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Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?
After researchers noticed fewer nearsighted patients in a hospital ward in China, they speculated that wearing glasses might offer some protection against Covid-19.
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TikTok deal exposes a security gap, and a missing China strategy
Technological progress has outpaced the political debate again. What will happen when the next TikTok arrives in the United States?
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg knew what to do with her time
The US Supreme Court's feminist icon, dead at 87, also knew something about the unreliability of happy endings
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Management lessons from Honeywell's former CEO; Niche consumer firms grab investor eyeballs), Productivity (All highly intelligent people share this trait; A psychologist explains why these 5 habits will help you stay focused all day), and History (East India Company: The original corporate raiders)
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Carole Baskin of 'Tiger King' will star in new show
The new show, unscripted and as yet unnamed, will follow Baskin and her husband, Howard, "as they work to expose, like never before, those who abuse and take advantage of various animals"
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People are grudgingly watching movies at home: PVR CEO
Paperless tickets, sanitisation cabinets, empty seats—PVR Cinemas CEO Gautam Dutta talks about why cinemas must reopen and with what precautions, and what they can achieve against OTT rivals once back in the race
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What to read next: Roundup of the Booker Prize shortlist
Indian author Avni Doshi's 'Burnt Sugar' is among the six novels shortlisted for the coveted author prize this year. Which of these will you pick up next?
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Capital Ideas: Apollo Hospitals' Shobana Kamineni on mansplaining, telemedicine, and more
Helping her father build the Apollo brand since she was in college, Shobana Kamineni knows what it takes to be a woman in leadership in India. She talks about mansplaining, women in the workforce, new growth wheels for Apollo, and more
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Life on Venus: When are we going back?
Astronomers on Monday reported the detection of a chemical in the acidic Venusian clouds, phosphine, which may be a possible sign of life. Venus is not easy to visit, but that hasn't stopped space programmes from trying
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Yoshihide Suga: Meet Japan's new Prime Minister
What you need to know about Shinzo Abe's successor, the new leader of Japan's governing party, LDP
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EXPLAINED: China's snooping and hybrid warfare against India
An investigation by The Indian Express that China is using big data and technology to track Indians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, business icon Ratan Tata and more. Here's why this is worrying