Giant Buddhist goddess in Japan gets face mask to pray for end of Covid-19
Reuters | Tokyo
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Workers scaled a giant statue of a Buddhist goddess in Japan on Tuesday to place a custom-made mask on her face, an act meant to be a prayer for the end of the coronavirus pandemic....
Twitter loses legal immunity in India for third-party content
Agencies | New Delhi
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Twitter has lost its ‘safe harbour’ immunity in India after it failed to appoint statutory officers under the new IT rules, which could see its top ...
Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is breaking up faster
AP | Washington
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A critical Antarctic glacier is looking more vulnerable as satellite images show the ice shelf that blocks it from collapsing into the sea is breaking up much faster than before and s...
Elephants in India tested for coronavirus after rare lion’s death
AFP | Coimbatore
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Twenty-eight elephants have been tested for Covid-19 at a forest reserve in southern India, officials said yesterday, after the reported death of a rare Asiatic lion from the virus....
Elephants on epic trek take nap
AFP | Beijing
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A herd of wild elephants in southwestern China have been captured on camera taking a breather from a 500-kilometre march of chaos that has caused more than $1 million in damage.
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Bomb-sniffing rat retires after award-winning Cambodian career
AFP | London
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A giant African pouched rat called Magawa who spent years sniffing out landmines in the Cambodian countryside has stopped working and will enjoy a well-earned retirement eating bananas a...
Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected, new study shows
AFP | London
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Sea ice in the Arctic’s coastal regions may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new study, with worrying implications for climate change.
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No evidence mystery UFOs are alien spacecraft, report finds: NYTimes
AFP | New York
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There is no evidence that unexplained aerial phenomena spotted in recent years by US military personnel are aliens, an upcoming government report quoted by The New York Times Thur...
Google shows Kannada 'ugliest language in India', apologises after outrage
Agencies | Bangalore
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Following an uproar among Kannadigas, Google hastily withdrew a comment on its search results that said Kannada was the “ugliest language in India,”...
Covid-19 spurs shutdown of ‘Mission Impossible’ set
AP | London
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Paramount Pictures on Thursday temporarily shut down production on the British set of Tom Cruise’s seventh “Mission: Impossible” film after someo...
Huge mystery sinkhole in Mexico growing
Agencies | Mexico
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A massive water-filled sinkhole that opened up for unknown reasons in a field in central Mexico is getting bigger, the local civil defence said on Thursday....
DaVinci+ and Veritas: NASA announces two new missions to Venus
Agencies | Washington
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US space agency NASA on Wednesday announced two new missions to study Venus - DaVinci+ and Veritas - which will mark the first visits to the planet in ov...
Anxiety disorder is on rise during pandemic
TDT | Manama
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been stressful, overwhelming and caused strong emotions in adults and children. Fears about the virus can take an emotional toll, especially if on...
Google curtails free photo storage, pushes users to buy more space
Reuters | Oakland, California
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Alphabet Inc's Google will start limiting how many high-quality photos users can store on the company's cloud backup...
Will Smith plays doting uncle to Sheikh Hamdan's twins, sends adorable gifts
Agencies | Dubai
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum took to Instagram to thank Will Smith for the delightful presents he sent his newborn twins.
On his of...
WhatsApp won't limit functions if users don't accept new policy
IANS | New Delhi
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In a U-turn, WhatsApp has said that it will not limit functionalities for users who do not accept the new privacy policy that went into effect on ...
Facebook reverses policy, allows posts claiming Covid was made in lab
ANI | Washington
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Social media giant Facebook has lifted its ban on content claiming about the origins of Covid-19, and theories about its possible lab creation, reports said.
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Twitter, Google respond to new Indian IT Rules 2021
Agencies | Mumbai
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Twitter and Google responded to the new regulations relating to social media in India on Thursday, but both were in opposite camps. While Twitter appeared critical...
Billboard Music Awards list announced
Agencies | Los Angeles
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A list of winners in the top categories at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards was announced.
The award was held Sunday at...
Microsoft to unplug Internet Explorer
Reuters | Washington
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Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, next year as it prepares to battle market leader Chrome with its slicker Edge browser...
Facebook running special centre to respond to content on Israeli-Gaza conflict
Agencies | California
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Facebook Inc set up a 24-7 “special operations centre” last week to respond to content posted on its platform about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and address any ...