Joe Biden has become the first US president declare formal recognition of the Armenian genocide, more than a century after the mass killings by Ottoman troops and opening a rift between the new US administration and Ankara. “The American people honour all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today,” … Read more
Preparing to dock. NASA After heading skyward atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday, the four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-2 mission safely climbed — make that floated — aboard the International Space Station early Saturday morning. Their Crew Dragon capsule, the Endeavour, docked with the ISS just after 2 a.m. PT, and the astronauts made … Read more
Like most millennials his age, Shuvam Banerjee is in a hurry: Trying to cover as much ground as possible in the shortest span, with the least resources available. But he’s no babykisser. Its 5:30 pm on a Saturday. After a series of neighbourhood meetings under the blistering midmorning sun, Banerjee is resuming his door-to-door election … Read more
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India has administered 14 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine in just 99 days, the fastest in the world, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. More than 24 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Saturday till 8 pm, the ministry said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 14,08,02,794, according … Read more
One way, to check the sliding of the moderately sick into serious illness is by focusing on the role that oxygen concentrators or mini oxygen generators can play. In the third week of April, faced with a worryingly high and rising COVID-19 caseload – staying at over 3 lakh new cases a day, concerns over … Read more
Both opposition and pro-government leaders attacked the expected designation. “This is an improper, unfair stance,” said Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the largest opposition party, the Republican People’s Party. “The description in question may cause irreparable wounds in Turkey-U.S. relations that is already in a difficult state.” Dogu Perincek, the leader of the ultranationalist Patriotic … Read more
After seven North Carolina deputies were placed on leave over the death of Andrew Brown Jr, an African American man shot during the serving of a drug-related warrant, authorities in Elizabeth City added to calls for body camera footage to be released. Reports have said Brown, 42, was shot in the back on Wednesday as … Read more
Number eight Poppy Cleall scored England’s only try England: (7) 10 Try: P Cleall; Con: Scarratt; Pen: Scarratt France: (0) 6 Pens: Drouin 2 England won the Women’s Six Nations for the third year in a row with a hard-fought final win against France. Both sides were kept scoreless for most of what was nevertheless … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged his counterparts in other states to provide oxygen to the national capital, saying all available resources are proving to be inadequate owing to the severity of COVID 19. Kejriwal’s request for supply of oxygen came following the death of 20 patients in Jaipur Golden Hospital here as … Read more