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US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 warsThe US toll is by far the highest reported in the world, accounting for 20 per cent of the nearly 2.5 million coronavirus deaths globally, ...
- JFK's Harvard sweater, given to a cameraman interviewing Jacqueline Kennedy, fetches more than $85K at auction
A signed photograph of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad sold for more than $135,000.
- Facebook expanding climate info hub in battle against misinformation, will debunk myths for users
The hub will rely on climate communication experts from George Mason University, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the U...
- Carbon emission cuts need to be 80% more ambitious to meet Paris Agreement targets: Study
The scientists, including those from the University of Washington in the US, used statistical tools to reevaluate the cuts in carbon emissi...
- Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA
Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency's transition under the...
- After ‘KBC’ moment, Gita Gopinath says she is a ‘huge fan of Big B’
The economist tweeted about her ‘special’ moment.
- BAE Systems appoints Ravi Nirgudkar managing director for India
The company said that Nirgudkar will spearhead BAE Systems’ operations and build on the company’s partnerships with the Indian defence indu...
- US Covid-19 deaths exceed WWII military toll: Tracker
As of the evening, the tracker showed that 405,400 people have died from the disease caused by the new coronavirus in the United States. Th...
- US virus death toll tops 4,00,000 in Donald Trump's final hours
While the Trump administration has been credited with Operation Warp Speed, the crash program to develop and distribute coronavirus vaccine...
- US COVID-19 cases surpass 24 million mark
As the US continues to remain the worst affected country due to COVID-19, the cumulative count of the cases has crossed 24 million as of Mo...
- 'Legally Blonde 3' is happening: Mindy Kaling says movie will have a good dose of 'fan favourite' moments
The new movie will pay homage to the original.
- No, you shouldn't stop wearing a mask after getting a Covid vaccine. Here's why
People are expected to get some level of protection within a couple of weeks after the first shot.
- Smartphones can alert about Covid exposure, with help from Apple & Google contact-tracing tools
The tools don't reveal a person's identity or geographic location.
- Kamala Harris chooses all-women team for Chief of Staff, NSA & Domestic Policy Advisor
Tina brings a strong commitment to serving the American people and her leadership will be critical as we work to overcome the unprecedented...
- The Red Planet deep under: Potential life on Mars likely lived below the surface
Underground heat would have been possible 4.1 bn years ago or in the Noachian era on Mars.
- With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
Underscoring the need for urgency, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States reached 205,557 on Friday, according to d...
- New kind of coronavirus that affects pigs has the potential of jumping from swines to humans
The virus causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, and has been especially deadly to young piglets.
- Stay indoor! Long-term exposure to air pollution can make coronavirus more deadly
NO2 might enhance populations' susceptibility to severe Covid death outcomes.
- Most critically-ill Covid patients likely to suffer from cardiac arrest
Patients who had in-hospital cardiac arrest were older, and had more underlying health conditions.
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