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Indians Want to Know 'How to Make Covid Vaccine at Home', Reveals Google Trends Analysis Report

India is currently undertaking the world's largest vaccination drive of its kind but many people asking Google to help them out to find a cure for COVID-19.

Jan 20, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Malaysian Government Mulling Harsher Laws Against LGBTQ Community for 'Unhealthy Activities'

Malaysia's Deputy Minister Ahmad Marzuk Shaary called for stricter punishment for the LGBTQ community and urged the public to report "unhealthy activities".

Jan 19, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Does Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Stop Coronavirus Transmission? Israeli Study Offers Optimistic Results

The study at Sheba Medical Center in Israel found the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 98 percent effective and with higher levels of antibodies it could stop transmission.

Jan 19, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Thousands of Covid-19 Contaminated Ice Cream Boxes Found in China; Officials Scramble to Trace People Who Had Them

The ice cream was produced by the Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Company, where 1,662 employees were tested Thursday, and were quarantining.

Jan 16, 2021

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

23 People Die in Norway After Taking Pfizer Vaccine, Experts Warn of Immunization Risks

Norwegian Medicines Agency said 13 autopsy reports suggested that common side effects might have contributed to severe reactions in frail, elderly people.

Jan 15, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

North Korea Shows Off 'World's Most Powerful Weapon' Days Before Joe Biden's Inauguration

Ahead of incoming President Joe Biden's inauguration, North Korea showed off its military might with a new SLBM that has a theoretical range of over 2,000 kilometers.

Jan 15, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

WHO Team Lands in Wuhan to Probe Coronavirus Origin Amid Surge of Cases in China

A team from the World Health Organization arrived in China's Wuhan on the day when the country reported its first new death attributed to COVID-19 in months.

Jan 14, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Israel airstrike targets Iranian assets in Syria

War on Iran? Israel Targets Iranian Proxies in Syria With 'Most Violent' Airstrike Aided by US Intel

Iran has claimed that Israel is trying to provoke a war between the US and Iran before Trump leaves office

Jan 14, 2021

By Johnlee Varghese

Video: Massive Blackout in Iran Days After Similar Reports from Pakistan, Vatican

Several videos are being posted online claiming that there has been a massive blackout in various cities of Iran.

Jan 13, 2021

By Johnlee Varghese

Salaat First: Another Popular Muslim Prayer App Sells Location Data to FBI, ICE

Salaat First shared location data with a French firm Predicio which had customers including Venntel, a US government contractor.

Jan 12, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Indonesia Plane Crash: How a Child's Pink Hoodie Helped Rescuers Find Sriwijaya Air Crash Location

The bright pink hoodie belonged to Yumna, who had boarded the flight along with her mother and siblings.

Jan 12, 2021

By Johnlee Varghese

Will Pfizer and Other Covid-19 Vaccines be Effective Against New Variants? WHO Shares Details

The WHO has decided to outline important research questions related to viral variants.

Jan 11, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Twitter Takes Down China's US Embassy Tweet Calling Uighur Women 'Baby-Making Machines'

Twitter faced backlash as the post remained online for over a day but on Friday evening it took the tweet down citing dehumanization of people.

Jan 10, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

'Vatican Blackout' Trends on Twitter as Trigger-Happy Users Try to Link It with US Election Fraud

As a live stream video apparently captured the 'blackout' in Vatican City, social media users tried to establish a link between the power outage and US election fraud.

Jan 10, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Indonesian Flight with 62 People Aboard Feared Crashed, Rescue Operation Ongoing

The Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 lost contact with air traffic shortly after take-off from Jakarta before descending 10,000ft within 60 seconds.

Jan 9, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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