Delhi has…

29 Mar

Taliban prohibits beardless government employees entry to offices

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The Taliban barred beardless civil servants from entering their offices in Afghanistan on Monday. Eyewitnesses said that representatives of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Vice Ministry of Propaganda and Prevention blocked the entry of Finance Ministry staff because they were beardless.The employees were allowed to enter the ministry after they wore hats as recommended by the Taliban representatives. According to a report, the Ministry of Propaganda and Vice Prevention has denied stopping government employees at the gate. "All government agencies were instructed not to allow women without the hijab and male employees of the public administration to conform to their…

17 Mar

Elon Musk To Exit Endeavor

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Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla will resign from the board of directors of Endeavor Group Holdings, the Hollywood conglomerate whose properties include the William Morris talent agency and Ultimate Fighting Championship. The company announced his departure in its annual report with the SEC, saying that his resignation will be effective from June 30, 2022. An Endeavor spokesperson stated, "We thank Elon Musk for his commitment to Endeavor through our first year as a public company, in which he contributed meaningfully to our long-term strategy and vision for the future of sports and entertainment. We know he has a lot…

15 Mar

Russian shelling hits high-rise building in Kiev

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Russian shelling hit a 10-storey apartment building in Kiev, leaving one person injured, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. According to the State Emergency Service, fire erupted on the first through the fifth floors of the building located in the capital city’s the Podil neighbourhood. The fire was extinguished 6.51 a.m. and the injured person has been hospitalised. In another shelling also on Tuesday morning, a two-storey house was hit on Sadova Street in the Osokorky neighbourhood, causing a fire. No victims or injuries were reported in the second shelling. Meanwhile air raid sirens have gone off in Kyiev, as well…

15 Mar

SRK’s video on ‘Futility of War’ goes viral in between the Russia-Ukraine crisis

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In the middle of destruction and horrors of the Russia-Ukraine war, an old video of Shah Rukh Khan is going viral on the internet in which he was seen talking about the futility of the war. It was an old video where he claims "War is not an alternative to peace and goodness" and how only the people who die see the end of it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SRK 1000 FACES (@srk1000faces) Reacting to the video, many users appreciated SRK for his words and said that everyone should listen to him. One said, "One of…

14 Mar

S. Jaishankar to make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu told the Upper House that Minister Jaishankar will give a statement on the conflict. Naidu also lauded the efforts of the union and state governments for rising to the occasion to evacuate the Indian students. TDP MP K. Ravindra Kumar said that as safety and security of the students are ensured, now the government should take necessary steps to secure their future by consulting all the stakeholders. BJD MP Dr Amar Patnaik suggested reserving two to five…

11 Mar

Air India flight carrying students evacuated from Sumy lands in Delhi

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An Air India flight from Poland's Rzeszow carrying students evacuated from northeastern Ukrainian city Sumy landed in Delhi this Friday morning. The flight had taken off from Rzeszow around 11.30 pm on Thursday and landed in Delhi at 5.45 am on Friday. India has sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 students evacuated from Sumy. According to the officials, another flight is expected to land in Delhi around 8.40 am. According to the details shared by the students, the first flight was for first, second, and third-year students. The second flight is for fourth and fifth-year students and…