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'Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll' exhibit set to launch at New York's 'Met' Museum

It's only 'Rock and Roll,' but one of the world's preeminent museums likes it; New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will display instruments from Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga and more until October 1. Rough Cut. (No Reporter Narration.)




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Analysis shows Leonardo was ambidextrous

An in-depth study of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest-known drawing has proved definitively that the great Renaissance artist was in fact comfortable working with either hand. Dan Fastenberg reports.




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सोशल मीडिया पर आए रामायण के रावण अरविंद त्रिवेदी, ट्विटर पर ट्रेंड हुआ #RavanOnTwitter

रामानंद सागर के मशहूर शो रामायण के री-टेलीकास्ट के बाद दशानन रावण भी उतने ही फेमस हो गए हैं, जितने श्री राम हैं। अरुण गोविल और दीपिका चिखलिया के बाद अब अरविंद त्रिवेदी ने भी सोशल मीडिया पर डेब्यू कर लिया है। अरविंद त्रिवेदी ने ट्विटर पर अकाउंट बनाया है। अरविंद के ट्विटर पर आते ही#RavanOnTwitter हैश टैग ट्रेंड करने लगा।

अरविंद ने अपने ट्विटर अकाउंट पर कई सारे पोस्ट किए और यह भी बताया कि वे दर्शकों और फैन्स की डिमांड के कारण सोशल मीडिया पर आए हैं।अरविंद ने एक वीडियो के जरिए लोगों से घर पर रहने और सरकारी नियमों का पालन करने की अपील भी की है।अरविंद ने 18 अप्रैल को यह अकाउंट बनाया है। उन्होंने अनुपम खेर के ट्वीट को री-ट्वीट भी किया है।



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ट्विटर पर #AskKapil के दौरान राहत इंदौरी ने पूछा सवाल तो कपिल शर्मा ने दिया जवाब - गुस्ताखी माफ

ट्विटर पर #AskKapil नंबर एक पर ट्रेंड कर रहा है। ऐसे में लोगों ने भी लॉकडाउन टाइम का परफैक्ट यूज करते हुए कपिल से ही मजेदार सवाल कर डाले। अपनी हाजिर जवाबी और सेंस ऑफ ह्यूमर के लिए मशहूर कपिल ने भी इन सभी को मजेदार अंदाज में जवाब दिया है। हालांकि उन्होंने ज्यादातर केवल उन्हीं सवालों का कोट किया जो उनकी निजी जिंदगी से जुड़े थे।

इस सेशन के दौरान मशहूर शायर राहत इंदौरी ने भी कपिल को टैग करते हुए अपना एक शेर लिखा-नींद से मेरा ताल्लुक़ ही नहीं बरसों से, ख़्वाब आ आ के मेरी छत पे टहलते क्यूंहैं ? इस ट्वीट को कपिल ने कोट करते हुए लिखा-एक बार जा के देख लीजिए छत पे कोई और ना सो रहा हो गुस्ताखी माफ़।

इसके अलावा ज्यादातर फैन्स ने उनसे फैमिली, शो और फिल्मों से जुड़े सवाल पूछे। वहीं कपिल ने लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों से घरों में रहने की अपील भी की ताकि उनके बीच संक्रमण न फैल सके। वहीं लॉकडाउन के बाद नेपाल में शो करने, फिल्म बनाने की बात भी कपिल ने की।

कुछ फनी ट्वीट्स भी किए : कपिल ने अपने अपने हंसमुख अंदाज के कारण फैन्स के उल्टे सवालों के भी मजेदार जवाब दिए। एक फैन ने कहा कि ये आस्क कपिल सेशन दिन भर चलाईए। किसी को कहीं जाना थोड़े है, सब वेले हैं। इस पर कपिल ने जवाब दिया कि- ऐसे कैसे, फिर बर्तन कौन धोएगा।

क घंटे में 9000 ट्वीट्स :#AskKapil सेशन के ट्विटर पर आते ही एक घंटे में इसके 9हजार ट्वीट्स हो गए। कपिल से जब एक फैन इस बारे में पूछा कि आपसे इतने सारे लोगों ने सवाल किया है लेकिन आपने जवाब केवल 50 लोगों के सवालों का ही दिया तो कपिल ने उन सभी फैन्स को शुक्रिया किया।



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This wristband wants to reduce face touching

When their home city, Seattle, reported its first fatalities from the coronavirus, Justin Ith and his team decided to create a new smartband, the Immutouch, which buzzes when the wearer’s hand goes near their face.




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On AI: Meet your new maths teacher

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Lego-based robot sanitizer created at refugee camp

Refugees at the Zaatari camp in Jordan have designed a robot prototype made from LEGOs, which automatically dispenses sanitizer to avoid contact with the bottle and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.




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Lego-based robot sanitizer created at refugee camp

Refugees at the Zaatari camp in Jordan have designed a robot prototype made from LEGOs, which automatically dispenses sanitizer to avoid contact with the bottle and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.




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Destination Space: Cleaning up space junk

It might be hard to imagine but space is getting crowded. ‘Space junk’ is becoming a dangerous hazard for orbiting satellites, and now some countries are joining forces to tackle it.




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European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact-tracing

A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections which, it's hoped, will enable borders to reopen. Joe Davies reports.




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5G: Is the U.S. easing up on Huawei?

The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.




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Class of 2020 graduates with 'robot ceremony'

Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management utilizes robots to give its students a virtual graduation ceremony. Freddie Joyner has more.




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Exotic dance club pivots with 'Food 2 Go-Go'

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San Diego opera singer swaps concert stage for front porch

Opera singer Victoria Robertson is accustomed to performing on stages much bigger than the five-foot wide front porch of her San Diego home. But with concert venues closed and work at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to make the most of it.




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Self-driving cars find use in challenging times

After being sidelined as a non-essential business, some self-driving car companies can put their vehicles back on the roads to make food and other deliveries - a win-win scenario that allows them to continue testing their nascent technology.




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Chicken poo is being used for crowd control now

A town in southern Sweden has turned to a traditional source to try to prevent the coronavirus spreading during an annual festive event on Thursday: Chicken manure. Emer McCarthy reports.




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Social media's newest stars: Dr. Birx's scarves

U.S. coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx is best-known for her calm, authoritative briefings at the daily White House press conferences. But she has also become a pop culture phenomenon for her scarves.




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Locked down UK comedians aim for record with virtual pub quiz

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Mumbai lake turns pink with flamingos

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Coffee and croissants back on the menu in Italy

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U.S. graduates turn regalia into PPE; Wear the cap, donate the gown

Gowns 4 Good, a charity started by frontline physician assistant Nathaniel Moore, is asking graduates to donate their gowns to more than 77,000 frontline responders on Gowns4Good.net.




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Buon appetito! Italy's pizzerias reopen

Pizzerias were finally able to open their doors again this week after almost two months in lockdown - and Italians were savouring every bite.




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Reuters Newsmaker full event: Ryanair’s O’Leary on growth, Brexit, the environment and executive pay

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary sits down with Reuters Tim Hepher to discuss challenges including industry-wide consolidation, environmental taxes, Brexit, the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and his 5-year, 100 million euro bonus package. Watch here the full event.




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Spain's Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño, speaks to Reuters

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Reuters Newsmaker: Washington Comes to Silicon Valley

Reuters Breakingviews examines how Washington’s new paradigm on China is affecting Silicon Valley, from overseas investments to intellectual property protection to trade.




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Former PM Blair says Britain is a mess

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a mess, warning that neither his own Labour Party nor the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, deserved to win a Dec. 12 election.




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Tories and Labour 'peddling fantasies', says Blair

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair argued that the two major UK parties, Conservative and Labour, are 'peddling fantasies' ahead of the upcoming election.




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'No-deal Brexit not off the table' warns Blair

Former British Primer Minister Tony Blair cast doubt on that timetable for Brexit negotiations and said there was still a risk that Britain could exit the EU in a year's time without having struck a deal with its biggest trading partner.




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Britain must rebuild 'sensible politics' says Blair

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on the UK to 'rebuild sensible mainstream politics' in the future.




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'Revolutions always end badly' says Blair

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his party was now controlled by its "Marxist-Leninist wing" and that its leader Jeremy Corbyn was promising a revolution, but warned 'revolutions always end badly'.




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Don't hold breath for UK-U.S. trade deal - Blair

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that a UK-U.S. trade deal would be very difficult to agree, saying protectionist sentiment worldwide was making trade agreements harder to negotiate.




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Reuters Newsmaker: Tony Blair

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Eight Indian soldiers die in gunbattles amid major Kashmir offensive

Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Monday, a day after a similar incident in which five were killed.




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Delhi imposes 70% 'corona tax' on alcohol to deter large crowds

Officials in India's capital imposed a special tax of 70% on retail liquor purchases from Tuesday, to deter large gatherings at stores as authorities ease a six-week lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.




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Exclusive: Bangladesh's Beximco to begin producing COVID-19 drug remdesivir - COO

One of Bangladesh's largest drugmakers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, will start production this month of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in fighting the new coronavirus, a senior company executive said on Tuesday.




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Pakistan concerned at workers returning from UAE with coronavirus

Pakistan has raised concerns with the United Arab Emirates that many citizens were returning home from the Gulf Arab state infected with COVID-19 and that crowded living conditions for workers in the UAE may be helping spread the virus, officials said on Tuesday.




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Afghanistan distributes free bread as prices soar amid coronavirus

Afghanistan's government began distributing free bread to hundreds of thousands of people across the country this week as supplies have been disrupted during the coronavirus shutdown and prices have soared, officials and experts said.




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Pakistan defers probe into private power sector's alleged wrongdoing

Pakistan on Tuesday deferred for two months an inquiry into suspected contract violations by independent power producers which may have cost the national exchequer billions of dollars.




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Taliban not living up to commitments, U.S. Defense Secretary says

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year, amid signs the fragile deal is under strain by a political deadlock and increasing Taliban violence.




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India's plans airlift for 400,000 stranded abroad by virus travel restrictions

India will begin flights on Thursday to bring home some 400,000 citizens stranded overseas by travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting some worries over the risk that imported infections could fuel contagion in the country.




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Members of Islamic State-Haqqani network arrested over Kabul attacks

Afghan security forces arrested eight members of a network grouping Islamic State and Haqqani militants responsible for bloody attacks in the capital including on Sikh worshippers, the country's security agency said on Wednesday.




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Pakistan government to share lending risk with banks to save jobs in pandemic

Pakistan's finance ministry will share part of the risk banks face in lending to struggling small businesses, in a bid to protect jobs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the central bank said on Wednesday.




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Sri Lanka central bank cuts rates by another 50 bps to support economy

Sri Lanka's central bank cut its benchmark interest rates by a further 50 basis points on Wednesday, its third reduction since the coronavirus crisis struck there in March.




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Indian troops kill militants, triggering clashes across Kashmir

Indian troops killed four militants in gun battles in Kashmir on Wednesday, including the commander of the biggest separatist group fighting New Delhi, a police official said, triggering clashes across the disputed region that left dozens injured.




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United States' Khalilzad to meet Taliban in Qatar, visit India, Pakistan

The U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan is on a mission to press Taliban negotiators in Doha and officials in India and Pakistan to support reduced violence, speeding up intra-Afghan peace talks and cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said on Wednesday.




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Pakistan excludes religious sect from minority commission

Pakistan's cabinet has declined to include a religious sect that rights group says suffers widespread persecution in a newly formed commission for minorities, after opposition from conservatives in the government, officials said on Thursday.




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Pakistan to start easing lockdown amid sharp coronavirus spread

Pakistan will begin lifting its coronavirus lockdown on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, hours after the country announced its highest daily increase in new cases.




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Exclusive: Large number of COVID-19 cases among Afghan medics spark alarm in Kabul

More than a third of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Afghan capital have been among doctors and other healthcare staff, two senior health officials said on Thursday, in a sign that the war-torn country is struggling to deal with the pandemic.