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In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020 file photo, senators listen as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, May 15, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Fauci has sat on Microsoft¢â‚¬â„¢s board of directors with Bill Gates as his boss. Fauci has become a target of misinformation as he oversees the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo | AP)

YouTube, WhatsApp abound with conspiracy theories accusing Bill Gates...

In recent months, 5G networks and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros have also been blamed for creating...

18 May 2020 10:09 PM IST

For new patients, the model will perform a baseline prediction that is updated each time new health data becomes available.

System using machine learning can soon tell which COVID patients are...

Researchers hope to create a predictive risk score that can determine adverse cardiac events up to 24 hours ahead.

18 May 2020 3:59 PM IST

Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as covid19 hits online food orders. (PTI Photo)

Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as covid19 hits online food orders

Swiggy is among many that are laying off employees and reshaping their business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

18 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months. (PTI Photo)

RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months,...

In March, RBI had allowed a three-month moratorium on payment of all term loans due between 1 March, 2020 and 31 May,...

18 May 2020 2:46 PM IST

Members of a coronavirus testing station stand on the factory premises of the Westfleisch meat processing company in Hamm, western Germany. (AFP)

Alarm as another German slaughterhouse hit by coronavirus outbreak

Germany has grown increasingly concerned about the meat industry as a hotbed of new coronavirus infections

18 May 2020 2:12 PM IST

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India won't rush its players back to game

Stadiums and sports complexes are reopening to allow athletes to train but there will be no events staged that would...

18 May 2020 1:26 PM IST

Traffic congestion is seen on a road in Wuhan, in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution

After months of lockdown, China is reopening its economy as the outbreak comes under control, causing emissions to spike

18 May 2020 1:04 PM IST

People cycle through Parliament Square in central London on May 17, 2020, following an easing of lockdown rules in England. (AFP)

US, Europe weighs reopening risks sans vaccine

Health experts say the world could be months, if not years, away from having a vaccine available to everyone

18 May 2020 12:23 PM IST

Govt to soon take decision on OCI card holders to allay fears of temporary suspension of visas. (PTI Photo)

Indian government will soon take decision on OCI visa issue: Minister

Muraleedharan urged the diaspora to invest in India given the opportunity being offered by the major economic reforms

18 May 2020 12:17 PM IST

Record jump of 5,242 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs, tally reaches 96,169; death toll touches 3,029. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus tally in India nears 1 lakh, deaths cross 3,000

A record jump of 5,242 cases in the last 24 hours

18 May 2020 10:48 AM IST

Waorani indigenous people. (AFP)

First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador's Amazon tribe

Waorani organizations warns that virus spread could be catastrophic for the community, which is generally vulnerable to...

18 May 2020 9:35 AM IST

Asian shares make cautious gains; oil, gold prices hit record levels as more countries reopen their economies. (AP Photo)

Asian shares make cautious gains; oil and gold jump

Oil prices reached their highest since March as demand picked up as countries around the world eased travel restrictions

18 May 2020 9:16 AM IST