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Bolsonaro now the ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID-19 treatment

2:42 pm July 9, 2020

Rio De Janeiro: After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same. Bolsonaro said this week that he tested positive for the […]

‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

11:43 pm July 8, 2020

Washington DC: Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamouring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic, result: Scientific shortcuts have slowed understanding of the disease and delayed the ability to find out which drugs help, hurt or have no […]

MP records 1,357 new coronavirus cases, ten deaths

US dips under 50,000 new coronavirus cases

4:20 pm July 5, 2020

Baltimore: The United States has dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, but experts fear celebrations for the July 4th Independence Day weekend will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak. Johns Hopkins counted 45,300 new coronavirus infections in the U.S. on […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US trade deficit rises 9.7% in May to $54.6 billion

8:00 pm July 2, 2020

Washington DC: The US trade deficit rose for the third straight month in May. Both exports and imports fell as the coronavirus outbreak continued to take a toll on world commerce. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap between the goods and services the United States buys and what it sells abroad rose 9.7% in May […]

Army officer finishes one of world’s toughest cycle races

7:50 pm July 2, 2020

Mumbai: For Lt Col Bharat Pannu, celebration after pedaling over 4,000 km on an indoor trainer to complete the Race Across America (RAAM) meant sleeping once again like normal people. In cycling circles RAAM is considered to be one of the toughest races. The coronavirus outbreak this year forced the organisers to hold it `virtually’, […]