Global coronavirus cases surpass 36 million 

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A sign reminding people to follow social distancing guidelines is seen along a path beside Lake Ontario on Tuesday, September 29. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press/AP Canada’s public health officials are warning people to stay home as much as possible, saying the next few weeks will be “critical” to the country’s efforts to contain the virus.   … Read more

Watch Mars in night sky: Red planet is closest to Earth for next 15 years

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Mars will now be closer to Earth for the next 15 years. So, depending on the weather conditions, simply go out and watch the sky at midnight and you’ll be able to see the red planet. Mars will be closest to Earth, starting from October 6 until 2035. According to the National Aeronautics and Space … Read more

We map out when a second stimulus check could come after the election

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Did you know? Different groups will get their stimulus checks at different times. Sarah Tew/CNET Could you still get more federal stimulus money this year? President Donald Trump threw negotiations for a second stimulus check into question on Tuesday with two contradictory directives issued not from executive action, but on Twitter. Trump, who is currently being … Read more

TCS management on Covid trigger, multi-year transformation & more

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Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD, and NG Subramaniam, COO, TCS in conversation with Nikunj Dalmia of ETNOW. What has the Covid crisis done to IT services that things have taken a complete 180-degree turn? Rajesh Gopinathan: In many ways things have not changed compared to the commentary that we gave at the end of March, … Read more

Budget 2020: Keeping Australia at the forefront of weather and climate modelling | ZDNet

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Hidden away in this week’s federal Budget was the funding of ACCESS, the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator, to become a National Research Infrastructure (NRI). ACCESS is Australia’s climate and weather model and as Professor Andy Hogg from the Australian National University College of Science explained, ACCESS is a framework for several different … Read more

Delhi air pollution: Capital to launch solution for stubble burning from October 11

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After being kept for about four days in a dark room, the solution can be mixed with about 500 litres of water and sprayed over the stubble. Delhi set to roll out a solution for stubble burning from October 11! Even as the air quality in Delhi touched poor category, Delhi government is set to … Read more

Pence and Harris spar over pandemic in debate

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPence and Harris clash on President Trump’s record A live TV debate between the candidates for vice-president ahead of next month’s US election has seen fierce clashes over the coronavirus pandemic. Democrat Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” in history. … Read more

North Korean diplomat who went missing in Italy two years ago has defected to South Korea

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Jo Song Gil and his wife disappeared in November 2018 after leaving the North Korean embassy in Rome where Jo was employed as acting-ambassador. For almost two years, his whereabouts have been unknown — but this week, South Korean lawmaker Ha Tae-keung confirmed reports that Jo had defected to South Korea in 2019. “There had … Read more

Hathras rape accused claim innocence, say victim was friends with Sandeep, her family beat her up

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The four accused in the Hathras alleged gangrape case, including the prime accused Sandeep Singh, have written a letter to the investigating agencies claiming they are innocent. The accused, Sandeep Singh, has written in the letter that the 19-year-old Dalit girl was “a good friend” and he would talk to her on the phone often. … Read more