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Aarogya Setu IVRS facility launched for those without smartphones; check how to use Coronavirus tracker app

Coronavirus in India: Close to 9 crore users have downloaded the Aarogya Setu mobile application so far, a ministry official said.




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Coronavirus Vaccine News Today: WHO says infecting healthy volunteers with COVID-19 may speed up vaccine search

Such studies, which pose significant potential dangers to subjects, may be considered in dire situations and with certain disclosures and protections, a working group of the United Nations health agency said in a report posted Wednesday on its website.




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UK PM Boris Johnson’s divorce with Indian-origin wife Marina Wheeler finalised

According to the ‘Daily Mirror', Johnson's divorce from Wheeler, his second wife, was finalised with the grant of the decree just before the birth of the baby on April 29.




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Black Panther spotted in Goa! Twitter gushes over image of ‘Jungle Book’s Bagheera’ shared by CM Pramod Sawant

Black Panther spotted in Goa: Due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown in the country, there have been multiple reports of wildlife being spotted in areas where they aren't generally seen.




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Netizens mark ‘Kobiguru’ Rabindranath Tagore’s 159th birth anniversary with online performances

Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee quoted the lyrics of one of Tagore's songs (Rabindrasangeet) to pay tribute to him.




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World Thalassemia Day 2020: More than 10,000 children born in India every year with Thalassemia

There is only one cure for Thalassemia major at present, which is a bone marrow transplant with a suitable donor.




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People must learn to live with the virus, follow prevention guidelines, says Govt

A total of 3,390 COVID-19 cases and 103 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours till Friday 8 am, taking the total number of cases to 56,342 and death toll to 1,886, according to the ministry.




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End of Russiagate? DOJ drops case against Trump adviser Flynn that started ‘witch hunt’

Charges against US President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, General Michael Flynn, have been dropped due to new evidence showing they were baseless. Flynn was the first to be targeted in the ‘Russiagate’ probe.
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‘Never saw any direct evidence’: Clapper admission torpedoes Democrat push to revive Trump-Russia conspiracy with transcript dump

House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff has published all the transcripts of ‘Russiagate’ interviews he had kept secret, blaming President Donald Trump for the delay, but their content belied his conspiracy narrative.
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Bonny & Clyde, who? WATCH 10yo carjacker FLEE Russian cops with 4yo toddler as ‘accomplice’

A 10-year-old boy and his younger sister sparked a bizarre GTA-style car chase in the Siberian city of Tomsk after the pair grabbed hold of the family vehicle and went for the ride of their lives, which police won’t soon forget.
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When silence speaks volumes: US cut off ALL communication channels with Caracas after botched mercenary raid, says Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that evidence will soon reveal the US leader himself was behind the failed incursion attempt, noting that Washington severed all remaining ties with Caracas thereafter.
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‘Heavy rush’: Delhi launches website for residents to buy alcohol without massive queues...it GOES DOWN in an instant

The Indian capital’s attempt to stop people lining up in front of liquor shops, often in violation of social distancing norms, has suffered a setback after a website created to allot time for a store visit crashed due to overload.
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Son of a gun: Spurs striker Son Heung-min signs off with 'top performer' prize after completing military training in South Korea

He's a feared marksman on the football pitch but Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is also a crack shot on the shooting range, being given a top performer award on completing his military training in South Korea.
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Scientists witness true violence of Jupiter’s FEROCIOUS storms in greater detail than ever before

A years-long observation program of the planet Jupiter has revealed some of the most detailed images ever captured of the gas giant, exposing the truly bizarre nature of its ultraviolent, planet-wide storms.
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NBA star Giannis apologizes after hacked Twitter account posts racist rant & attacks on Curry and Bryant

Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has apologized after a series of racist tweets appeared on his social media timeline, with the Milwaukee Bucks star later saying that he was a the victim of a large-scale online hack.
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Kill it with fire? Tree pollen burns away as if by magic in surreal scene in Spanish park

As Spain gradually lifts its coronavirus lockdown, some residents were treated to a rare and mesmerizing spectacle as a vast, pure-white veil that covered a local park just burned away before their very eyes, as if by dark magic.
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Switzerland to lift some curbs on migration from Europe, considers opening borders with neighbors


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Worst month since Great Depression: US unemployment rate soars to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday that the coronavirus shutdown has slashed a record number of jobs from nonfarm payrolls, sending the unemployment rate to record highs.
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'Let's make Curtis Blaydes mad!' Fans take dig at UFC heavyweight with Rachael Ostovich beach bikini post (PHOTOS)

MMA fans have taken aim at UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes using Rachael Ostovich's new smoking beach snaps as ammunition after Blaydes questioned whether the women's flyweight was fighting in the organisation on merit or on looks.
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Venezuela charges two Americans with terrorism and conspiracy over failed mercenary plot

Venezuela has charged two former US soldiers with terrorism and conspiracy offences for taking part in a botched bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro, the country’s top prosecutor said on Friday.
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UFC 249: Dominick Cruz can cement legacy as bantamweight royalty with win against Henry Cejudo

Injury-plagued former champ Dominick Cruz makes his return from another extended absence from the cage to challenge Henry Cejudo for bantamweight gold at UFC 249, knowing that a win will mark him out as the best of all time.
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'Drunk as sh*t': Dennis Rodman recalls boozy karaoke session with Kim Jong-un

Former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman has discussed how his unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was forged in a vodka-soaked karaoke session after the pair had watched a basketball game together.
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Would you like bullets with that? Swedish gangsters unload on McDonald’s with AK-47 in drive-by shooting (VIDEO)

Police in Sweden are investigating after a pair of thugs opened fire on a McDonald’s restaurant with an AK-47 rifle. The shooting is one of two violent incidents at a McDonald’s outlet in the country in as many days.
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Forgetting someone? WH attributes victory over Nazis to ‘America & UK’ in bizarre VE-Day message, gets schooled on Twitter

The White House has marked the victory over Nazi Germany in a tweet hailing the role of the US and the UK, while leaving out the nation that sacrificed the most – the Soviet Union. Netizens were quick to provide a history lesson.
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WaPo in league with Maduro? Venezuela’s Guaido says US mercenary contract is fake, even after own allies give full doc to US media

Opposition leader Juan Guaido continues to deny any link to a failed armed incursion into Venezuela, despite his own allies handing over a lengthy contract to American media naming him as the commander of the operation.
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Fighting with their fingers crossed: 'Jacare' Souza's positive test means the shadow of COVID-19 looms large over UFC 249 (VIDEO)

The news that Ronaldo '"Jacare" Souza, plus his two cornermen, tested positive for coronavirus couldn't have come at a worse time for the UFC, who had done everything they could to mitigate risk ahead of UFC 249.
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Freak V-Day glitch? Facebook engine CENSORS iconic photo with Soviet flag raised over Reichstag (PHOTOS)

Social media feeds are filled with historic shots marking Victory Day, but Facebook seems to have taken issue with one that symbolizes the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, and it keeps deleting a recently-colorized version of it.
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Dancing with Horseshoe Crabs, Under the Stars

Do you recall the mention, in this blog, of the “poetry in Horseshoe Crabs”? (If not, just keyword-search “poetry” on this page.) Now is your chance to prepare for experiencing that poetry for yourself, when “dancing” with the crabs during a real-life beach “party” in support of a good cause: DNERR’s annual Horseshoe Crab Spawning […]

The post Dancing with Horseshoe Crabs, Under the Stars appeared first on DNERR Blog - State of Delaware.




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A new dawn for Greenland with the removing of the 25 years old mining ban

After a period of about 25 years the Parliament of Greenland has finally agreed to remove its ban on the mining of uranium in the Greenland area. This step is no doubt a great leap to bring in industrial boom in the Arctic island. Also, with this industrial…




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Economic expansion in Denmark with the help of enhanced export

When the rest of the world is in trouble with the problem of recession the country of Denmark has shown a quick recovery. According to a latest financial report it was stated that the economy of Denmark has expanded quite more that it was estimated.…




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Get ready for M5 with launch of the Makridakis Open Forecasting Centre

With 2018's M4 Forecasting Competition behind us (although analysis, interpretation, and debate continue), the new M5 Competition starts March 2. Running through June 30, M5 is utilizing actual data provided by Walmart. It will be implemented using Kaggle's Platform, with $100,000 in prize money. Forecasting practitioners are encouraged to participate, [...]

The post Get ready for M5 with launch of the Makridakis Open Forecasting Centre appeared first on The Business Forecasting Deal.




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How to save money on your Android phone by switching it to 2G-only mode

  Recently I was low on battery and needed to conserve it. So I decided to switch to 2G instead of 3G to save some precious minutes of battery. Also, I wanted to limit the data packets being sent and re...




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How to control your TV and DTH with the Samsung Galaxy S5

  The Galaxy S5 includes an IR blaster port, while some may think that it is an old technology, Samsung has found a very useful way to utilize it. The IR blaster port along with Samsung’s WatchOn...




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How to get started with OpenCL on Android OS

   OpenCL™ Basic Tutorial for Android* OS provides guidelines on using OpenCL in Android applications. The tutorial is an interactive image processing Android application. The main focus for...




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Create a music App with touch, stylus & keyboard control for Windows 8 tablets

  Introduction When Dmitriy Golonanov, the CEO of the international company, Maestro Music Software, learned that many musicians would rather use a lightweight tablet than carry a laptop to gigs or a...




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How to use Parallel Programming with C#

  Multicore processors have been around for many years, and today, they can be found in most devices. However, many developers are doing what they've always done: creating single-threaded programs....




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Guide to prototyping Android animations with Intel Animation Interpolator

  Introduction Modern user interface design has evolved dramatically in the last few years, with animation-rich interactions becoming the norm. On mobile devices, where screen space is at a premium a...




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Guide to using a database with your Android app

  Abstract In mobile apps, using a simple database backend such as SQLite can be useful in a variety of use cases. In this article we will take a look at Android* SQLite API and helper classes for da...




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Guide to debugging Android NDK apps with Eclipse and gdb (video)

   Debugging Android* NDK apps with Eclipse* and gdb Eclipse* with ADT plugin and CDT, all part of the ADT bundle, support the Android* NDK quite well. You can even use gdb integration to debug yo...




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The best tools to get started with Augmented Reality development

  Last month, Pokémon GO officially launched in… Oh, wait! Not again! Not another article about augmented reality starting with Pokémon GO! It almost seems as if Pokémon GO a...




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RBI grants NPA relief, but with 10% additional provisioning

Prior to RBI’s announcement on Friday, three-month moratorium was limited to accounts whose installments were falling due after March 1, 2020.




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Odisha may slash Kalia aid, merge scheme with PM-Kisan

The Odisha government’s direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for farmers, Kalia, which was announced a few months before the Assembly elections last year, may be curtailed and subsumed in the PM-Kisan scheme run by the Centre.




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PM Modi holds key meeting with Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman on steps for financial sector

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a crucial meeting with home minister Amit Shah and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to firm up strategies for the financial sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Zero-emission electric truck showcased by ABB in Switzerland

Electric truck by ABB showcased in Swiss capital, Bern.




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Toyota wins 24 Hours of Le Mans race with hybrid electric vehicle

The first Japanese automaker to win the title twice with a self-charging hybrid electric vehicle—the TS050.




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Mahindra comes up with World of SUVs – premium vehicle showrooms

Over 300 World of SUVs set up in six months.




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Electric design with a Porsche DNA

Looks much like Mission E Concept that debuted at Frankfurt Motor Show 2015




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6 best laptops with Nvidia's latest 1050, 1050 Ti GPUs

If you are looking for an entry level gaming laptop without spending too much, your best bets are laptops powered by NVIDIA’s new GTX 1050 or 1050Ti GPUs. These new GPUs are powerful enough to play AAA titles in Full HD resolution, but at low or medium settings. These GPUs are offered in entry-segment gaming laptops by almost all laptops makers, and some of these are already available in India. Here's taking a look at some of them.




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One on One: The State of SEO With Patrick Reinhart, Conductor

How well do you know your SEO? DMN breaks down top trends with Pat Reinhart, Conductor




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How One Outdoor E-Tailer Is Making Waves With UGC

Austin Canoe and Kayak is in the business of adventure -- and they're using UGC to tell their brand story