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Apple is addressing the biggest pain-point of iPhone users during COVID-19

Apple is soon going to roll out a new software that addresses the pain-point of iPhone users in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.




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Here's why recovery for auto sector would be an uphill task even post Covid-19

The auto industry is staring at a loss of Rs 21,000 crore due to the Covid-19 pandemic and job losses especially in the organised sector will have a direct implication on auto sales, especially two-wheelers.




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Bigg Boss 13 contestant Devoleena Bhattacharjee's domestic help tests Covid-19 positive, actress' building sealed

The entire building has now been sealed by the officials and the actress has gone into 14-days self-quarantine at home.




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103 COVID-19 cases in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail: 77 inmates, 26 cops infected

State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh says prisoners contracted the infection after coming in contact with an infected cook.




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Karnataka coronavirus news: 705 new Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours, latest updates from your state

More females have been testing Covid positive in the states for the last two days. 705 fresh COVID positive cases were reported in the state on Thursday.




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Is coronavirus cure around the corner? All you need to know about the status of Covid-19 vaccine

Scientists and researchers across the world are working against time to find a cure for the coronavirus pandemic. In India, at least 30 coronavirus vaccines are in different stages of development and a few are going to trial stages.




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LSAT-India entrance exam goes online amid Covid-19: Check details here

LSAT—India has been the only admission test for the flagship 5-year BA/BBA LLB Hons programme of JGLS for the last 11 years.




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Having sex could be deadly; Coronavirus found in sperm of COVID-19 patient

It is wise to avoid sexual contact with men until they are 14 days without symptoms.




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The Bundle Bestie Raised Over 220K Amid COVID-19 In Just 12 Days and This Is How

The launch bundle, The Spring into the Bag Collection was created to be a stimulus package for those who were in crisis due to COVID




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Who is Iqbal Chahal, BMC's newly-appointed chief amid rising COVID-19 cases in Mumbai

BMC has appointed a new municipal commissioner to handle the COVID-19 crisis in Mumbai. Here's what you need to know about Iqbal Chahal IAS.




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Why people are less likely to conceive during Covid-19 pandemic

The researchers found that the main reasons that led people to not wanting to conceive included worries related to future economic difficulties and consequences on pregnancy.




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Kim Jong Un sends letter to Russia on WWII anniversary and for fight against Covid-19

According to reports, Kim had earlier sent a personal message to Chinese President Xi Jinping to praise China's success in getting its epidemic outbreak under control.




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Ayurveda and coronavirus: Will ashwagandha, mulethi, guduchi help battle Covid-19?

Commenting on this, CSIR DG Shekhar Mane said that India's traditional knowledge is very rich and they want to study if its effectiveness can be proven scientifically.




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Two months after 1st Covid-19 case, Karnataka completes 1 lakh tests

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has designated various eminent institutions across the country as mentor institutions to raise testing capability.




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Coronavirus (Covid-19): Update on OECD tax work

Due to the developing coronavirus emergency, the OECD has implemented a range of precautionary measures at its Paris headquarters. Multilateral efforts to address the tax challenges arising from digitalisation of the economy continue. The OECD Secretariat team is working full steam on the project and meetings with delegates are being held remotely.




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Emergency tax policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic

These potential measures, which are not recommendations, are intended to assist policymakers as they respond in their own national context.




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Tax administration responses to Covid-19: support for taxpayers

These suggestions are not recommendations but are intended to assist administrations globally in their consideration of appropriate measures in their own national contexts to help taxpayers during this difficult period.




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Tax in the time of COVID-19

As we navigate through this global crisis, one of the few certainties is that tax policy will play an important role in the immediate response of governments to support individuals and businesses, as well as in future rounds of policy action, including to rebuild our economies, which will ultimately take place once the health crisis has been contained.




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OECD issues recommendations on implications of the COVID-19 crisis on cross-border workers and other related cross-border matters

At the request of concerned countries, the OECD Secretariat has issued guidance on these issues based on a careful analysis of the international tax treaty rules.




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The COVID-19 crisis creates an opportunity to step up digitalisation among subnational governments

Recent decades have seen rapid growth of advanced digital technologies, including high-speed computing, big data, artificial intelligence, the internet-of-things and blockchain. This “digital revolution” creates significant opportunities for all levels of government to improve the delivery of public goods and services, and to raise more and better revenue.




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Consumption tax revenues under COVID-19: Lessons from the 2008 global financial crisis

As a result of COVID-19, public life has come to a sudden halt and consumer spending is plummeting. How will this crisis and the policy actions taken in response affect tax revenues? And what lessons can be learned from the previous global financial crisis?




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New OECD data provides a baseline for measuring the impact of COVID-19 on labour taxes

Labour taxes on the average worker across OECD countries continued to decline for the sixth consecutive year in 2019, according to a new OECD report.




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Database: Tax Policy Measures in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Latest data on tax policy measures taken by governments so far in response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Tax and fiscal policies central to governments’ responses to Covid-19 crisis

With global economic activity facing a historic drop and government spending rising dramatically, the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on public finances and tax revenues are significant.




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The Covid conspiracies: a virus that can only spread

False beliefs will make it harder to end this pandemic. They also risk making our politics even more dysfunctional




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‘Covid-proof’ Peloton enjoys stay-at-home fitness boom

Company says 1.1m people downloaded its app in six weeks, sending shares to record high




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UK regulators delay two-thirds of new measures in response to Covid-19

Rules concerning Brexit preparations prioritised over tougher environmental standards




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How Covid-19 is escalating problem debt

Threat of redundancies and business failures means higher earners need help with their finances




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Covid-19 and the generational divide

My household’s Corona Protocol has provoked eye-rolling from my two teenage children  




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Tata’s lessons for the post-Covid world

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata’s chief executive, forecasts a major shift to more flexible working arrangements




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Covid-19 lays bare managers’ efficiency obsession

The pandemic will prompt new rules insisting on better margins for error and will embed more safety-first habits




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Covid-19 has revolutionised the NHS

The crisis exposed the system was on a knife edge, but the emergency changes are for the better




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Obesity dangers make Covid-19 a rebuke to unequal societies

Excess body fat seems to matter more than heart or lung disease, or smoking, when it comes to catching the virus




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There are worrying signs of a post-Covid cancer surge

Hope is not lost. An army of organisations, private hospitals and industries could be mobilised




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Libyans suffer water and gas shortages as they confront Covid-19 

Worsening conditions in the capital increase threat posed by the virus




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Tech consultants join Gulf’s fight against Covid-19

Demand for tech services expected partly to counter pandemic downturn




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Elmhurst: neighbourhood at centre of New York’s Covid-19 crisis

Funeral homes are full in working class section of Queens where immigrants pursue American dream




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China-Africa relations rocked by alleged racism over Covid-19

Africans in Guangzhou evicted from hotels and had passports confiscated, officials say




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Africa’s scientists learn from past epidemics to fight Covid-19

Experience with other outbreaks could compensate for poor healthcare infrastructure




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Covid-19 focus threatens precarious malaria progress

Pandemic could set back the fight against malaria by 20 years, with Africa hit worst




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Low Covid-19 death toll raises hopes Africa may be spared worst

Continent has limited confirmed virus fatalities but experts warn it is too early to draw conclusions




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Africa’s Covid-19 response is a glimpse of how things could be different

Leaders acted swiftly as they watched richer countries’ health systems crumple




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Zimbabwe pleads for aid to avert ‘collapse’ and fight Covid

IMF and other international institutions cannot lend to Harare because of debt arrears




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Tanzania hiding true number of Covid deaths, opposition says

Secret burials, overflowing hospitals and dead MPs, as president takes refuge in home village




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Covid-19 and consolidation

Silver Lake’s Jio stake, Amazon VP quits in protest, new MacBook Pro




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US and Chinese researchers team up for hunt into Covid origins

Scientists co-operate on search for Covid-19 origins despite charges Beijing is withholding data




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Cost of vaccinating billions against Covid-19 put at more than $20bn

Sum far exceeds $8bn fundraising target at upcoming EU-led donors’ conference




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From blood clots to ‘Covid toe’: the medical mysteries of coronavirus

The wide variety of Covid-19 symptoms seen by doctors is confounding the scientific community




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Finding a Covid-19 vaccine needs a global effort

Countries should avoid turning to nationalism and share the burdens




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How Big Tech got even bigger in the Covid-19 era

Lockdowns have elevated the sector that some analysts thought would fall furthest in a recession