LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Friday. The attack occurred this week when a laboratory technician was walking in the campus of a state-run medical college in Meerut, 460 […]
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Covid-19 plunges Indians’ study abroad dreams into turmoil
By Nikita MandhaniBBC News Delhi Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionInternational students are uncertain of the future in the wake of Covid-19 Two years ago, 29-year-old Raunaq Singh started working towards his dream of pursuing an MBA from one of the world’s top business schools. In January 2020, he was waitlisted by UC Berkeley’s Haas School of […]
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Coronavirus: South Korea closes schools again after biggest spike in
Coronavirus pandemic Media captionSouth Korean students return – but hugs are banned More than 200 schools in South Korea have been forced to close just days after they re-opened, due to a new spike in virus cases. Thousands of students had earlier on Wednesday returned to school as the country began easing virus restrictions. But […]
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UK could offer ‘path to citizenship’ for Hong Kong’s British
Hong Kong anti-government protests Image copyrightAFPImage captionBeijing’s proposed security law has sparked protests in Hong Kong The UK could offer British National (Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong a path to UK citizenship if China does not suspend plans for a security law in the territory, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says. It comes after […]
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One Of The First California Counties To Reopen Is Closing
“We now have a serious problem,” Lassen County’s public health officer said of the new coronavirus outbreak. By Lydia O’Connor, HuffPost US Lassen County, a county of 30,000 people in the far reaches of Northern California, was one of the first places in the state to reopen in early May. But this week, it became […]
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Right-Wing Radio Reaches Tens Of Millions. Its Coronavirus Conspiracies Are
Talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh have spread wild misinformation about the virus as they defend Trump’s botched response to the pandemic. By Nick Robins-Early, HuffPost US ILLUSTRATION: DAMON DAHLEN/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: GETTY Since Rush Limbaugh received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February, the right-wing radio star has inaccurately compared the coronavirus to the common cold, praised anti-lockdown protests, accused Democrats […]
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1 Dead As Minneapolis Protests Rage For Second Day After
The demonstrations turned violent in some areas after officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters near a police station. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US Protests erupted in Minneapolis for the second day in a row on Wednesday, spilling into the early hours of Thursday morning, over the death of George Floyd, a […]
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Europe’s Grand Reopening Begins With a Whimper
Hopes that reopening restaurants and bars would provide an economic boost have been dashed as customers stay away and businesses fight for survival. By Sasha Belenky, HuffPost US Last week, bars, restaurants, cafes and pizzerias across Italy threw open their doors, inviting the public to celebrate the end of two months of confinement and start […]
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Pennsylvania Democrats: GOP Lawmaker’s Positive COVID-19 Test Kept Secret For
“They yelled and screamed about it being safe for others across the state to gather, while they were testing positive,” state Rep. Brian Sims said. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US Democrats in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives were outraged Wednesday after learning one of their Republican colleagues had tested positive for the coronavirus and they weren’t […]
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India coronavirus: Trouble ahead for India’s fight against infections
GETTY IMAGES : India has more than 150,000 reported infections Soutik Biswas India correspondent On the face of it, things may not look bad. Since the first case of coronavirus at the end of January, India has reported more than 150,000 Covid-19 infections. More than 4,000 people have died of the infection. To put this […]