King County, which represents greater Seattle, has $14 million of COVID-19 funding for 2021, roughly enough to fund its operations for a single month, and a fraction of the $87 million emergency COVID-19 aid it […]
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 82.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.80 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update, the University’s Center for […]
Cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 first identified in the UK have been confirmed in several European countries as well as Canada and Japan. Infections linked to people who arrived from the UK […]
One health story dominated headlines for virtually all of 2020: the coronavirus pandemic. But while Covid-19 did slow down medical research in other areas, the science didn’t stop. Researchers rolled out new ways to cope […]
Over the past year, the world has been battered by multiple crises, including a global pandemic that has infected tens of millions, cost more than 1.5 million lives, and devastated almost every nation’s economy. But […]
Adjusting to a world where travel is hampered by the pandemic, this year’s Nobel laureates received their prizes at home following the cancellation of the traditional Stockholm and Oslo ceremonies. The awards in the six […]
Black Friday Amazon protests In anticipation of Black Friday, the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping event that was largely moved online this year, a coalition of Amazon warehouse workers and climate activists organized a day of action called […]
While lockdown life has kept time standing still for nearly everyone through 2020, Wall Street has been locked in at super fast-forward. The stock market tumbled through years’ worth of losses in just over a […]
As cinema halls were shut down during the Coronavirus-induced lockdown, people turned to OTT platforms for entertainment. Some of the movies and web series on streaming platforms created a buzz. Here is a look at […]
Here is how 2020 — a year that would see Donald Trump not becoming the commander-in-chief for a second term in a row – unfolded: January 3: The US carried out a strike near Baghdad’s […]
Iranian commander’s killing & US-Iran tension The beginning of the year 2020 saw a dramatic escalation in hostilities between the US and Iran, after a US drone strike killed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Qassem […]
A new ‘atlas’’ The experts at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, have created a new atlas of the universe. Experts at the agency have mapped three million galaxies […]
India’s infamous fallen billionaire, Anil Ambani, may have claimed that his ‘net worth is zero’ but Indian banks aren’t buying it.In the midst of Reliance Communications’ bankruptcy resolution process, three Indian banks — the State […]
2020 was indeed one of the most unpredictable years in the history of mankind. Coronavirus pandemic, floods, cyclones and several other man-made or natural disaster kept coming one after the other in 2020, making lives […]
The dynamics of India’s economic and strategic engagements with the outside world have changed significantly in the last few years, particularly in 2020. This has resulted from the health and economic implications of COVID-19 pandemic […]
Cyclone Amphan Cyclone Amphan, considered to be the second major cyclone in the Bay of Bengal after the super cyclone of 1999, devastated West Bengal in May 2020. The death toll in West Bengal due […]
India embarked on a major foreign policy overdrive in 2020, bringing its vision for a rules-based Indo-Pacific as a cornerstone of its diplomacy and displaying a steely resolve to fashion a regional environment conducive to […]
With a stretch of so many unfortunate events kicking off, the year 2020 wasn’t really kind to the majority. This year, the country also suffered the loss of some of the great leaders, who were […]
The year 2020 was a roller-coaster for the world in many ways. From the raging coronavirus pandemic to India-China border standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh to death of former […]
The Covid-19 pandemic severely restricted public activities throughout the year in India as elsewhere in the world. India has been the second-worst affected country by the Covid-19 pandemic and it implemented the strictest lockdown reducing […]
In this Dec 25, 2020, photo, a colleague wears a Christmas hat as European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier, center, carries a binder of the Brexit trade deal during a special meeting of Coreper, at […]
2020 was, arguably, one of the toughest years in the history of mankind, and even as it comes to a close, uncertainly over a new coronavirus strain, vaccine distribution and reopening continues to loom over […]
In the last 12 months, the novel coronavirus has paralyzed economies, devastated communities and confined nearly four billion people to their homes. It has been a year that changed the world like no other for […]
This year will remain as one of the most unforgettable one for multiple reasons. During the lockdown, celebrities shared pictures and videos and gave fans an insight into their quarantine period. From doing house chores […]
The year 2020, perhaps, saw the least amount of competitive sport being played globally due to the unprecedented circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic. The Olympics were cancelled and most major sporting events were rescheduled, […]
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