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India’s first global AI summit postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
The government has postponed its global summit on artificial intelligence, RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment), over coronavirus. It was to …
Delhi Metro to remain closed till March 31 to control coronavirus spread
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has announced that metro service will remain completely closed till March 31 to control the spread of coronavirus. …
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1.7 billion people around world under coronavirus lockdown
At least 1.7 billion people, around one in five people around the globe, are under lockdown, ordered to stay home as the world enters a critical week …
Amazon to pause restocking of non-essential items
Amazon is suspending deliveries of non-essential goods to its warehouses in the UK and US to free up space for crucial household and medical …
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Most elephants in the zoo or in the circus are females because they are easier to control
Most elephants in the zoo or in the circus are females because they are easier to
Koalas climb backwards down the tree
Koalas climb backwards down the
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Olympic flame to be carried by car instead of torchbearers in Japan
The Olympic flame is set to be carried in a lantern by car instead of being carried by torchbearers in the Japan leg of the Torch Relay to avoid …
Shakib Al Hasan, ex-captain Mortaza excluded from BCB annual contract list
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was banned by the ICC last year over corruption, and former skipper Mashrafe Mortaza have been dropped from the …
The Big Stories
The world’s fastest supercomputer identifies chemicals that can stop COVID-19 spread
Using IBM’s ‘Summit’, the world’s fastest supercomputer, American scientists have …
World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 a pandemic. The WHO …
Singapore plans to launch country-wide facial recognition system
The government of Singapore is preparing to transition to a facial recognition program it …
Coronavirus: Global death toll exceeds 3,000
The number of people killed worldwide by the coronavirus has exceeded 3,000, as China …
Temperature-sensitive snail species named after Greta Thunberg
Scientists have discovered a new species of land snail and named it ‘Craspedotropis …
The world’s richest man Jeff Bezos launches $10 bn fund to fight climate change
The world’s richest man Jeff Bezos has launched a $10-billion ‘Bezos Earth …
CHINA RELEASES LARGEST STUDY ON COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Health officials in China have published the first details of more than 44,000 cases of …
Novel coronavirus officially named ‘COVID-19’ by World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the novel coronavirus has been …